Describe five common faulty measurement and grading practices that teachers should be aware of and try to avoid
What will be an ideal response?
Testing practices to avoid include:
a.worshipping averages
b. using zeros indiscriminately
c. providing insufficient instruction before testing
d. teaching for one thing but testing for another
e. using pop quizzes to motivate students
f. keeping the nature and content of the test a secret
g. keeping the criteria for assignments a secret
h. shifting criteria
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A. Prereferral assistance team model B. Response-to-intervention model C. Consultant model D. Problem-solving model
Each culture has values and beliefs about how it should take care of and guide children
A. True B. False
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a. True b. False