Recent research on beginning reading has emphasized the critical importance of children developing ________ as a basis for subsequent reading success
A) reading fluency
B) phonological awareness and sound-symbol correspondences
C) reading comprehension
D) print recognition
B
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Cohen's guidelines describe a correlation of +.50 as
a. small. c. large. b. medium.
It is important that assessment is on-going and continually integrated into instruction for all the following reasons,
EXCEPT to: a. engage students in their learning so they know where they stand and can then set appropriate goals. b. document student progress on specific skills. c. let us know if our instruction has been effective or if we need to make adjustments. d. generate data for NCLB’s adequate yearly progress (AYP) reports.
LeVar, Rebecca, and Aubry have just received their scores on the political science test they took earlier in the week. LeVar and Aubry seemed pleased with their scores. Rebecca, however, approaches her teacher and laments, "I'm so upset! I studied really hard for this test, and I got a D. The test was just too hard!" According to Gordon, it is best if the teacher
a. gently criticizes Rebecca for making excuses for her poor performance and encourages her to take responsibility for her own behavior. b. explains why the test was fair and why Rebecca may have performed poorly. c. listens to Rebecca carefully and arranges for her to take a makeup exam. d. first determines who owns the problem, then uses active listening.
Last year Kanya immigrated to this country from Thailand. Although she now feels comfortable speaking English in everyday conversations, she still has only a limited knowledge of English vocabulary,
and she struggles with some of the English language's complex grammatical constructions. Near the end of the school year Kanya must take the same standardized set of achievement tests that her classmates take. For Kanya, we might reasonably suspect that the tests will: a. Have low practicality b. Have low reliability c. Be culturally biased d. Have high predictive validity