Which one of the following statements best summarizes the ...

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Which one of the following statements best summarizes the textbook's discussion of planning, instruction, classroom environment, assessment, and student characteristics?
 
  A) Student characteristics affect planning, which affects instruction, classroom environment, and assessment.
  B) Planning precedes both instruction and classroom environment, which in turn affects both student characteristics and assessment.
  C) How student characteristics will be assessed affects planning, instruction, and the classroom environment.
  D) Each of these variables influences the other four.

Question 2

When we represent students' test performance in terms of standard scores, we must first know the standard deviation of those scores. This statistic tells us:
 
  A) What the average student's performance was.
  B) How close together or far apart the scores are.
  C) Whether the test has high predictive validity.
  D) Whether the test has high reliability.

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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B