Which of the following is true regarding norm-referenced achievement tests?

a) They provide little information on which to rank students according to their knowledge of a given subject.
b) They evaluate students on all the content areas they have covered.
d) They cannot be highly curriculum-specific because educational programs vary between states.
d) They are typically given only in high school, not elementary.


c By their nature, norm referenced tests must be compared to scores of others who take the test so they cannot be highly specific due to variance in state curricula.

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Refer to Exhibit 14-2. The researcher has very little money to conduct the survey

a. Telephone interview c. Mailed questionnaire b. Personal interview d. Internet survey

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Is there any teacher for whom the SIM is not a viable teaching strategy? Explain

What will be an ideal response?

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The mission and goals of the program must be developed and reviewed by all stakeholders at the beginning of the process

a) T b) F

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The separatist perspective towards ethnic diversity suggests which of the following?

a. Different racial and ethnic groups should come together and not remain separate. b. Its goal is peaceful coexistence based on tolerant attitudes towards one another. c. Hostility can be avoided by acknowledging the basic differences between racial and ethnic groups. d. Only by interacting with each other can different groups learn to respect each other.

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