Which of the following reflects a decided advantage of criterion-referenced grading over norm-referenced grading?
a. It provides information about individual strengths and weaknesses.
b. It assesses how well students perform relative to the national average.
c. It can identify students at the top of the class for possible referral to gifted programs.
d. It tells students how they rank in comparison with their classmates.
a
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Currently, the United States has the highest child poverty rate the nation has experienced since ______________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Perez is a student who is deaf. Mr. Fell, his science teacher, wants to know the types of accommodations Perez will need in science. The special educator advises Mr. Fell that Perez will need to be seated near his teacher and will need an interpreter who can sign responses. What types of accommodations are these that Perez requires?
A. Presentation and scheduling B. Setting and response C. Presentation and response D. Scheduling and setting
A biology teacher wants students to remember the various components of a cell (nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane). Considering what research tells us about encoding and retrieval, the teacher would be well advised to help students encode information about the cell:
a. primarily in a visual form, because visual images usually remain vivid in memory for a long period of time. b. primarily in a verbal form, because language underlies much of human learning. c. in both visual and verbal forms, because multiple forms of encoding increase the likelihood of retrieval. d. in a relatively unencoded form for a few days, to allow for greater flexibility in encoding later on.
Studying and rehearsing material past the point of initial mastery to the point at which recall becomes automatic is referred to as
A. a mnemonic. B. rehearsal. C. SQ4R. D. overlearning.