Author Question: When critics argue that the Common Core State Standards are not developmentally based, they mean ... (Read 71 times)

go.lag · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

When critics argue that the Common Core State Standards are not developmentally based, they mean that:

a. researchers decided to begin standardized testing in the third grade, leaving younger children without appropriate test-taking skills.
b. researchers first identified skills necessary for high school graduation and then worked backwards to identify skills for earlier grades.
c. researchers focused more on basic grade-level cognitive skills than on assessing individual differences among students.
d. researchers targeted only English language arts and mathematics, without considering what children should know in other content disciplines.

Question 2

Child labor laws are intended to protect children from:

a. Economic exploitation
b. Developmentally inappropriate experiences
c. Working in fields or factories
d. All of the above