MsEdgerton Wants to Construct an Assessment Instrument That Is a Good

question 70

Multiple Choice

Ms.Edgerton wants to construct an assessment instrument that is a good reflection of what her students have learned from a recent unit on the history of their city.To do so, she might best begin by constructing a table of specifications that includes both:

• A)The kinds of questions she wants to ask and the scoring criteria she wants to apply
• B)The kinds of questions she wants to ask and the types of instructions she intends to give students about how to respond
• C)The topics students have studied and the order in which they have studied them
• D)The topics students have studied and the things they should be able to do with each topic

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Definitions:

Construction in Progress Account

An account in the balance sheet that accumulates costs related to the construction of a long-term asset until the asset is ready for use, at which point the total cost is transferred to the fixed assets account.

GAAP

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, which are a collection of commonly-followed accounting rules and standards for financial reporting.

Research and Development

The investigative activities a business conducts to improve existing products and procedures or to lead to the development of new products and procedures.

Write-down

An accounting procedure reducing the book value of an asset when its market value drops below the recorded cost, resulting in a non-cash expense.