EDUC 664 CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ What is meant by "a given test item is highly discriminating?.
Answer: More high-scoring students than low-scoring students answer it
correctly
◍ Under NCLB, "adequate yearly progress" for a school is measured by the
success of which group.
Answer: 100% of the students in the school
◍ If a teacher asks 10 essay questions in a two-hour exam, how many points
should be allocated to each item.
Answer: As many as the scoring criteria suggest
◍ Classification.
Answer: To categorize objects, events, or concepts based on common
attributes or characteristics, enabling children to organize and make sense of
their environment
◍ Reversibility.
Answer: To mentally undo actions or operations; allow individuals to
understand that certain processes can be reversed to return to their original
state
◍ Speed.
Answer: This type of test does NOT expect all students to complete all items
◍ Initiative Versus Guilt Stage.
Answer: Children between ages three and six display increased assertiveness
by taking the lead in play and engaging in social interactions more actively
◍ Spacing.
Answer: Strategically spacing out study sessions over time leads to more
, robust learning outcomes
◍ Universal screening is intended to.
Answer: assess all students to identify those at educational risk
◍ Elaboration.
Answer: the addition of details
◍ Which of the following would require the greatest amount of teacher time?.
Answer: Basing marks on student improvement
◍ Encoding.
Answer: The initial processing of information, converting sensory input into
a form that the brain can store and use
◍ increase.
Answer: Recent history and current trends all suggest that the use of testing
and assessment in the schools is likely to
◍ It is possible for a student to pass an NCLB required test in one state and yet
fail an NCLB required test in another state because.
Answer: states are free to establish different cut off (i.e., passing) scores
◍ An individual reported a correlation of 1.25 between form A and form B of
an intelligence test. From this coefficient one would conclude that.
Answer: a mistake has been made; correlations can't be greater than 1
◍ Self-directed learning.
Answer: Taking self-directed control of learning, setting goals, finding
resources, and solving problems indepdently
◍ More Knowledgeable Other (MKO).
Answer: The teacher or a peer; a person who possesses more knowledge or
expertise than the learner and provides assistance and guidance within the
ZPD
◍ Behaviorism.
Answer: Sheds light on how external stimuli shape behavior, emphasizing
the focus on observable behaviors rather than internal mental processes
, ◍ Social Constructivism.
Answer: Underscores the interplay between individual cognition and social
factors in shaping learning; complements the emphasis on social interaction
by highlighting the role of observational learning and modeling knowledge
acqusition
◍ In high-stakes testing, alignment refers to the degree to which a high-stakes
test measures a state's.
Answer: academic standards
◍ Which of the following item formats is easiest to construct.
Answer: Essay
◍ The procedures for item analysis of a norm-referenced test require that both
the high group and the low group.
Answer: contain the same number of pupils
◍ If a thermometer measured the temperature in an oven as 400F five days in a
row when the temperature was actually 397F, this measuring instrument
would be considered quite.
Answer: reliable but not valid.
◍ To prevent states from violating federal law after the 2013-2014 school
year; in return, states were required to.
Answer: All of the above
◍ Test misuse and abuse are most likely to occur whenever.
Answer: test users are unaware of the factors that influence test scores
◍ Distributed Practice.
Answer: Explores how the brain retains information when learning is spread
out over time rather than condensed
◍ In a criterion-referenced test, we are interested in.
Answer: whether a pupil has achieved mastery of the skill
◍ The main purpose of testing in education is to.
Answer: provide objective achievement data
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ What is meant by "a given test item is highly discriminating?.
Answer: More high-scoring students than low-scoring students answer it
correctly
◍ Under NCLB, "adequate yearly progress" for a school is measured by the
success of which group.
Answer: 100% of the students in the school
◍ If a teacher asks 10 essay questions in a two-hour exam, how many points
should be allocated to each item.
Answer: As many as the scoring criteria suggest
◍ Classification.
Answer: To categorize objects, events, or concepts based on common
attributes or characteristics, enabling children to organize and make sense of
their environment
◍ Reversibility.
Answer: To mentally undo actions or operations; allow individuals to
understand that certain processes can be reversed to return to their original
state
◍ Speed.
Answer: This type of test does NOT expect all students to complete all items
◍ Initiative Versus Guilt Stage.
Answer: Children between ages three and six display increased assertiveness
by taking the lead in play and engaging in social interactions more actively
◍ Spacing.
Answer: Strategically spacing out study sessions over time leads to more
, robust learning outcomes
◍ Universal screening is intended to.
Answer: assess all students to identify those at educational risk
◍ Elaboration.
Answer: the addition of details
◍ Which of the following would require the greatest amount of teacher time?.
Answer: Basing marks on student improvement
◍ Encoding.
Answer: The initial processing of information, converting sensory input into
a form that the brain can store and use
◍ increase.
Answer: Recent history and current trends all suggest that the use of testing
and assessment in the schools is likely to
◍ It is possible for a student to pass an NCLB required test in one state and yet
fail an NCLB required test in another state because.
Answer: states are free to establish different cut off (i.e., passing) scores
◍ An individual reported a correlation of 1.25 between form A and form B of
an intelligence test. From this coefficient one would conclude that.
Answer: a mistake has been made; correlations can't be greater than 1
◍ Self-directed learning.
Answer: Taking self-directed control of learning, setting goals, finding
resources, and solving problems indepdently
◍ More Knowledgeable Other (MKO).
Answer: The teacher or a peer; a person who possesses more knowledge or
expertise than the learner and provides assistance and guidance within the
ZPD
◍ Behaviorism.
Answer: Sheds light on how external stimuli shape behavior, emphasizing
the focus on observable behaviors rather than internal mental processes
, ◍ Social Constructivism.
Answer: Underscores the interplay between individual cognition and social
factors in shaping learning; complements the emphasis on social interaction
by highlighting the role of observational learning and modeling knowledge
acqusition
◍ In high-stakes testing, alignment refers to the degree to which a high-stakes
test measures a state's.
Answer: academic standards
◍ Which of the following item formats is easiest to construct.
Answer: Essay
◍ The procedures for item analysis of a norm-referenced test require that both
the high group and the low group.
Answer: contain the same number of pupils
◍ If a thermometer measured the temperature in an oven as 400F five days in a
row when the temperature was actually 397F, this measuring instrument
would be considered quite.
Answer: reliable but not valid.
◍ To prevent states from violating federal law after the 2013-2014 school
year; in return, states were required to.
Answer: All of the above
◍ Test misuse and abuse are most likely to occur whenever.
Answer: test users are unaware of the factors that influence test scores
◍ Distributed Practice.
Answer: Explores how the brain retains information when learning is spread
out over time rather than condensed
◍ In a criterion-referenced test, we are interested in.
Answer: whether a pupil has achieved mastery of the skill
◍ The main purpose of testing in education is to.
Answer: provide objective achievement data
