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One important way to know more about a student is through his or her cumulative record. What do educators mean by a cumulative record? |
| | A) | a district record that begins when a child first enters school |
| | B) | a record that contains information such as personal data, attendance records, standardized test scores, |
| | C) | a place where you could find such comments from teachers as, "Ricardo complains of stomach aches often before math." |
| | D) | All of the above |
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Mr. Barton wanted to explain the difference in testing to the parents of one of his students during a conference. He began by explaining that tests comparing scores of a great number of similar students are: |
| | A) | "B" & "C" tests. |
| | B) | standardized tests. |
| | C) | achievement tests. |
| | D) | criterion-referenced tests. |
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Mrs. Van Horn uses formal observation in her mathematics class for part of her assessment to ensure that students are working through processes. She makes sure to include all but: |
| | A) | an observation instrument. |
| | B) | specifications stating under what conditions observations will occur. |
| | C) | records of spontaneous events to be added to the whole picture. |
| | D) | systematic records of information . |
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Beatrice Luna is a teacher who seeks information about her students by interviewing parents. What is, perhaps, the most important thing that she can find out from them? |
| | A) | the role of parents and students in the home |
| | B) | parental attitudes towards siblings |
| | C) | personal characteristics and status of parents |
| | D) | caretakers' feeling towards parenting and child rearing |
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Viney Gupta wanted to use a formal interview to assess his students' understanding of the play they had read in English class. He wanted to ensure that he did the formal interview process correctly. What is the most important key to a formal interview? |
| | A) | allowing talk to flow spontaneously |
| | B) | beginning by establishing a relaxed atmosphere |
| | C) | establishing purpose and structure |
| | D) | not pushing the student too hard in order to avoid the creation of anxiety in a one-on-one situation |
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Getting to know her students was an important part of teaching for Mrs. Wagner. She decided this year to use sociometry. How do teachers gain information using sociometry? |
| | A) | through student autobiographies |
| | B) | through interviews with students |
| | C) | from anecdotal records |
| | D) | from the answers to questions asking students to speak to their relationships with their peers |
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Mr. Dean was cautious about using only standardized tests to make judgments about his students in language arts. Why should he be most concerned with using standardized tests alone? |
| | A) | He should be concerned that the tests are not stable and biased. |
| | B) | He should worry whether the tests are checking for mastery of particular criteria. |
| | C) | He should be concerned about having too few tests in the cumulative folder. |
| | D) | He should avoid using case studies that contain a medical history. |
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Ginger Seagram knew that she would need to be careful about making judgments about her students. She knew that the research shows there are five factors that seem to influence a teacher's judgment about a child. Four of these are class conduct, race, social class, and cumulative record information. What is the fifth? |
| | A) | gender-role behaviors |
| | B) | physical attractiveness |
| | C) | name stereotypes |
| | D) | experiences with a sibling |
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Maria Montero, a reflective practitioner, knows that teacher expectations equal student achievement. She asked a colleague to observe her teaching early in the year to check for any possible biases that she might have. Her reason for concern was researchers' finding that many teachers have all of the following expectations but: |
| | A) | Higher expectations for academic achievement and social-personal relationships from physically attractive students |
| | B) | Higher expectations for performance from middle-class rather than lower-SES students |
| | C) | Higher expectations for performance from white students than from African-American students |
| | D) | Higher expectations of those students who are "like" them |
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Gary Cohen uses one of the major sources of existing information on students to get to know his learners well at the beginning of school. What is this source? |
| | A) | Questionnaires |
| | B) | Cumulative folders |
| | C) | Teacher interactions with children in class |
| | D) | Parent interviews |
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