Pillar Survey
This is how many years of results are used to evaluate a measure...
a. two
b. four
c. twenty
What is multiple choice answer 'b' - four years?
Each school board in Alberta sets these for provincial standardized tests and then evaluates them to identify areas of need to improve learning...
a. expectations
b. targets
c. timelines
What is multiple choice answer 'b' - targets?
Schools that remained under the category of “in need of improvement” can face government mandated...
a. sanctions
b. prison time
c. support
What is multiple choice answer 'a' - sanctions?
This is not an argument in favor of using multiple measures for evidence...
a. improve equity in assessment
b. cheaper and easier to administer
c. individual students have more opportunities to show competence
What is multiple choice answer 'b' - cheaper and easier to administer?
The national symbol of Australia contains the Golden Wattle, the kangaroo and the....
a. snake
b. koala
c. emu
What is multiple choice answer 'c' - Emu?
Each measure within the set of Accountability Pillar measures is evaluated on two bases: ____________ and _____________.
a. achievement and improvement
b. safe, caring schools and dropout rates
c. P.A.T. scores and report card data
What is multiple choice answer 'a' - achievement and improvement?
Provincial achievement tests are administered annually to all Alberta students in…
a. kindergarten, 6, and 9
b. grade 4, 8, and 12
c. grades 6 and 9
What is multiple choice answer 'c' - grades 6 and 9?
Ranked the lowest indicator by both teachers and administrators but still considered a “prominent” indicator in the No Child Left Behind Act
a. intelligence of state leadership
b. teacher developed assessments
c. promotion, retention, and dropouts
What is multiple choice answer 'c' - promotion, retention, and dropouts?
The most likely to value teacher observations as a measure of evidence is...
a. teachers
b. administrators
c. grade nine students
What is multiple choice answer 'a' - teachers?
This animal was given official status as an emblem of Canada when a symbol of the sovereignty
a. moose
b. beaver
c. squirrel
What is multiple choice answer 'b' - beaver?
The Accountability Pillar measures are organized into seven categories which reflect dimensions of education of importance to parents and the public. This is NOT one of the measures...
a. safe and caring schools
b. student learning opportunities
c. quality of lunch provided by the school
What is multiple choice answer 'c' - quality of lunch provided by the school?
Schools are responsible for sharing preliminary PAT results with...
a. custodian
b. parents and guardians
c. classroom peers
What is multiple choice answer 'b' - parents and guardians?
The main goal of the No Child Left Behind Act was to...
a. improved student enrolment in post-secondary institutions
b. link federally funded dollars to researched based data
c. identify socio-economic barriers so the government can ignore them
What is multiple choice answer 'b' - link federally funded dollars to researched based data?
A problem in terms of timing and turn-around of large scale assessments...
a. results are released in a new school year and students have been assigned to a different teacher
b. students have a hard time working in the hot weather.
c. changes in test calibration can impact school achievement dramatically.
What is multiple choice answer 'a' - results are released in a new school year and students have been assigned to a different teacher?
The national sport of Australia is..
a. rugby
b. tennis
c. cricket
What is multiple choice answer 'c' - cricket?
Respondents to the Accountability Pillar survey include all teachers in K-12 schools and all students in Grades ____, _______and _______and their parents are included in the surveys.
a. grades 2, 5 and 8
b. grades 4, 7 and 10
c. grades K, 1 and 2
What is multiple choice answer 'b' - grades 4, 7 and 10?
Grade 9 achievement tests are based on…
a. knowledge and employability
b. traditions and culture
c. strengths and assets
What is multiple choice answer 'a' - knowledge and employability?
In a rare act of bipartisanship, when did the United States Congress pass the No Child Left Behind Act?
a. 1911
b. 2001
c. 2010
What is multiple choice answer 'b' - 2001?
The highest ranked source of evidence for both teachers and administrators was…
a. portfolios of student work
b. homework
c. teacher developed assessment
What is multiple choice answer 'a' - portfolios of student work?
Canada's national sports are..
a. soccer (summer sport) and curling (winter sport)
b. fishing (summer sport) and ice fishing (winter sport)
c. lacrosse (summer sport) and hockey (winter sport)
What is multiple choice answer 'c' - lacrosse (summer sport) and hockey (winter sport)?
The results and evaluations of Accountability Pillar measures provide information on school authority performance and trends over time. School authorities have responsibility for....
a. understanding the results and working with their schools to determine how best to bring about improvement
b. sharing results with stakeholders and determining next steps
c. comparing the results of their school board with other boards in the province
What is multiple choice answer 'a' - understanding the results and working with their schools to determine how best to bring about improvement?
Multiyear results are shared by…
a. gender and ethnic background
b. provincial level, school authority, and schools
c. income and status
What is multiple choice answer 'b' - provincial level, school authority, and schools?
Policy makers are attracted to “large scale assessments'' like the ones used in the NCLB legislation because they are...
a. inexpensive, externally mandated, and highly visible
b. timely, free of bias, and effective
c. from Finland
What is multiple choice answer 'a' - inexpensive, externally mandated, and highly visible?
The reason administrators trust standardized assessment more than teachers do…
a. there are discrepancies between standardized tests and report card grades
b. administrators think that large-scale testing is more objective and clear
c. feeding scantron answer sheets through the machine is very satisfying
What is multiple choice answer 'b' - administrators think that large-scale testing is more objective and clear?
Canada recently changed their national anthem in switching the words...
a. "O Canada" to "Eh Canada"
b. "thy sons command" to "of us command"
c. "home native" to "village native"
What is multiple choice answer 'b' - "thy sons command" to "of us command"?