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Assessment
C & I Choices
Assessment for Curricular and Instructional Choices in the Classroom
Multiple Choice
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1.
Standards revolve around the same themes for every content area.
A.
True
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B.
False
Correct.
2.
NCTM is the primary professional organization for English and Language Arts.
A.
True
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B.
False
Correct.
3.
Reading standards are addressed only in the Language Arts standards.
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A.
True
Correct.
B.
False
4.
In order for a student to use an accommodation on a standardized test they should have been:
A.
Told about the accommodation.
B.
Taught the reasons for the accommodation.
C.
Given the opportunity to practice the accommodation in the classroom.
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D.
All of the above.
Correct.
5.
Writing standards were developed by:
A.
NCTM
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B.
NCTE
Correct.
C.
McREL
D.
ETA
6.
The National Science Foundation created the science content standards.
A.
True
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B.
False
Correct.
7.
Teachers should allow computers to take the place of scribes in making accommodations in the classroom.
A.
True
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B.
False
Correct.
8.
Life science standards include: understands atmospheric processes and the water cycle, understands Earth´s composition and structure, and understands the composition and structure of the universe and the Earth´s place in it.
A.
True
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B.
False
Correct.
9.
Math standards are divided into four grade level groups.
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A.
True
Correct.
B.
False
10.
Science standards are built on two central themes including:
A.
Relevance and replication.
B.
Investigation and reasoning.
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C.
Inquiry and contemporary science.
Correct.
D.
Investigation and historical place of science.
11.
Simple accommodations and modifications can assist students with and without disabilities.
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A.
True
Correct
B.
False
12.
The goal of assessment for teachers is to identify curricular or instructional gaps in content, but not standards.
A.
True
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B.
False
Correct
13.
Strategies are techniques, principles, or rules that help only students with mild disabilities learn how to learn.
A.
True
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B.
False
Correct
14.
Anchored instruction:
A.
Encourages students to become interested in the topic being presented.
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B.
Centers on a topic that is already of interest to students.
Correct
C.
Pays no attention to student interest.
15.
Preteaching activities that structure learning are:
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A.
Advanced organizers.
Correct
B.
Assessments.
C.
Lesson plans that are turned in to school administration.
16.
Appropriate activities for peer tutoring include:
A.
Reviewing task directions.
B.
Drill and practice.
C.
Modeling appropriate responses.
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D.
All of the above.
Correct
17.
Researchers have shown that teachers can improve the effectiveness of their lecturers by using pictures or diagrams to represent the relationships among key ideas and concepts.
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A.
True
Correct
B.
False
18.
PREP is a strategy designed to ´teach to the test.´
A.
True
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B.
False
Correct
19.
Accommodations are ´extra-special treatment.´
A.
True
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B.
False
Correct
20.
Teachers need to continue to assess children to determine their needs.
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A.
True
Correct
B.
False
21.
What is one way educators can select and prioritize content?
A.
Limit the amount of material covered.
B.
Ensure the textbook in any given course is utilized.
C.
Receive more training in content selection.
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D.
Implement standards and benchmarks in the classroom.
Correct.
22.
What purpose do standards best serve to lessen the complexity of the knowledge environment?
A.
Making modifications to the classroom curriculum.
B.
Providing stakeholders with a system of accountability.
C.
Measuring academic achievement of students with disabilities.
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D.
Clarifying and prioritizing what should be learned.
Correct.
23.
Which of the following is a good example of a curriculum-based assessment?
A.
Iowa Test of Basic Skills
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B.
Portfolios
Correct.
C.
Paper and pencil test
D.
Woodcock-Johnson Test
24.
Which situation best describes accommodations for students with disabilities in a system of assessment and accountability?
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A.
Students with disabilities are legally entitled to use accommodations from their general education environment in testing situations.
Correct.
B.
IDEA 97 does not stipulate that students with disabilities be included in assessment and accountability systems.
C.
General education teachers should limit their role in providing accommodations to students with disabilities during assessments.
D.
Special education teachers are the only service providers to administer assessments to student with disabilities.
25.
Which best describes the ultimate intent of assessment?
A.
Measuring academic achievement of a school’s most gifted population.
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B.
Improving education.
Correct.
C.
Tracking and placing students.
D.
Reporting to the stakeholders.
26.
Which of the following statements is most accurate about modifications and accommodations?
A.
Modifications and accommodations are the same.
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B.
Modifications should be considered only after all types of accommodations have been exhausted.
Correct.
C.
Accommodations are more important in the education of students with disabilities than modifications.
D.
Special education teachers should try to modify students’ curriculum before making accommodations to the curriculum.
27.
Students with disabilities who may need modifications to the expectations of national and state standards and curriculum typically meet which characteristic?
A.
Performing at grade level with some accommodations.
B.
Present level of performance is two grade levels below.
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C.
Working substantially below grade level.
Correct.
D.
Reading at current grade level, but writing two grade levels below.
28.
Assessments help to measure which of the following?
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A.
Success of a school in including all students in standards-based reforms.
Correct.
B.
Academic achievement of only the most gifted students.
C.
How well students with disabilities are meeting their IEP objectives.
D.
The least restrictive environment of the students with disabilities.
29.
Which situation best describes a teacher using standards provided by a state and district plan in classroom curriculum, linking curriculum and assessments?
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A.
A science teacher provides a student with disabilities strategies for taking multiple-choice assessments.
Correct.
B.
A special education teacher makes modifications for students before making accommodations.
C.
A ninth-grade team of teachers only gives multiple-choice tests for assessment.
D.
A science teacher handles accommodations alone without the involvement of the special education teacher.
30.
A Concept Anchoring Routine is best used in which of the following classroom learning situations?
A.
A social studies teacher is reviewing answers to a test students completed the week before.
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B.
A science teacher is presenting the topic of vertebrate skeletons to seventh-graders for the first time.
Correct.
C.
A math teacher is timing students´ recall of multiplication facts.
D.
An English teacher is scoring students on their participation in a cooperative learning group.
