The Elementary and Secondary Education Act contains various subsections
referred to as "titles." Which of the following "titles" gets the most attention (and
funding) from policymakers? Correct Answer: Title I
Which of the following pieces of federal legislation attempts to install greater
degrees of flexibility so that states and districts can particularize their programs
for implementing chief provisions of the current successor to ESEA? Correct
Answer: ESSA
Which of the following is a reasonable explanation for why the word assessment
may be used over the word testing? Correct Answer: Assessment is a broader
descriptor of the type of measurement practices in which teachers engage.
Which of the following answer choices depicts the chronologically accurate
development of assessment legislation in the United States? Correct Answer:
ESEA, NCLB, ESSA
Which of the following non-profit organizations played a significant role in the
rapid adoption of the Common Core State Standards? Correct Answer: The Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation
please select the one answer that most accurately identifies the particular item's
"quoted" reason for teachers to know about assessment.
"Just a year ago, the voters in our school district voted favorably in a huge school-
levy election that brought in substantial tax dollars for our schools. Most of the
district's teachers are convinced that this positive support for the schools was
based on our schools' consistently high rankings on the state's annual
accountability tests." This is: Correct Answer: One of today's reasons for teachers
to know about assessment
Please select the one answer that most accurately identifies the particular item's
"quoted" reason for teachers to know about assessment.
, "Just as physicians need to know about patients' blood pressure and what it
indicates, teachers need to know about educational testing. It is simply part of
what a solid educational professional needs to understand." This is: Correct
Answer: Neither a traditional reason nor one of today's reasons for teachers to
know about assessment
Please select the one answer that most accurately identifies the particular item's
"quoted" reason for teachers to know about assessment.
"We have an enormously diverse collection of students in our school, and their
levels of achievement are all over the lot. Accordingly, when I get a new group of
students for my third-grade classroom each fall, you can bet that during the early
days of the school year I assess their entry behavior—that is, the knowledge and
skills those children already possess. It helps me to know where I need to put my
instructional energies during the school year." This is: Correct Answer: A
traditional reason for teachers to know about assessment
Please select the one answer that most accurately identifies the particular item's
"quoted" reason for teachers to know about assessment.
"I was quite surprised when our state's department of education insisted that
each of the state's teachers collect accurate evidence of their students' growth
because such evidence was to be used in evaluating all of the state's teachers. I
have, for my entire career, collected pretest and posttest evidence of my
students' achievement status because this helps me—irrespective of what the
state wants me to do—determine which changes, if any, are needed during next
year's instruction." This is: Correct Answer: Both a traditional reason and one of
today's reasons for teachers to know about assessment
Please select the one answer that most accurately identifies the particular item's
"quoted" reason for teachers to know about assessment.
"Wishing that students will make progress does not guarantee that students
actually will do so. And this is why I believe teachers have a fundamental
responsibility to monitor their students' progress throughout the school year. I try
to administer informal progress-monitoring quizzes every few weeks to make sure
my instruction is "taking." If my instruction is not working as well as I want it to
work, then I can make modifications in my upcoming teaching plans. Assessment-
referred to as "titles." Which of the following "titles" gets the most attention (and
funding) from policymakers? Correct Answer: Title I
Which of the following pieces of federal legislation attempts to install greater
degrees of flexibility so that states and districts can particularize their programs
for implementing chief provisions of the current successor to ESEA? Correct
Answer: ESSA
Which of the following is a reasonable explanation for why the word assessment
may be used over the word testing? Correct Answer: Assessment is a broader
descriptor of the type of measurement practices in which teachers engage.
Which of the following answer choices depicts the chronologically accurate
development of assessment legislation in the United States? Correct Answer:
ESEA, NCLB, ESSA
Which of the following non-profit organizations played a significant role in the
rapid adoption of the Common Core State Standards? Correct Answer: The Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation
please select the one answer that most accurately identifies the particular item's
"quoted" reason for teachers to know about assessment.
"Just a year ago, the voters in our school district voted favorably in a huge school-
levy election that brought in substantial tax dollars for our schools. Most of the
district's teachers are convinced that this positive support for the schools was
based on our schools' consistently high rankings on the state's annual
accountability tests." This is: Correct Answer: One of today's reasons for teachers
to know about assessment
Please select the one answer that most accurately identifies the particular item's
"quoted" reason for teachers to know about assessment.
, "Just as physicians need to know about patients' blood pressure and what it
indicates, teachers need to know about educational testing. It is simply part of
what a solid educational professional needs to understand." This is: Correct
Answer: Neither a traditional reason nor one of today's reasons for teachers to
know about assessment
Please select the one answer that most accurately identifies the particular item's
"quoted" reason for teachers to know about assessment.
"We have an enormously diverse collection of students in our school, and their
levels of achievement are all over the lot. Accordingly, when I get a new group of
students for my third-grade classroom each fall, you can bet that during the early
days of the school year I assess their entry behavior—that is, the knowledge and
skills those children already possess. It helps me to know where I need to put my
instructional energies during the school year." This is: Correct Answer: A
traditional reason for teachers to know about assessment
Please select the one answer that most accurately identifies the particular item's
"quoted" reason for teachers to know about assessment.
"I was quite surprised when our state's department of education insisted that
each of the state's teachers collect accurate evidence of their students' growth
because such evidence was to be used in evaluating all of the state's teachers. I
have, for my entire career, collected pretest and posttest evidence of my
students' achievement status because this helps me—irrespective of what the
state wants me to do—determine which changes, if any, are needed during next
year's instruction." This is: Correct Answer: Both a traditional reason and one of
today's reasons for teachers to know about assessment
Please select the one answer that most accurately identifies the particular item's
"quoted" reason for teachers to know about assessment.
"Wishing that students will make progress does not guarantee that students
actually will do so. And this is why I believe teachers have a fundamental
responsibility to monitor their students' progress throughout the school year. I try
to administer informal progress-monitoring quizzes every few weeks to make sure
my instruction is "taking." If my instruction is not working as well as I want it to
work, then I can make modifications in my upcoming teaching plans. Assessment-
