Which one of the following is TRUE about the American Psychological Association’s position on high-stakes testing in education?
a. Educational tests inaccurately measure student learning.
b. Tests can help teachers understand the effectiveness of their teaching.
c. Measuring what students learn is not important.
d. Tests are subjective and not a sound way to measure learning.
b. Tests can help teachers understand the effectiveness of their teaching.
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a. Nicholas would likely be more cooperative. b. Alexandra would show more interest in caring for an infant. c. Nicholas would be more cautious. d. Alexandra would be more likely to be learning disabled.
Mary conducts research examining the efficacy of treatment of elderly persons in nursing facilities in her home state
In order for her to use this research to influence larger political policies regarding the care of the elderly on a state and federal level, she will have to generalize her findings to the larger population of elderly nursing home residents. What sort of statistics should she use to accomplish this goal? A) correlational statistics B) descriptive statistics C) inferential statistics D) logical statistics
A body mass index (BMI) above the __________ percentile for a child’s age and sex is considered overweight, a BMI above the __________ percentile obese
A) 50th; 75th B) 75th; 85th C) 75th; 95th D) 85th; 95th
Susan has a difficult time trusting her partner and spends much of her time engaging in obsessive, desperate, and possessive behaviors. This love style is known as ________
a. storge b. pragma c. mania d. agape