Explain how the No Child Left Behind act has influenced teaching and learning in our nation's schools
What will be an ideal response?
The No Child Left Behind Act has changed teaching and learning in schools by first requiring states to create standards in math and reading and constructing tests to measure every student's attainment of those standards. This move resulted in elementary schools placing primary emphasis on these content areas, with—critics claim—a reduction in emphasis on other content areas. It has also resulted in a great deal of testing in schools at all levels. NCLB also provided for sanctioning schools that didn't demonstrate adequate yearly progress, which could include providing students with transportation to alternate schools, supplementary tutoring services, and even takeovers of the school.
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Louis Terman and his colleagues found several characteristics of people who were gifted. Which of the following is not one of those characteristics?
a. The gifted people were healthier than were their peers. b. The gifted people were more likely to be loners than were their peers. c. The gifted people's language skills were more developed than were the skills of their peers. d. The gifted people were better able to work independently than were their peers.
The number of students with disabilities who are being served by special programs has
a. Increased steadily over the past 2 decades. b. Decreased slightly over the past 2 decades. c. Remained about the same over the past 2 decades. d. Decreased dramatically over the past 2 decades.
Validity is a concept in which validity evidence is present on a continuum rather than stating validity is present or not
a. True b. False
Describe ways that many physical disabilities could be prevented
What will be an ideal response?