Which of the Following Arguments Is Made by Those Who

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following arguments is made by those who support high-stakes testing programs?

• A) The quality of instruction received by such groups as ethnic and racial minorities, students with disabilities, and limited English speakers and the progress they make will be monitored more closely than in the past.
• B) Teachers will be motivated to use more effective instructional methods.
• C) Students will work harder to improve their study skills and master state learning standards.
• D) All of these answers.

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Definitions:

Type II Error

The mistake of failing to reject a null hypothesis when it is actually false, leading to a false negative conclusion.

Statistical Tests

Procedures used in statistics to determine whether hypotheses about the distribution of data can be rejected, based on sample data.

Sample Size

The number of observations or subjects included in a study.

Effect Size

A quantitative measure of the magnitude of a phenomenon, used to indicate the size of an effect or difference found in a study.