Exam 15: Standardized Tests and Teaching

All of the following are facets of No Child Left Behind, except which one?

The principal sends out a memorandum suggesting a teachers' meeting to discuss high-stakes testing. Which of the following would be least likely to be on the agenda?

Students have asked you to let them know their grades to this point in the term. They have taken four tests already. What is most appropriate statistic you can give students?

When establishing national norms, the norm group should include males and females from urban, suburban, and rural locations in a variety of geographic regions throughout the country and from a variety of socioeconomic and ethnic groups.

A group of students received the following scores on a quiz: 24, 20, 20, 16, 15, 13, 13, 13, and 10. What is the median?

How does the interest in performance assessment relate to the concerns of standardized testing?

A norm group is best described as which of the following?

Because of the potential for bias in standardized tests, it is important to assess students using a variety of methods.

What is the average IQ for a normally distributed population of individuals?

Suppose 1,000 students take a particular exam. Their scores follow a normal distribution and range from 50 to 95. Of the following values, which would most likely be the mean?

The extent to which a test is unbiased and nondiscriminatory refers to which of the following?

Give an example of a performance assessment using real-world problem solving.

You are asked to evaluate the reliability of the standardized achievement test used at your school. How would you go about doing this?

In a recent analysis of state-by-state comparisons of academic standards, most states have set the bar high with rigorous standards.

Identify three examples of high-stakes testing.

If you wanted to use a portfolio for your second-grade students, what might you have students put into them? Be sure to give specific examples that are appropriate to the elementary grades.

A group of students received the following scores on a quiz: 24, 20, 20, 16, 15, 13, 13, 13, and 10. What is the standard deviation?

The federal No Child Left Behind act was signed into law in 2002, mandating the use of standards- based tests nationwide. The primary theme of this legislation is which of the following?

What might be elements students would include in a portfolio?

Give an example of a performance test in a high school chemistry class.