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Assessment
Instr. Assessments
Assessment for Lesson 1:
Educational Accountability: What does it really mean?
Multiple Choice
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1.
A key piece in most educational reforms in the past decade or so is some kind of accountability.
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True
Correct. The desire for accountability has been a driving force since the mid-1980´s.
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False
2.
The terms ´high stakes´ and ´low stakes´ refer to relative reforms of the consequences in an accountability system.
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True
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False
Correct. ´High stakes´ and ´low stakes´ refer to the relative impact of the consequences in an accountability system.
3.
Test scores are one of the main reasons that accountability systems have any impact at all.
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True
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B.
False
Correct. Outcomes are one of the main reasons that accountability systems have impact.
4.
The most common types of information used in accountability systems are student test scores, dropout rates, and teacher performance rates.
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True
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B.
False
Correct. The most common types of information used in accountability systems are student test scores, dropout rates, and attendance rates.
5.
One truth about accountability systems is that they change over time.
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True
Correct. Accountability systems change/vary over time along a number of dimensions.
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False
6.
A core assumption that supports including students with disabilities in accountability systems is that all students can learn.
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True
Correct. This statement lies at the core of including all students in educational accountability systems.
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False
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A key belief of inclusive accountability is that whenever children are counted, all children must learn.
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True
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False
Correct. A key belief of inclusive accountability is that whenever children are counted, all children must count.
