The What Works Clearinghouse concluded that teachers who received professional development boosted their students achievement by 21 percentile points if the professional development
a. lasted more than 14 hours and averaged 49 hours per year.
b. lasted at least an hour a week during the course of the year.
c. lasted at least 5 to 10 hours over the school year.
d. lasted at least 4 hours per week over the course of the year.
[Ques. 2] Which of the following is not one of the teacher quality factors Linda Darling-Hammond identified?
a. Verbal ability
b. Content knowledge
c. I.Q. above 175
d. Enthusiasm for learning
[Ques. 3] The second most important school-based factor related to student achievement is
a. parental SES level.
b. teacher quality.
c. facility quality.
d. principal quality.
[Ques. 4] The most important school-based factor related to student achievement is
a. teacher quality.
b. principal quality.
c. parental SES level.
d. Jupiter aligning with Mars.
[Ques. 5] What might be considered a major issue in applying production function studies to education?
a. Regulating student motivation
b. Controlling temperature
c. Obtaining achievement results
d. Controlling for the specification of raw materials
[Ques. 6] Which of the following might best represent a production function equation?
a. P = Fi
b. P = (t)O
c. I = O
d. E = MC2
[Ques. 7] Which of the following cannot be said accurately of John Colemans 1966 study, Equality of Educational Opportunity?
a. It examined racial segregation in schools
b. It was a production function study
c. It deemed teachers the most important factor in student achievement
d. It was controversial
[Ques. 8] Seeking adequate funding for education may require educating the public about the needs of the school district.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
[Ques. 9] In all 50 U.S. states, once a budget is passed, the monies are appropriated at the time of passage. No school district has to wait for another funding body to appropriate budgeted funds
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
[Ques. 10] A good budget process evaluates the programs funded and the process used in the budget cycle
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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