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BrownTown3

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A teacher or counselor would use a diagnostic test for which of the following purposes?
 
  a. to judge the effectiveness of particular instructional techniques
  b. to evaluate the amount of knowledge a student has gained in a specific subject area
  c. to predict a student's likelihood of success in a special program
  d. to identify academic deficits that may be preventing a student from earning high grades

Question 2

Which of the following situations calls for the administration of an achievement test?
 
  a. A biology department is developing an advanced course and wants to select students on the basis of how much they understand about biology.
  b. A debate coach wants only very logical students on his team and must find students who will probably exhibit superior critical-thinking skills.
  c. A French teacher has concerns regarding students' attitudes toward studying a foreign language and wants to measure those attitudes.
  d. A math department wants to identify students who are most likely to quickly achieve comprehension of new concepts in mathematics.



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johnpizzaz

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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

a




BrownTown3

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Wow, this really help


rachel

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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