According to the chapter, what is the primary purpose for devising an assessment plan?
a. to inform instructional decisions
b. to make comparisons of classrooms, grade levels, schools, etc.
c. to meet Common Core State Standards
d. to inform parents about their students' literacy achievement
A
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The Direct Instruction model has been used in U.S. schools:
a. when administrators encourage it. b. only when a teacher has been trained in this approach. c. sparingly and with limitations. d. frequently across many contexts.
Convince a teaching colleague that using poetry in elementary classrooms is a good thing to do
What will be an ideal response?
In general, when students who have been in lower tracks are assigned to mixed ability tracks, the mathematics achievement of the lower ability students
a) decreases b) levels off c) stays the same d) increases
Which of the following provides the best description of within-class ability grouping?
A. Students are sorted into tracks based on IQ tests from the previous year. B. Students are grouped by their ability in particular subjects regardless of their age or grade level. C. Students are placed in two or three groups within class to take into account differences in students' abilities. D. Classrooms are designed so children of different socioeconomic classes can interact freely.