Externally mandated testing and assessment programs are often appealing to
policy makers because they Correct Answer: indicate whether a given school or
school district is effective
Content standards are intended to specify which of the following? Correct
Answer: what students are expected to learn in a subject or course
Accountability programs for educational reform have put pressure on schools to
make which of the following decisions? Correct Answer: increase the use of a
variety of tests and assessments to prepare students
When externally mandated tests are used to measure current student
achievement and progress, the tests are being used as Correct Answer: a
barometer
Which of the following best summarizes the findings in the report "A Nation at
Risk"? Correct Answer: the quality of American education was mediocre
compared with other countries
One negative influence of the pressures of accountability on schools is that it
encourages teachers to Correct Answer: put less emphasis on important
instructional topics not on the test
Which of the following would likely be a possible danger of the accountability
movement on the local school program? Correct Answer: a narrowing of
objectives
Which of the following events followed shortly after the publication of "A Nation
at Risk"? Correct Answer: All 50 states introduced some form of educational
reform.
Which of the following summarizes the main difference between content
standards and performance standards? Correct Answer: Content standards define
policy makers because they Correct Answer: indicate whether a given school or
school district is effective
Content standards are intended to specify which of the following? Correct
Answer: what students are expected to learn in a subject or course
Accountability programs for educational reform have put pressure on schools to
make which of the following decisions? Correct Answer: increase the use of a
variety of tests and assessments to prepare students
When externally mandated tests are used to measure current student
achievement and progress, the tests are being used as Correct Answer: a
barometer
Which of the following best summarizes the findings in the report "A Nation at
Risk"? Correct Answer: the quality of American education was mediocre
compared with other countries
One negative influence of the pressures of accountability on schools is that it
encourages teachers to Correct Answer: put less emphasis on important
instructional topics not on the test
Which of the following would likely be a possible danger of the accountability
movement on the local school program? Correct Answer: a narrowing of
objectives
Which of the following events followed shortly after the publication of "A Nation
at Risk"? Correct Answer: All 50 states introduced some form of educational
reform.
Which of the following summarizes the main difference between content
standards and performance standards? Correct Answer: Content standards define
