Because the Main Goal of High-Stakes Testing Is to Upgrade

question 129

Multiple Choice

Because the main goal of high-stakes testing is to upgrade the performance of poorly achieving students, low-income and ethnic minority children are

• A) especially likely to be exposed to narrowly focused, regimented teaching.
• B) protected from being trapped in poor-performing schools.
• C) dropping out of school in fewer numbers.
• D) more likely to experience teachers who emphasize deeper understanding of material.

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Definitions:

NADH

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced form), a coenzyme found in all living cells that plays a critical role in energy production through oxidation-reduction reactions.

Fermentation

Anaerobic breakdown of glucose that results in a gain of two ATP and end products such as alcohol and lactate; occurs in the cytoplasm of cells.

Muscles

Tissues in the body that can contract, enabling movement and force generation.

Oxygen

A chemical element (O) essential for most life forms on Earth; it participates in respiration and forms part of water molecules.