Final Exam Study Sheet
Summer SEED 3000
In addition to the
questions from the first study sheet (this is still posted), please be able to
manage the following. Sources include the text, class discussions, the PowerPoints, websites, etc.
1. What is
curriculum?
2. What are the types
of curriculum we discussed in class? What are some examples?
3.What is the major weakness of the QCCs?
4. With what are we
replacing the QCCs?
5. What was the
Defense Education Act and why was it important (as discussed in class?)
6. According
to NCLB, which schools must participate in the reform process?
7. Which school must
participate in
8. What is an AYP?
9. In
Georgia, what is the PRIMARY indicator to determine whether or not a middle
school needs improvement?
10. What is the
PRIMARY indicator to determine whether or not a high school needs improvement?
11. What does it take
for a school to leave the Needs Improvement list?
12. Be able to identify the steps in the Needs Improvement
cycle.
13. How is it
possible that a school having a high pass rate on standardized testing can
still be labeled a failing school due to student performance on testing?
14. What is
disaggregated data? Why does it matter in NCLB?
15. What is a “safe
harbor?”
17. Be able to identify the groups whose scores are considered
under NCLB?
18. What must be the
minimum number of students for a group’s scores to count under NCLB?
19. Be able to
identify the following: Dangle, Flip-flop, Thrust, Stimulus-bound.
20. In communication, what is “constructive assertiveness?” How
is this different from aggressive behavior?
21. What is empathic
responding?
22. Be able to identify problem-solving steps in communication.
23. Be able to define and recognize the various registers of
communication and examples.
24. How does direct
discourse differ from indirect discourse?
25. If a child comes
from a disadvantaged home, what are some considerations with which teachers
must deal in terms of communication and how to teach that student to
communicate effectively?
26. What is formal
assessment and how does it differ from informal assessment? Be able to
recognize examples of each.
27. What is the prime
function of assessment?
28. Which type of
assessment occurs most frequently, formal or informal?
29. What is the
difference between formative and summative assessments? What are the purposes
of each? What are some examples?
30. What is the difference between criterion
referenced tests and norm referenced tests?
What are the purposes of each? What are some examples?
31. What is validity?
32. What is
reliability?
33. Can a test be
reliable and invalid?
34. Can a test be
valid but unreliable?
Note: Due to the
length of the test and the case studies, you have dodged the bullet on the
presentation questions. Have a great summer!