A number of school leaders encourage the active recruitment of cultural minorities for the teaching force. Which of the following are reasons given for encouraging this active recruitment?

1 . The need for minority role models
2 . The need for effective instructors of minority students
3 . The need for teachers who are knowledgeable in particular content areas
4 . The need for alternative perspectives

a. 1, 2, 3, 4 b. 2, 3, 4 c. 1, 3, 4 d. 1, 2, 4 e. 1, 2, 3


d

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We show Antoinette two identical glasses containing equal amounts of water. We pour the water from one glass into a wide, shallow bowl

Antoinette tells us that the other glass has more water than the bowl does. (You may recognize this as Piaget's conservation of liquid task.) We ask Antoinette to explain why she thinks the glass and bowl have different amounts of water so that we can identify possible strategies to help her develop conservation of liquid. By doing so, we are engaging in performance assessment of a _______ for purposes of _______ assessment. a. product; formative b. product; summative c. process; formative d. process; summative

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