A floor effect on a test occurs when the test
a. is too easy.
b. is too difficult.
c. is restricted at the high end of the score range.
d. has a negatively skewed score distribution.
B
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Cooperative learning student groups should be formed on the basis of
a. student self-selected groups. b. a balance of above-average, average, and below-average students. c. a balance of academic skill levels, interests, and personality characteristics. d. homogeneous grouping of students by gender.
Before leaving school Friday afternoon, Mr. Riley set up his new centers for the next week and reviewed the activities in one learning center. Here, children have opportunities to re-create a story on a flannel board and also act out the story using puppets and learning materials he made by purchasing an extra copy of various books, hand and finger puppets, writing paper, and empty flower pots
with construction paper. The overall purpose of this center is to A. emotional development. B. encourage the dramatic arts. C. address literacy learning. D. initiate social development.
A new first grade teacher uses a pretest to assign her students to reading groups. She then plans her lessons and activities for the next three months. This teacher:
a. Should not rely on one small assessment to determine long-term group placement. b. Should use flexible grouping and use several informal and formal assessments when determining groups. c. Has planned ahead and will be able to give her students the best instruction for their level of achievement. d. A and B
Strategies that teachers can use to minimize concerns that arise with a family's relocation include all but which of the following:
a. Communicate with the family b. Secure previous records c. Enlist the help of neighbors d. Tour the school with the family