Imagine that you learn a formula for calculating the volume of a cylinder. You practice using the formula by working on problems such as this one: How much water could you hold in a glass that is 10 cm. in diameter and 15 cm. tall? Later, on a quiz, you are given the following four problems that can be solved using the same formula. Which one of them most obviously requires far (rather than near)
transfer?
a. A frozen food company wants to know how much frozen orange juice it can put in a can that is 7 cm. in diameter and 12 cm. long.
b. A dairy farmer wants to know how much milk he can store in a metal drum that is 1 meter in diameter and 3 meters in height.
c. A manufacturer of office supplies wants to know how many thumbtacks it can put in a round plastic container that is four inches across and one inch high. It estimates that one cubic inch can hold about 10 tacks.
d. A maple syrup distributor in Vermont wants to know how much syrup it can put in a bottle that is 20 cm. tall and 6 cm. in diameter.
c
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A) ?individual school receives a sanction for not meeting standards. B) ?student is not promoted to the next grade if their assessment results do not meet a pre-specified level C) ?school is closed down for repeatedly failing to have students pass standards. D) ?district receives a reward for all of its schools making adequate yearly progress.
Curriculum is best defined as
A) A mandated set of learning goals B) A written plan about activities to guide instruction C) A thematic web D) A set of measurable objectives
Professional development may be ineffective because of the following exclusions:
a. Weak leadership b. Lack of assessment c. Poor planning d. Business grant support for the program
When the scores on an employment test directly correspond to the annual performance rating of the employee, the employment test has:
A. predictive validity. B. split-half reliability. C. alternate-form reliability. D. concurrent validity.