The Identification of Objectives for Students and the Creation of Tests

question 67

Multiple Choice

The identification of objectives for students and the creation of tests to measure whether students were meeting those objectives at the national level was the basis for creation of

• A)the Common Core State Standards.
• B)the catalog of most colleges and universities.
• C)the No Child Left Behind Act.
• D)Public Law 94-142

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Definitions:

Public Good

A commodity or service that is provided without profit to all members of a society, either by the government or a private individual or organization.

Flood Control

Measures and strategies implemented to manage water levels and reduce the risk and impacts of flooding.

Tennessee Valley Authority

A federally owned corporation in the United States created in 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, and economic development to the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly affected by the Great Depression.

Invisible Hand

A concept introduced by Adam Smith to describe the self-regulating nature of the market economy driven by individuals' pursuit of their own self-interest.