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What is the main difference between accountability and assessment?
What is the main difference between accountability and assessment?
- Accountability focuses solely on test results.
- Assessment is broader in scope than accountability.
- Accountability includes more than just collecting data from tests and record reviews. (correct)
- Assessment is only about counting all students.
How does accountability ensure that all students count in the evaluation program?
How does accountability ensure that all students count in the evaluation program?
- By accounting for all students' learning and progress in the reporting process. (correct)
- By ensuring that each student takes the same standardized test.
- By focusing on specific student outcomes only.
- By making sure that all students receive additional tutoring.
What is the simplest form of accountability?
What is the simplest form of accountability?
- Providing incentives for educational change.
- Making consequential decisions about students, teachers, or schools.
- Reporting test results. (correct)
- Focusing on student outcomes without any assessment data.
What feature of assessment and accountability policies can drive instructional and curricular changes?
What feature of assessment and accountability policies can drive instructional and curricular changes?
How can accountability systems motivate classroom instruction according to the text?
How can accountability systems motivate classroom instruction according to the text?
What are the stronger incentives for educational change provided by accountability mechanisms?
What are the stronger incentives for educational change provided by accountability mechanisms?
Which term refers to the societal concepts related to fairness in assessment?
Which term refers to the societal concepts related to fairness in assessment?
What did Wood (1987) emphasize when discussing fairness in assessment?
What did Wood (1987) emphasize when discussing fairness in assessment?
In educational assessment, what does 'opportunity to learn' primarily focus on?
In educational assessment, what does 'opportunity to learn' primarily focus on?
What is necessary for a constructive environment in assessment according to the text?
What is necessary for a constructive environment in assessment according to the text?
Which aspect is crucial for fair assessment situations according to Wood (1987)?
Which aspect is crucial for fair assessment situations according to Wood (1987)?
What is a key factor affecting the quality of results according to the text?
What is a key factor affecting the quality of results according to the text?
