SEFE 370 Final Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
factors that make tests and assessments appealing to educational policymakers -
Correct answer-1. relatively inexpensive
2. can be externally mandated
3. changes to tests can be rapidly implemented
4. results are visible
a nation at risk - Correct answer-Study published in 1983 that recommended tests
as instruments to improve education by: certifying student credentials, identifying
need for remedial intervention, and identifying opportunity for advanced work
reasons for testing - Correct answer-accountability, global competition, monitor
compliance with state and national standards
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,No child left behind - Correct answer-mandated testing: grades 3-8 (M & LA), a
year of 9-12 testing, grade span science testing
huge focus on standards based testing
NGA and CCSSO created Common Core State Standards
PARCC and SBAC - assessment consortia groups
all about adequately yearly progress
every student succeeds act - Correct answer-replaced NCLB in 2015.
testing hasn't changed in terms of amount, standards are now up to each state,
teacher accountability is up to each state, highly qualified left to the state
states are required to adopt challenging academic standards (could be common
core, but doesn't have to be)
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,not included: AYP
barometer - Correct answer-in this role, tests and assessments are: current status
and progress of student achievement, quality of schooling
lever of reform - Correct answer-in this role, tests and assessments serve as a:
mechanism of reform educational practices (by clarifying priorities and motivating
greater and more focused efforts on the part of students and teachers)
teachers and educators and both held accountable for results
title 1 - Correct answer-part of the elementary and secondary education act (1965)
provides financial assistance to local education agencies (LEAs) and schools with
higher numbers or high percentages of children from low-income to help ensure
that all children meet challenging state academic standards
valid representation - Correct answer-tests must be a _____ of what we want
students to know
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, how do we decide what we want them to know? - Correct answer-aligning learning
goals, academic standards, and assessments
computer adaptive testing - Correct answer-questions are aligned to the level of
knowledge presented by the learner (e.g. right answers = harder questions and
wrong answers = easier questions)
used by the GRE and large scale exams
authentic assessment - Correct answer-type of assessment that emphasizes real-
world tasks relevant outside the classroom
alternative assessment - Correct answer-type of assessment that stresses something
other than the traditional multiple choice test
performance assessment - Correct answer-type of assessment that stresses the
actual doing of a task (e.g. writing an assessment, doing a hands-on experiment)
limited - Correct answer-tests only measure _____ aspects of an individual and
his/her skills and abilities (criticism that results from testing)
effects of testing students - Correct answer-1. tests create anxiety
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Answers Graded A+
factors that make tests and assessments appealing to educational policymakers -
Correct answer-1. relatively inexpensive
2. can be externally mandated
3. changes to tests can be rapidly implemented
4. results are visible
a nation at risk - Correct answer-Study published in 1983 that recommended tests
as instruments to improve education by: certifying student credentials, identifying
need for remedial intervention, and identifying opportunity for advanced work
reasons for testing - Correct answer-accountability, global competition, monitor
compliance with state and national standards
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
,No child left behind - Correct answer-mandated testing: grades 3-8 (M & LA), a
year of 9-12 testing, grade span science testing
huge focus on standards based testing
NGA and CCSSO created Common Core State Standards
PARCC and SBAC - assessment consortia groups
all about adequately yearly progress
every student succeeds act - Correct answer-replaced NCLB in 2015.
testing hasn't changed in terms of amount, standards are now up to each state,
teacher accountability is up to each state, highly qualified left to the state
states are required to adopt challenging academic standards (could be common
core, but doesn't have to be)
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
,not included: AYP
barometer - Correct answer-in this role, tests and assessments are: current status
and progress of student achievement, quality of schooling
lever of reform - Correct answer-in this role, tests and assessments serve as a:
mechanism of reform educational practices (by clarifying priorities and motivating
greater and more focused efforts on the part of students and teachers)
teachers and educators and both held accountable for results
title 1 - Correct answer-part of the elementary and secondary education act (1965)
provides financial assistance to local education agencies (LEAs) and schools with
higher numbers or high percentages of children from low-income to help ensure
that all children meet challenging state academic standards
valid representation - Correct answer-tests must be a _____ of what we want
students to know
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, how do we decide what we want them to know? - Correct answer-aligning learning
goals, academic standards, and assessments
computer adaptive testing - Correct answer-questions are aligned to the level of
knowledge presented by the learner (e.g. right answers = harder questions and
wrong answers = easier questions)
used by the GRE and large scale exams
authentic assessment - Correct answer-type of assessment that emphasizes real-
world tasks relevant outside the classroom
alternative assessment - Correct answer-type of assessment that stresses something
other than the traditional multiple choice test
performance assessment - Correct answer-type of assessment that stresses the
actual doing of a task (e.g. writing an assessment, doing a hands-on experiment)
limited - Correct answer-tests only measure _____ aspects of an individual and
his/her skills and abilities (criticism that results from testing)
effects of testing students - Correct answer-1. tests create anxiety
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