Z scores and percentile rank scores are common relative position scores

Relative position scores help educators to determine how a student does compared to
others within his or her distribution.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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Fenwick English suggested only two levels where curriculum decisions should be made, the state level and the district level. Evaluate that position stating your reasons.

What will be an ideal response?

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Portfolios can be used as a tool for communication with parents for which of the following reasons?

a. A portfolio provides concrete evidence of student work and achievement. b. A portfolio contains all of the work that a student has done and allows the parent to get a sense of everything that has been covered in a class. c. A portfolio does not contain any numerical scores or grades, so it is easier for the teacher to use in describing progress. d. A portfolio represents a "snapshot" of what the student can do at a given time. e. A portfolio is often undesirable because parents prefer to be given a percentage average for their children's grades.

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Anecdotal records and running records are designed to primarily:

A) collect information on only particular events (such as making eye-contact) B) describe how children learn and play C) describe what happened in an objective, factual way D) collect information on how many times a behavior occurs

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The study by Lehman, Lempert and Nisbett (1988) suggests that college students

a. cannot be taught complex reasoning skills b. pick careers in which they already possess sophisticated reasoning skills c. already have sophisticated reasoning skills prior to beginning their course work d. develop reasoning skills that they are trained in

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