Which of the following is the most important consideration when evaluating a particular standardized test for use in a school district?
a. The match of the test to the school district's learning objectives.
b. The ease of administering and scoring the test.
c. How well the test's norms represent the national school population.
d. The cost of the test relative to other tests.
a
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In a democratic classroom, teachers would focus on all but which of the following?
a) involving students in decision making. b) developing an understanding of personal responsibility. c) replacing mistaken attempts to meet needs with productive behaviors. d) disregarding students’ misbehavior as long as they are not being unkind.
In a primary classroom, center-based activities are
A) available only to ELL children. B) available to children who have finished their 'seatwork.' C) organized so the teacher works one-on-one with each child. D) organized so they are independent of teacher assistance.
A major criticism of the alternative routes that New Jersey and Texas have opened into teaching is that
a. they place too much emphasis on professional education courses b. they place too much emphasis on liberal education courses c. they put inadequately prepared candidates into K-12 classrooms d. they take too long to get candidates into K-12 classrooms
In a time when concrete learning standards and skill-based outcomes dominate education, children must be afforded regular opportunities to playfully explore open-ended materials in ways that will assist them in ______________________________.
a. expressing themselves b. connecting to literature c. getting along with others d. meeting expected learning standards