The Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) and the American College Testing (ACT) programs are used by many colleges as part of the admissions process because ______.
a. they are free from bias and give every student an equal chance of being admitted
b. when taken together with high school grade point average (GPA) they predict college GPA better than high school GPA alone
c. they are designed to give an advantage to traditionally underrepresented groups of students
d. these tests are able to detect differences in inherent ability or aptitude between students
Ans: B
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a. Purchase the newest cell phone, i-Touch and automobile. b. Attend class regularly. c. Be prepared with writing instruments and paper or lap top computer. d. Obtain and read a copy of the class syllabus.
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A. at one time B. between raters C. over time D. for multiple items used to measure the same variable
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a. Ms. Grice allows her fourth graders to fight with the class bully so he will learn from their negative feedback. b. Mr. Freeman takes his sixth-grade class to see a violent film and then stresses the importance of not engaging in such violence. c. Ms. Little isolates those students who can't get along with others so that they don't promote discord in the classroom. d. Mr. Tutwiler describes the prosocial behaviors he expects of his students and gives concrete examples of such behaviors.
It is vital that teachers learn about the lives of their students to become effective
a. cultural mediators in schools. b. cultural advocates in schools. c. cultural role models in schools. d. cultural promoters in schools.