EDUC 664 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Comparing a student's performance on a standardized assessment to the
grade level of other students with similar performance.
Answer: grade equivalent score
◍ integration.
Answer: process of bringing people of different races in schools together
rather than in separate schools or settings
◍ Individual Education Plan (IEP).
Answer: written educational plan for special needs students developed by
professionals and the child's parent. describes education related services
developed for each student with a disability. it is a requirement of the IDEA
(individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
◍ Key Assumptions: DiD.
Answer: -parallel trends-randomization-sutvano differential attrition
◍ field dependent learners.
Answer: learners who are more global or big picture orientated, extrinsically
motivated and more socially oriented
◍ classroom environment.
Answer: the feelings that the members of a classroom share about the social,
emotional, and academic aspects of their environment
◍ What are some advantages of formal assessments? SPOEETPPVPLT.
Answer: standardized, provides opportunities to gauge the educational
effectiveness of teachers and programs, provide valid preparation for
lifetime of testing
◍ Beside ethnicity, culture, language, gender, home life and background
, experiences, what are some other things teachers should could consider?
FACL.
Answer: financial situations, access to technology, cognitive differences,
learning styles
◍ findings FIU.
Answer: -admitted to FIU increases students long-run earnings in the
labormarket by far more than the cost of attending college.-show that even
students who are barely admitted to a college (called "academically
marginal" students) have large positive returns to earnings from enrolling.
◍ Describes how people tend to organize visual elements into groups or
unified wholes when certain principles are applied.
Answer: Gestalt
◍ Findings lunch.
Answer: -The paper finds that school lunch exposure improves long-run
economic outcomes.-These results suggest childhood nutrition improves
long-term human capital.
◍ assimilation.
Answer: process of changing one's own culture to the dominant culture
norms
◍ findings ethics.
Answer: -The program significantly improved social cohesion.-The findings
show that education can influence social behavior and social capital, not just
academic outcomes.
◍ "The school to prison pipeline".
Answer: -The paper examines whether harsh disciplinary policies contribute
to the "school-to-prison pipeline."-The setting focuses on U.S. public
schools, particularly looking at how disciplinary actions affect students' later
outcomes such as:
◍ design and key assumptions political participation.
Answer: -RD-Just below the cutoff → more likely to receive the grant; Just
, above the cutoff → less likely to receive the grant-treatment=below income
threshold; control = just above-relevance: Crossing the income threshold
must increase the probability of receiving the grant.-exclusion:Crossing the
income cutoff should affect voter turnout only through receiving the Cal
Grant (tuition subsidy), not through any other channel.
◍ removal punishment.
Answer: taking away something pleasurable in order to decrease a behavior
◍ learning pyramid.
Answer: diagram that was created by the National Laboratories learning
pyramid demonstrates that students learn more by active, hands-on-lessons
◍ DiD Design.
Answer: before and afters; pretrends
◍ IV Design.
Answer: instrument + a first stage effect
◍ Key Assumptions: RD.
Answer: -relevance-exclusion-imperfect control
◍ Key Assumptions: RCT.
Answer: -random assignment-stable unit treatment assumption SUTVA
(treated fully treated, control not partially treated)-no differential attrition
◍ RCT Design.
Answer: lottery or random assignment
◍ The TSLP supports educators in effectively teaching our state standards.
Although the initial focus of the TSLP was on disadvantaged students.
Answer: it can be used to advance the learning of all students
◍ consist of overlapping circles representing the concepts or terms under
discussion.
Answer: Venn diagram
◍ limitations voter participation.
Answer: -LATE: local average treatment effects: The RD estimate only
, applies to students near the income cutoff, so results may not generalize to
students far from the threshold.-external validity: The findings come from
California's financial aid system, which may differ from other states or
countries.-there could be other mechanisms: (college attendance, peer
networks, campus living), making it difficult to isolate the exact mechanism.
◍ portfolio.
Answer: authentic assessment tool used to assess student's work chosen for a
specific purpose and may include the student's self-assessed artifacts
◍ findings pipeline.
Answer: -This provides evidence supporting the school-to-prison pipeline
hypothesis, where exclusionary discipline pushes students toward the
criminal justice system.-The paper finds that stricter school discipline
policies: *increase suspensions *increase the probability of student arrests
*contribute to long-term criminal justice involvement.
◍ criterion-referenced tests.
Answer: use the absolute standards to answer specific questions about
student mastery or how much a student has learned on the set criteria
◍ limitations lunch.
Answer: -ATE: Average Treatment Effect: just shows the average treatment
effect between treated and not-external validity: the data is from Sweden so
it may not generalize-there could be other mechanisms causing the change:
education, living situation, health, etc.
◍ Do Tuition Subsidies Raise Political Participation?.
Answer: -tuition subsidies for college increase political participation. The
authors analyze the Cal Grant program in California-examine whether
receiving financial aid affects students' likelihood of voting.Students are
eligible for the grant if their family income falls below a specific cutoff.
◍ B.
