What is a learning objective?

What is a learning objective?
 
  a. What students should know at the end of an instructional segment.
  b. What students can do at the end of an instructional segment.
  c. What teachers should do to help students learn during an instructional segment.

Ques. 2

A study conducted to advance knowledge but has no immediate practical application is considered
 
  a. applied research
  b. qualitative research
  c. basic research
  d. action research

Ques. 3

A state department of education wants to identify some schools that are doing exemplary work with students whose first language is not English, to serve as models for other schools. Which of the following data about schools might best help the state identify a set of schools for further consideration for this purpose?
 
  a. Per-pupil expenditure
  b. Percentage of bilingual teachers
  c. Disaggregated state test results

Ques. 4

If a set of student scores were normally distributed, where would you expect the mean to fall?
 
  a. To the right of the median and mode.
  b. To the left of the median and mode.
  c. Between the median and mode, with the median to the right of the mean and the mode to the left of mean.
  d. The mean, median, and mode would fall at the same point in the distribution.

Ques. 5

Another identification for the mean is
 
  a. counting average.
  b. the arithmetic average.
  c. the most frequent score.
  d. the 60th percentile.

Ques. 6

States who apply for a waiver from NCLB requirements must convince the U.S. Department of Education that they have high expectations for students, have ways of identifying school quality, can support effective instruction and leadership, and reduce unnecessary reporting. What is the most common way states have met the requirement for high expectations for students?
 
  a. Using the Common Core State Standards
  b. Writing rigorous curriculum goals
  c. Requiring students to take a high school graduation test
  d. Using student achievement as part of teacher evaluation

Ques. 7

In a normal distribution of scores, the mean will equal a percentile rank of:
 
  a. 98
  b. 14
  c. 68
  d. 50