A Test Must Be Carefully Standardized to Answer the Question

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Multiple Choice

A test must be carefully standardized to answer the question,

• A) "Does this test measure what it claims to measure?"
• B) "Will a person who gets a high score today get a high score tomorrow?"
• C) "How does a high scorer on this test probably behave?"
• D) "What kind of score on this test would be considered high?"

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Definitions:

Direct Instruction

A teaching method that involves explicit and systematic teaching through lectures or demonstrations of the material to students.

Constructivist Approach

An educational theory that emphasizes learning as an active process, where learners construct new ideas or concepts based upon their current/past knowledge.

External Motivation

Motivation to engage in an activity due to outside factors such as rewards or pressure from others, rather than for personal satisfaction or enjoyment.

Internal Motivation

The drive to act or engage in an activity for its inherent satisfaction or fulfillment rather than for some separable consequence or external reward.