Identify potential problems in the use of standardized testing. Explain and apply results of a standardized test. The student will discuss issues related to testing. Identify issues related to school finance, Americans With Disabilities Act, cultural differences, multiple intelligences, cheating, subjective vs. objective testing, text anxiety and block, predictability of tests. Assessing multiple intelligences Cultural bias of tests Testing students with learning disabilities The paper will cite at least 3 sources from suggested readings or approved sources.
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Each absence should be discussed in relation to consequences and plans for makeup. You may wish to save absences for illness or emergencies. Bloom, B.S. Handbook on formative and summative evaluation of student learning. Cunningham, G. K. Educational and psychological measurement. Hanna, G. Better teaching through better measurement.