When Educational Administrators Use Test Scores for Accountability Purposes, They

question 48

Multiple Choice

When educational administrators use test scores for accountability purposes, they are using test scores to ______.

• A) inform public policy and evaluation programs
• B) determine positive or negative consequences for individuals
• C) substantiate initiating, continuing, modifying, terminating, or expanding programs
• D) provide benchmark data and monitor student progress over time

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Definitions:

Selection Process

The method by which candidates are screened and selected for a position, task, or inclusion in a study, often involving steps like application, assessment, and interview.

Expected Value

The anticipated value of a variable in a probability distribution; it represents the mean of the distribution.

Pooled Variance Estimate

An estimate of variance that combines the variances from two or more samples, assuming that the variances from the different populations are the same.

Population Variances

refer to the measure of the dispersion of data points in a population.