What Effect Does an Excessive Emphasis on Nationally Normed Achievement

question 60

Multiple Choice

What effect does an excessive emphasis on nationally normed achievement tests for selection and evaluation appear to promote?

• A) higher student IQs
• B) outright fraud and cheating
• C) lower graduation rates
• D) student depression

Analyze various strategies used by interest groups to influence government policy and their consequences.

Define and understand the role of issue networks in policy-making.

Describe Astroturf lobbying and differentiate it from genuine grassroots movements.

Explain pluralism and identify its characteristics and the critique regarding its democratic tendency.

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Definitions:

Research Scientists

Professionals who conduct investigations and experiments to acquire new knowledge, typically within a specific field of study, aiming to expand understanding and applications.

Short Tempered

A tendency to become angry quickly or easily.

Uncooperative

Displaying reluctance or refusal to work or act together with others in a cooperative or collaborative manner.

Agreeableness

A personality trait that reflects the extent to which a person is cooperative, polite, friendly, and flexible versus cold, contentious, and confrontational.