ELL Test #3

Practicality Valid Assessment - Answer- theory that the memory is enhanced through association with physical movement. Value Added - Answer- ...is a method of teacher evaluation that measures the teacher's contribution in a given year by comparing the current test scores of their students to the scores of those same students in previous school years, as well as to the scores of other students in the same grade Summative Assessment - Answer- Evidence that is collected to show what a learner knows and is able to do at the end of a learning period (accountability oriented assessment). Texas Administrative Code - Answer- The Texas Administrative Code (TAC) is a compilation of all state agency rules in Texas. There are 16 titles in the TAC. Each title represents a subject category and related agencies are assigned to the appropriate title. TITLE 19 is Education Norm Referenced - Answer- refers to standardized tests that are designed to compare and rank test takers in relation to one another. Norm-referenced tests report whether test takers performed better or worse than a hypothetical average student, which is determined by comparing scores against the performance results of a statistically selected group of test takers, typically of the same age or grade level, who have already taken the exam. Code Switching - Answer- the practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation. No Child Left Behind - Answer- effectively scaled up the federal role in holding schools accountable for student outcomes. put a special focus on ensuring that states and schools boost the performance of certain groups of students, such as English-language learners, students in special education, and poor and minority children, whose achievement, on average, trails their peers. Limited English Proficient - Answer- Individuals who do not speak English as their primary languag