A form of discrimination that occurs when a test or other assessment instrument unfairly penalizes a group of students because of their gender, ethnicity, race, or socioeconomic status best describes:
a. high-stakes testing.
b. construct validity.
c. accountability.
d. assessment bias.
d
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To assist test takers to allow for adequate time to complete an essay item, it is helpful to do what?
a. Tell the test taker how much time he or she should complete the item or test. b. Allow the test taker to take an open book test. c. Give the test taker an outline from which to work. d. Give the test taker additional time, if necessary.
If a school district superintendent announces that the district will switch to a new reading instruction program, she is speaking of which of the following?
a. reform b. intervention c. remedial education d. compensatory education
Non-standardized methods of assessment are called which of the following?
A. Formal assessments B. Informal assessments C. CBAs D. CBMs
Which of the following is characteristic of a performance-focused classroom?
a. An emphasis on improvement b. Ability as incremental c. Entity view of ability d. Effort toward understanding