Testing Practices Run the Risk of Being Unfair for Students

question 10

Multiple Choice

Testing practices run the risk of being unfair for students with disabilities unless

• A) these students are excluded from the assessments.
• B) accommodations are made in testing.
• C) extra points are given to these students to balance out the disadvantages they have.
• D) they are presented on a cassette tape.

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Definitions:

Cumulative Relative Frequency

A calculation used in statistics to summarize data by accumulating percentages of observations in ascending order.

Proportion

A part or fraction of a whole, often expressed as a percentage or decimal.

Upper Limit

The maximum value in a range or set, beyond which no observations in the data set fall or are allowed.

Relative Frequency Distribution

A tabular summary of data showing the fraction or proportion of observations in each of several nonoverlapping categories or classes.