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Lesson 3:
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Assessment for Historical Context and Current and Recurrent Controversies
Multiple Choice
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1.
Which event has led to the most dramatic increase in the number of different standardized tests?
A.
The launching of Sputnik
B.
The GI Bill
C.
Horace Mann´s efforts in the mid 19
th
century
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D.
No Child Left Behind act in 2001
Correct
2.
Which event led to what could be considered, America´s first experience with accountability?
A.
No Child Left Behind act in 2001
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)
B.
The launching of Sputnik
Correct
C.
Horace Mann´s efforts in the mid 19
th
century
D.
The GI Bill
3.
Which event in some ways led to the introduction of Title I testing?
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)
A.
The launching of Sputnik
Correct
B.
Horace Mann´s efforts in the mid 19
th
century
C.
The GI Bill
D.
No Child Left Behind act in 2001
4.
Which event can all roots of standardized educational testing in the United States be traced back to?
A.
The launching of Sputnik
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)
B.
Horace Mann´s graduation testing program
Correct
C.
The GI Bill
D.
No Child Left Behind Act
5.
What was wrong with Horace Mann´s comparison of a cross country race with non-standardized tests?
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A.
It was too simplistic
Correct
B.
Educators didn´t believe him
C.
It was during the mid 19
th
century
D.
It was too complex, achievement domains tend to be much simpler
6.
Which is
not
a factor that could lead to an inaccurate determination of a student’s true score on a test?
A.
Error variance
B.
Bias
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C.
The student´s true ability
Correct
D.
A vision impairment
7.
How do accommodations make tests more fair for some students?
A.
They provide the answers to the test
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)
B.
They reduce the impact of construct irrelevant factors
Correct
C.
They make the test easier for those students
D.
They make the test harder for non-eligible students
8.
In what way can teaching to the test become a form of cheating?
A.
When content standards are integrated into the curriculum
B.
When its easy and efficient to do
C.
When teachers review content material before a test
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D.
When it undermines the actual learning and understanding of the content material
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Introduction and Lay of the Land
