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social speech - One of three stages of children's use of language identified by Vygotsky that is
used primarily for communicative purposes in which thought and language have separate functions;
contrast with egocentric speech and inner speech.
Why testing accommodations for students with disabil...
WEST-E special education study
social speech - One of three stages of children's use of language identified by Vygotsky that is
used primarily for communicative purposes in which thought and language have separate functions;
contrast with egocentric speech and inner speech.
Why testing accommodations for students with disabilities are important- - help ensure that the
results will be an accurate indication of student ability, enable most students to be tested, enable testing
practices to be deemed fair to all students
Standardized tests are often used for? - entry or placemet in specific programs and to diagnose
learning problems or strengths
Where does the school accountability movement come from? - The public loss of confidence in
education
Reliability- - relates to the accuracy with which skills & knowledge are measured
Valid reasons for assessing students- - inform decision makers about student behaviors, monitor
student progress toward a goal, screen students for specific purposes
Most critical problem that can result from standardized achievement test accommodation- -
accommodation changes the nature of the measurement
Fair & ethical testing procedures- - research scores from individual minority populations to
determine whether scores are comparable, provide non-English-speaking students the opportunity to
take mathematics & science exams in their native language, grade essays without regard for who wrote
Misuses of state-mandated standardized achievement test scores- - assign students to remedial or
accelerated tracks based solely on their scores, compute glass grades using standardized test scores,
compare scores on the exam to in-class quizzes
, Criterion-Referenced Tests- - assessments that rate how thoroughly students have mastered
specific skills or areas of knowledge
Norm-Referenced Tests- - assessments that compare the performance of one student against the
performance of others
Common benefit of standardized achievement tests- - scores are comparable across populations
Formative Assessment- - continuous feedback to the teacher, test smaller units, monitor progress,
informal
Summative Assessment- - final evaluations of students' achievement of an objective
Constructed Response- - -requires student to supply rather than to select the answer
-difficulty scoring, requires students to support an argument with multiple lines of reasoning, depends
on writing ability
Primary purpose of the Woodcock Reading Mastery Exam(WRM)- - achievement
Eraut's major criticism of using reflection - sometimes decision need to be made quickly, and
there is not time for reflection
Reflectivity- - -tendency to analyze oneself and one's own thoughts
-help individuals self-correct behaviors and ideas, empower learners to take ownership of ideas
Foreclosure- - an adolescent's premature establishment of an identity based on parental choices,
not on his or her own
Identity Diffusion- - inability to develop a clear direction or sense of self; adolescent has few
commitments to goals and values, and seems apathetic about finding an identity; if an identity crisis has
been experienced, it has not been resolved
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