Which of the following procedures is most likely to violate an elementary school student's rights of privacy?
a. Reporting a student's test score to her parents.
b. Post a student's assessment results along with her name on a wall in the classroom.
c. Asking a student to explain her thinking when solving a science problem.
Ques. 2Calvin was nasty to his teacher. When the teacher asked him to behave, he continued to conduct himself in an unacceptable manner. The teacher then told him that if he continued to behave that way she would not pass him. Was the statement from the teacher appropriate?
a. Yes, because a student must learn the consequences of misbehaving in the classroom.
b. Yes, because proper conduct is part of the education that students should receive.
c. No, because a student's achievement should be assessed independently of his conduct.
d. No, because the student's parents may complain to the principal.
Ques. 3Which of the following statements does NOT exemplify a responsible professional action on the part of the teacher?
a. Providing students the chance to evaluate their own work.
b. Refusing to explain to students why a particular grade was given.
c. Scoring assessments based primarily on clearly spelled out rubrics.
Ques. 4Two teachers were reprimanded by the principal because of the poor performance of their students on a standardized test. What would you recommend to other teachers who face a situation like these two colleagues?
a. Assist students by telling them the answers to the difficult items before testing begins.
b. Make a few changes to the scores of students to ensure that the class average is what the principal expects.
c. Limit teaching to only content that appears on the standardized test.
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
Ques. 5If a state required certification of minimum competency by testing content that not all students had had the opportunity to learn, which aspect of testing would most likely be legally challenged?
a. the passing scores
b. the reliability
c. the test security
d. the validity
Ques. 6In administering a standardized achievement test, a teacher should be most familiar with the
a. table of specifications of the test.
b. guidelines in the manual for the test administration.
c. guidelines for scoring the test.
Ques. 7Which of the following activities does NOT exemplify a responsible professional action of a teacher who teaches a group of students who differ widely in their socioeconomic status?
a. Developing a comprehensive scoring rubric for assessing students' writing ability.
b. Developing a special version of a reading test for the disabled students in the class.
c. Assessing reading comprehension using only passages containing content exclusively within the experience of the high socioeconomic status students.
Ques. 8A first grade student was referred to the school psychologist who administered the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Intelligence Test to the student. Based solely on the result of this test, it was concluded that the pupil had mild retardation. Assuming the test results are valid, is the decision appropriate?
a. Yes, because the test is valid and is an acceptable measure of intelligence.
b. No, because the pupil should have been given a number of assessments before classification.
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