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sarasara

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The IRE pattern of classroom discourse is of interest because it represents
 
  a. the ideal pattern for productive discussion of a topic
  b. one of the best patterns for illustrating dialectic constructivist teaching
  c. a pattern of backward coherence giving meaning to individual utterances
  d. the default pattern for classroom exchanges between teachers and students

Question 2

An examiner wants to determine whether an assessment task (test item) functions differentially for females and males. How should the examiner proceed?
 
  a. Determine if the population of females scores higher or lower than males on the task.
  b. Compare scores on the task for several groups of females and males who have similar ability.
  c. Compare total-test performance for females and males and use judgment to decide whether the task in question contributed to any differential functioning.
  d. Use a panel of content experts who are sensitive to how the wording of the task may affect females and males differently.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b



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