Author Question: If someone were to tell you that the research on high-stakes tests supports the goals of NCLB, what ... (Read 82 times)

ts19998 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

If someone were to tell you that the research on high-stakes tests supports the goals of NCLB, what would be the most reasonable response?

a. To disagree, because there is no research at the present time on the effects of high-stakes tests.
b. To disagree, because the research to date ranges from no positive effect on achievement to small positive effects.
c. To tentatively agree, because although the research is limited, most of the results are positive.
d. To agree, because a substantial amount of research has been done and most of the findings are positive.

Question 2

The information-processing approach to analyzing cognitive functioning stresses all but which one of the following?

a. attention c. reinforcement
b. retrieval d. storage