One Negative Influence of the Pressures of Accountability on Schools

question 13

Multiple Choice

One negative influence of the pressures of accountability on schools is that it encourages teachers to

• A)show students how to make educated guesses on difficult multiple choice test questions.
• B)put less emphasis on important instructional topics not on the test.
• C)stress the importance of test scores on students' overall academic career.
• D)organize into grade level teams in order to co-teach curriculum.

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