EDPSY 14 Final Exam; Covers all Chapters

A far-reaching federal government attempt, enacted in 2001, designed to identify and serve all students in every segment of our society best describes which of the following? correct answer: NOT "The National Assessment of Educational Progress" and "Race to the Top" What type of assessment would best determine the extent to which students are prepared for subsequent learning experiences? correct answer: NOT "diagnostic test" and "mastery test" Mike, a beginning fourth grader, takes a standardized reading test and gets a grade-equivalent score of 5.5. Of the following, the best interpretation of this score is: correct answer: Mike's score equals the average reading score obtained by a fifth grader in the fifth month of school. Of the following, which is an example of accommodations suggested for use when testing special needs learners? correct answer: NOT "Only administering a portion of the exam instead of the entire test." and "Allow the learners to take the test home to have it administered by a parent." Of the following, which is considered to be the most effective option when administering standardized tests with ELLs? correct answer: Allow them to use bilingual dictionaries to help them interpret unfamiliar vocabulary. Research indicates that effective teaching requires four kinds of professional knowledge. They include: correct answer: knowledge of content, pedagogical content knowledge, general pedagogical knowledge, and knowledge of learners and learning. "You can't teach what you don't know" is a commonly stated maxim in teaching. Of the following, it most nearly describes: correct answer: knowledge of content. Reflective practice is defined as: correct answer: the process of conducting a critical self-examination of one's practice and thinking. April Jackson's students have difficulty understanding the concept pressure, tending to equate it with force. To try to help her students understand the difference, she stands with both feet on the floor and then stands with one foot on the floor. She then helps the students understand that the amount of force she exerts on the floor is the same on either one foot or both feet, but she exerts twice as much pressure on one foot, because the force is on a smaller area. Her ability to represent the concept pressure in this way best illustrates her: correct answer: knowledge of learners and learning. Of the following, the best description of the type of research that is most commonly conducted by teachers in their classrooms is: correct answer: action research.