increase - ANSWER Recent history and current trends all suggest that the use of
testing and assessment in the schools is likely to
Test misuse and abuse are most likely to occur whenever - ANSWER test users are
unaware of the factors that influence test scores
Standardized - ANSWER This type of test has uniform administration and scoring
procedures
One of the main advantages of the use of curriculum-based measurements (CBM) is
that they - ANSWER can be used for progress monitoring of both regular and
special education students
The major distinction between testing and assessment is that assessment is a
process that is - ANSWER broader than testing
How we measure in the classroom should be determined by - ANSWER what it is
that we want to measure
Speed - ANSWER This type of test does NOT expect all students to complete all
items
Diagnostic - ANSWER Robert, a ninth-grader, has just been told, "The reason
you're having so much trouble with division is that you have never mastered
compound multiplication. The Math Basic Skills Tests have indicated this quite
clearly. We are going to provide you with instruction in multiplication immediately."
Robert's teacher made what kind of decision relative to his skill level
Non-verbal - ANSWER A teacher has a new foreign student and wishes to obtain an
estimate of the student's math skills. What kind of test should be used
a currently popular idea that awaits further debate and development - ANSWER
Which of the following best describes the current status of performance-based
assessment? It is
Why is it important to specify what we want to measure before we begin to test -
ANSWER To avoid interpretive errors
The main purpose of testing in education is to - ANSWER provide objective
achievement data
According to the text, which statement about high-stakes testing (HST) is true? -
ANSWER All of the above
, In a three tier RTI model, in what setting is Tier 1 instruction typically delivered -
ANSWER The regular classroom
What does RTI stand for? - ANSWER Response to intervention
Universal screening is intended to - ANSWER assess all students to identify those
at educational risk
Progress monitoring involves the use of - ANSWER frequent, brief assessments to
monitor student responsiveness to instruction
Which of the following best describes response-to-intervention (RTI) - ANSWER An
integrated assessment, intervention and decision-making system
One of the advantages of the standard protocol approach to RTI is - ANSWER
training teachers to implement this approach is easier
For progress monitoring, it is important that multiple CBM data points are used to
inform decision-making to compensate for the - ANSWER poor reliability of single
CBM probes
To prevent states from violating federal law after the 2013-2014 school year; in
return, states were required to - ANSWER All of the above
When RTI is fully implemented, it applies to - ANSWER both regular and special
education personnel
It is possible for a student to pass an NCLB required test in one state and yet fail an
NCLB required test in another state because - ANSWER states are free to establish
different cut off (i.e., passing) scores
Under NCLB, "adequate yearly progress" for a school is measured by the success of
which group - ANSWER 100% of the students in the school
According to the authors, RTI holds promise to - ANSWER improve early
identification and intervention for struggling learners
Which of the following statement is true about the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
and state high-stakes testing programs - ANSWER NCLB requires states to report
high-stakes testing results separately for specific groups of students, such as
minorities, economically advantaged, et.
In high-stakes testing, alignment refers to the degree to which a high-stakes test
measures a state's - ANSWER academic standards
Which of the following describes a statement of condition - ANSWER Special
equipment that is used
Which of the following is a disadvantage of expressive objectives - ANSWER They
are difficult to evaluate objectively
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