F. Skinner.
Answer: American psychologist known for his research in the areas of
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Comparing a student's performance on a standardized assessment to the
grade level of other students with similar performance.
Answer: grade equivalent score
◍ integration.
Answer: process of bringing people of different races in schools together
rather than in separate schools or settings
◍ Individual Education Plan (IEP).
Answer: written educational plan for special needs students developed by
professionals and the child's parent. describes education related services
developed for each student with a disability. it is a requirement of the IDEA
(individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
◍ Key Assumptions: DiD.
Answer: -parallel trends-randomization-sutvano differential attrition
◍ field dependent learners.
Answer: learners who are more global or big picture orientated, extrinsically
motivated and more socially oriented
◍ classroom environment.
Answer: the feelings that the members of a classroom share about the social,
emotional, and academic aspects of their environment
◍ What are some advantages of formal assessments? SPOEETPPVPLT.
Answer: standardized, provides opportunities to gauge the educational
effectiveness of teachers and programs, provide valid preparation for
lifetime of testing
◍ Beside ethnicity, culture, language, gender, home life and background
, experiences, what are some other things teachers should could consider?
FACL.
Answer: financial situations, access to technology, cognitive differences,
learning styles
◍ findings FIU.
Answer: -admitted to FIU increases students long-run earnings in the
labormarket by far more than the cost of attending college.-show that even
students who are barely admitted to a college (called "academically
marginal" students) have large positive returns to earnings from enrolling.
◍ Describes how people tend to organize visual elements into groups or
unified wholes when certain principles are applied.
Answer: Gestalt
◍ Findings lunch.
Answer: -The paper finds that school lunch exposure improves long-run
economic outcomes.-These results suggest childhood nutrition improves
long-term human capital.
◍ assimilation.
Answer: process of changing one's own culture to the dominant culture
norms
◍ findings ethics.
Answer: -The program significantly improved social cohesion.-The findings
show that education can influence social behavior and social capital, not just
academic outcomes.
◍ "The school to prison pipeline".
Answer: -The paper examines whether harsh disciplinary policies contribute
to the "school-to-prison pipeline."-The setting focuses on U.S. public
schools, particularly looking at how disciplinary actions affect students' later
outcomes such as:
◍ design and key assumptions political participation.
Answer: -RD-Just below the cutoff → more likely to receive the grant; Just
, above the cutoff → less likely to receive the grant-treatment=below income
threshold; control = just above-relevance: Crossing the income threshold
must increase the probability of receiving the grant.-exclusion:Crossing the
income cutoff should affect voter turnout only through receiving the Cal
Grant (tuition subsidy), not through any other channel.
◍ removal punishment.
Answer: taking away something pleasurable in order to decrease a behavior
◍ learning pyramid.
Answer: diagram that was created by the National Laboratories learning
pyramid demonstrates that students learn more by active, hands-on-lessons
◍ DiD Design.
Answer: before and afters; pretrends
◍ IV Design.
Answer: instrument + a first stage effect
◍ Key Assumptions: RD.
Answer: -relevance-exclusion-imperfect control
◍ Key Assumptions: RCT.
Answer: -random assignment-stable unit treatment assumption SUTVA
(treated fully treated, control not partially treated)-no differential attrition
◍ RCT Design.
Answer: lottery or random assignment
◍ The TSLP supports educators in effectively teaching our state standards.
Although the initial focus of the TSLP was on disadvantaged students.
Answer: it can be used to advance the learning of all students
◍ consist of overlapping circles representing the concepts or terms under
discussion.
Answer: Venn diagram
◍ limitations voter participation.
Answer: -LATE: local average treatment effects: The RD estimate only
, applies to students near the income cutoff, so results may not generalize to
students far from the threshold.-external validity: The findings come from
California's financial aid system, which may differ from other states or
countries.-there could be other mechanisms: (college attendance, peer
networks, campus living), making it difficult to isolate the exact mechanism.
◍ portfolio.
Answer: authentic assessment tool used to assess student's work chosen for a
specific purpose and may include the student's self-assessed artifacts
◍ findings pipeline.
Answer: -This provides evidence supporting the school-to-prison pipeline
hypothesis, where exclusionary discipline pushes students toward the
criminal justice system.-The paper finds that stricter school discipline
policies: *increase suspensions *increase the probability of student arrests
*contribute to long-term criminal justice involvement.
◍ criterion-referenced tests.
Answer: use the absolute standards to answer specific questions about
student mastery or how much a student has learned on the set criteria
◍ limitations lunch.
Answer: -ATE: Average Treatment Effect: just shows the average treatment
effect between treated and not-external validity: the data is from Sweden so
it may not generalize-there could be other mechanisms causing the change:
education, living situation, health, etc.
◍ Do Tuition Subsidies Raise Political Participation?.
Answer: -tuition subsidies for college increase political participation. The
authors analyze the Cal Grant program in California-examine whether
receiving financial aid affects students' likelihood of voting.Students are
eligible for the grant if their family income falls below a specific cutoff.
◍ B.
F. Skinner.
Answer: American psychologist known for his research in the areas of
