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A low-performing elementary school has a goal of increasing student performance in math and
reading by a defined amount. Students take district-mandated interim assessments in these areas
from time to time during the year as well as state assessments near the end of each year. The
school's new principal decides to have a large, brightly colored chart created that will be used to
graphically display changes in student performance in math and reading over time. The chart will
be placed in a prominent spot in front of the cafeteria. Which of the following is likely to be the
most significant benefit of the principal's decision to use the chart? - ✔✔ - communicating to the
entire school community the school's strong commitment to improved student achievement
According to research, which of the following changes in a learning environment is likely to
have the greatest positive effect on students' attitudes and motivation regarding learning? - ✔✔ -
expanded use of high-quality computer-based instruction
An elementary school has developed a system where teachers provide the parents/guardians of
students with a monthly "learning bulletin" that contains information about what their children
will be studying in the coming month as well as a description of what families can do to support
their children's learning at home. The learning bulletins include, for example, tips for promoting
students' homework completion and strategies for reinforcing students' current learning during
everyday activities such as meal preparation and during games families can play together.
Inclusion of the learning bulletins in the school program is likely to be most effective in helping
achieve which of the following goals? - ✔✔ - prompting families to view themselves as valued
partners who can play an important role in promoting students' school success
A new principal in a low-performing school wants to eliminate some instructional practices
commonly used by teachers in the school and replace them with practices that have been shown
to be more effective at promoting student learning. After meeting with initial teacher resistance,
the principal finds research suggesting that teachers' readiness to learn and change often depends
in part on their confidence and self-esteem. In the situation described, the principal can best
apply this understanding by using which of the following approaches? - ✔✔ - introducing new
teaching practices by involving the teachers in low-risk activities in small- group settings
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, A principal has been hired to lead a school where assessment is not currently used to drive
instruction. The principal has a goal of creating an effective, data-driven instructional program.
Which of the following questions would be most important for the principal to address to help
make this goal a reality? - ✔✔ - How can adequate time for collaborative data analysis and
discussion be built into teachers' schedules?
A principal advises a new teacher to start making frequent use of various types of formative
assessment in addition to the end-of-unit tests the teacher already uses. The most important
advantage of the principal's recommended assessment approach is that it will: - ✔✔ - allow the
teacher to monitor the effectiveness of his or her instruction on an ongoing basis.
In a school where performance on state assessments is used to help enforce accountability, the
principal should be most concerned about which of the following issues? - ✔✔ - The curriculum
taught in the school is not closely aligned with the content on the state assessments.
According to research, which of the following would be the most likely outcome of a decision to
significantly increase the use of ability grouping for academic instruction within each classroom
in an elementary school? - ✔✔ - Students will mostly perform at the level expected of them
based on the group(s) to which they are assigned.
High schools throughout a district are collaborating in creating a Web-based program of elective
courses. With this program, selected teachers from each high school will provide online elective
courses, and students attending any high school in the district may enroll in any of the courses.
Which of the following is likely to be the greatest advantage of the program? - ✔✔ - maximizing
curricular offerings in a cost-effective way
In recent years, an elementary school has experienced a rapid increase in the proportion of
students who are English Language Learners. Most of these students spend part of each day in
English Language Learner (ELL) classes and part of the day in regular education classes.
Standardized test scores and report card grades indicate that the needs of most English Language
Learners are not currently being met. The school principal can best begin to address the problem
by: - ✔✔ - forming grade-level teacher teams to analyze English Language Learners' classwork
and test results to identify specific areas of need.
In reviewing the results of a school culture and climate survey administered to students, the
principal finds that ratings were particularly low in a section of the survey addressing students'
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