Jason just completed a test that will measure his performance relative to what he should know, rather than to the performance of other students.
a. construct-related
b. criterion-referenced
c. standardized
d. norm-referenced
Ques. 2Three of the teachers below are using strategies appropriate for a culturally diverse classroom. With the textbook's discussion of student diversity in mind, identify the teacher who is probably not promoting the classroom success of some of her students.
a. Ms. Andreas forms small, multicultural groups in which students describe and compare their diverse perspectives about a recent international conflict.
b. Ms. Boynton uses competitive activities to get all students motivated to do their best.
c. Ms. Champas explores the ways in which children from different backgrounds are alike as well as different.
d. Ms. Delaney makes sure she presents both the American and Mexican views of the Mexican-American War.
Ques. 3Which one of the following is the best example of pragmatics in language?
a. Julie waits until her friend has finished talking before she begins to speak.
b. Morris understands the underlying meaning of A stitch in time saves nine.
c. Sheena knows that the plural of man is men, not mans.
d. Isaiah recognizes the double meanings in many of the puns he hears.
Ques. 4Which of the following are the two basic types of intelligence tests?
a. aptitude and achievement
b. criterion- and norm-referenced
c. individual and group
d. Binet and Wechsler
Ques. 5LaWanda understands that a single sentence can sometimes be interpreted in two or more ways. For example, she realizes that the sentence I know more beautiful women than Miss America has two possible interpretations: I know women who are more beautiful than Miss America is or I know more beautiful women than Miss America knows. LaWanda's appreciation for the double meanings of some sentences reflects:
a. a sensitive period in language development.
b. metalinguistic awareness.
c. pragmatics.
d. figurative language.
Ques. 6Who developed the first intelligence test?
a. B. F. Skinner
b. Sigmund Freud
c. John Watson
d. Alfred Binet
Ques. 7Which of the following is NOT a group test of intelligence?
a. WPPSI
b. Cognitive Abilities Test
c. Henmon-Nelson Test of Mental Abilities
d. Otis-Lennon School Ability Test
Ques. 8Why was the first intelligence test developed?
a. to distinguish children who needed special education from those who were simply having behavior problems
b. to distinguish children who were candidates for advanced study from those who weren't
c. to compare French students with German students
d. to compare French students with American students
Ques. 9Most children in the early elementary grades think that being a good listener means:
a. asking the speaker a lot of questions.
b. remembering what the speaker says.
c. sitting quietly and looking at the speaker.
d. being able to tell somebody else what the speaker has said.
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