Biology Forums - Study Force

Students with disabilities are not required to pay for the necessary accommodation provided for their assessment.
 
  a. True
  b. False

Ques. 2

The major contribution of Chomsky's theory of Transformational Grammar is that it
  introduced the idea that
 
  a. short term memory is limited to 7 pieces of information
  b. humans possess metamemory for language concepts
  c. humans possess innate language structures/rule systems
  d. many of our social and cognitive behaviors are scripted

Ques. 3

In the staff room at lunch, Mr. Jones discussed the poor performance of Sally Bates, a grade six student, with her previous year's teacher with the view to finding a solution to Sally's learning problems. Is this professionally appropriate?
 
  a. Yes, because a teacher has a responsibility to try to help students experiencing difficulty.
  b. Yes, because both Mr. Jones and the other teacher were in a private setting.
  c. No, because the behavior violated the student's right to privacy.

Ques. 4

It is NOT appropriate for a teacher at the Smithville Community High School to transfer a student's test scores and records to the Jamesburg Community High School without prior permission from the student or the parents.
 
  a. True
  b. False

Ques. 5

In order for a school system to make good decisions about students, they must
 
  a. regularly update students' records.
  b. avoid making changes in students' records.
  c. keep both obsolete and new records of students.

Ques. 6

Assessments used to determine if students have the prerequisite skills are called
 
  a. placement assessments
  b. criterion assessments
  c. formative assessments
  d. summative assessments

Ques. 7

Michelle is a first grade student. Her teacher, Mrs. Jackson, observed her for some time and came to the conclusion that she should be considered for special education placement. Which of the following would be the most appropriate first step for Mrs. Jackson?
 
  a. To seek the permission of the parents to have the child tested.
  b. To have the child tested and subsequently inform the parents.
  c. To inform the school principal or the school psychologist.

Ques. 8

A beginning reading instruction method that strongly emphasizes using letter-sound
  patterns to decode words (e.g., st .. ar -- star) would be called
 
  a. an alphabetic method
  b. a phonics method
  c. an initial teaching alphabet method
  d. a language experience method

Ques. 9

Which of the following actions violate(s) the professional responsibility of a teacher in the assessment of students?
 
  a. Insisting that one should only use test items that are relevant and reliable.
  b. Selecting a standardized test that is relevant to his/her purpose.
  c. Reporting the scores to the students four weeks after a classroom test is administered.
  d. Both a. and b. are violations of professional responsibility.

Ques. 10

A parent noticed that the teacher made an error in the grading his child's exam. He went to the teacher the next day to complain. What should the teacher's reaction be?
 
  a. Accept the parent's discovery but let him know that it is too late to change the grade.
  b. Accept the parent's discovery and rescore the paper immediately.
  c. Tell the parent that a teacher, like any human being, can make a mistake but students must learn to live with them.

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I know this sounds cliche, but I was thinking the same thing for each of these. Thanks for confirming :)

I'm sure ;) Thanks for your honesty