Some people believe that middle school students are not successful on standardized tests
a. because of flaws in the middle school education concept (i.e., advisor-advisee programs, exploratory programs, and positive school climates) rather than flaws in the testing program.
b due to the emphasis on authentic assessments which do not require sufficient rigor for students to learn.
c. because the elementary schools did not prepare them for the middle school, especially elementary schools that emphasize content learning.
d. due to their general lack of basic skills they should have learned in earlier grades.
a
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?
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