History
Pros
Cons
Possible Improvements
Misc.
100
Who was president when the NCLB Act was put into the system?
What is George W. Bush.
100
How often are students supposed to be given a standardized test?
What is annually.
100
What happens to schools when they do not reach AYP?
What is target improvement.
100
What is the term used that measures the improvement in math and reading rather than the percentage of students who are proficient?
What is achievement-growth.
100
NCLB gives money to who?
What is school districts
200
NCLB requires what that allows teachers and principals to restructure their curriculum to meet every students need?
What is annual testing.
200
True or False: NCLB was intended to create more accountability for teachers.
What is true.
200
What does NCLB do to ESL and ELL programs?
What is drops primary language to only teach English.
200
What will recognizing that states start at different levels of schooling improve?
What is the AYP objectives.
200
Who is responsible for your child's education?
What is the school your child attends.
300
What act of 1965 was No Child Left Behind modeled after?
What is Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
300
How many years does a student have to wait to switch schools if the school does not meet AYP?
What is 2 years.
300
Name at least 2 factors that could influence a student's ability to perform below the standard on the standardized test?
What is primary language, SES, disability.
300
No Child Left Behind will improve achievement of all children and close the gap between who?
What is racial/ethnic groups of students and children of poor parents and those of well-off parents.
300
What is the requirement needed by the state in order to provide a student with free tutoring and extra homework help?
What is "in need of improvement" for 2 years.
400
What categories were children supposed to be at 100% accuracy and by what year?
What is reading, writing, and math by 2014.
400
True or False: NCLB was meant to close the achievement gap between white and minority students.
What is true.
400
Based on standards set by NCLB, what are parents choices if schools do not meet the standards?
What is choose different schools to send their children to.
400
Education should be based off what?
What is curriculum and instruction.
400
What type of teaching methods is NCLB based off?
What is scientifically based research.
500
What are the four main features of NCLB?
What is stronger accountability for results, more freedom for states and communities, proven education methods, and more choices for parents.
500
What was the effect of high-stake consequences for testing?
What is test scores increasing.
500
What percentage of students do not have to take the standardized test?
What is 5%.
500
Providing states with incentives to adopt less challenging content standards and develop tests aimed more at minimums than higher level understanding will help what?
What is minimize unintended negative consequences.
500
In what grades are yearly tests given?
What is grades 3 thru 8 and once in high school.