Presenting students with several essay questions and permitting them to choose any two of them to respond to is an undesirable testing practice for which of the following reasons?

A. it encourages students to write more on each question
B. it is difficult for students to adequately prepare for the test
C. the basis of comparing students is undermined
D. students do not have an opportunity to demonstrate all that they have learned


C

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a. They tend to be loners, preferring such solitary activities as reading or computer games. b. They tend to be less mature than their peers and more prone to emotional problems. c. They tend to be above-average in social development, and most are emotionally well adjusted. d. They tend to be about the same as their peers in emotional adjustment and social development.

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Describe the differences between the nurturist perspective and the naturist perspective

What will be an ideal response?

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Action research has been compared to the metaphor of a huge meteor, which falls into the middle of the "supervision" ocean. The meteor may

a. activate the seas of direct assistance, professional and curriculum development, and group development. b. become a giant wave that sweeps away the old sand of past instructional failures. c. replace the new sand with instructional improvement. d. cause ripples of water that will not block the movement of progress.

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Which of the following are parts of a concept map?

a. nodes (which are the concepts) b. links connecting two nodes (such as "is") c. both of the above d. none of the above

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