When considering evidence to support the need for a program, what comment does the text make about the achievement test?
a. The test must have been administered to large numbers of students during standardization.
b. The test must have been administered to the school’s students shortly before a program is
considered.
c. The test must be diagnostic in nature.
d. The norm group of the test must match the characteristics of the school’s students.
ANS: D
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The legislation that requires that student clubs be established and managed by students is
a. Title I. b. Title IX. c. Student Non-Discrimination Act. d. Federal Equal Access Act.
The research attempting to link teacher characteristics to student learning was flawed because:
a. it failed to ascertain whether various teacher characteristics result in different teaching behavior. b. it focused on the wrong teacher characteristics. c. it defined teacher characteristics in terms of psychological theories. d. it defined teacher characteristics in terms of sociological theories.
Which of the following practices will help make a pre-assessment more effective?
a. Only allowing instructors access to pre-assessment results so that students do not become discouraged about how much they already know or do not know about a topic. b. Documenting student understanding only for teachers to refer back to. c. Using an ‘advanced organizer' to introduce to students the anticipated learning. d. Integrating instructional technologies, whether they support pre-assessment, or not.
In which situation should a developmental assessment be administered?
a. Kacey has just completed her first year of preschool and shows indications of being a bright child. b. Maurice has been assessed using the Denver II, and his scores were in the 25th percentile. c. Chiara has been struggling with social skills and has not yet undergone any testing. d. Lawrence has been given the Brigance Early Childhood Screens III and scored well in all areas.