Relationship Between Test Preparation and State Test Performance

Question 1

Test prep is a multidimensional construct and the measures of prep vary for each study

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

The path analysis we showed earlier shows how low-performing students received more test prep.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Many teachers practice similar questions and items on the test before taking the test.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

What does test preparation include?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 5

What type of teaching to the test do most teachers use?

Accepted Answer

A mix of the two

Question 6

Two urban schools found that students in grades 1-8 spent 20 school days prepping for tests.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

Are decisions such as tenures and layoffs based on the results of standardized test scores?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

White students were 3 times more likely to have a private tutor than Black students

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

Test preparation is not offered in class, only in after-school sessions and by private tutors.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

White students were likely to participate in SAT test prep rather than racial minority students

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

Spending time practicing for these tests aid the students in becoming familiarized w/ the test

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Test prep targets more low-performing students to boost their test scores which is effective

Accepted Answer

True

Questions 12