One of the Problems Incurred When Attempting to Assess Content

question 39

True/False

One of the problems incurred when attempting to assess content subject areas such as social studies with norm-referenced instruments is that the content of the instrument may not match the curriculum to which the student has been exposed.

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Definitions:

Autokinesis

Optical illusion in which a pinpoint of light shining in complete darkness appears to move about.

Norm Formation

The process by which new norms or standards of behavior are established and adopted within a social group.

Sherif's Study

A series of experiments by Muzafer Sherif that investigated how social norms and group dynamics influence behavior, notably through the Robbers Cave Experiment.

Administering Electric Shocks

A procedure often used in psychological experiments where subjects are given the ability to deliver an electric shock to another participant or themselves under certain conditions.