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Choose the correct answer for each exercise.

1 .       The arrangement of students into classes based on mastery of specific skills or according to general intelligence is known as 



2 .       A policy that requires that student progress be measured and teachers be responsible for student progress is 



3 .       Bilingual education 



4 .       A learning situation in which students work together on a project or assignment is 



5 .       The measurement of a student’s ability to perform a specific skill or achieve a specified level is 



6 .       The familiarity with a body of knowledge that most people share is 



7 .       A course or program of study is 



8 .       A learning environment in which students have access to computers, the Internet, and multimedia sources of information is a/an 



9 .       A program of supplemental instruction designed to stimulate and further the growth of students who exhibit high intelligence or exceptional mastery of skills is 



10 .       A policy that allows qualified parents to educate their children at home is 



11 .       Specific learning goals or accomplishments that a school or teacher establishes for students with objectives that identify what the students are to learn are 



12 .       An environment in which teachers and students come together to provide respect, interaction, and positive feedback in support of students as learners is 



13 .       The ability to read and write is known as 



14 .       A school that offers special, unique programs to attract students from within a school district is 



15 .       A form of testing that requires students to show what they know by actually doing something, such as performing a specific task is 



16 .       A method of teaching reading that emphasizes letters and the sounds associated with them is 



17 .       A group of elected officials that serves as a governing body of a school district is the 



18 .       A formal, usually commercial test that is administered according to specific directions with time limitations is a 



19 .       A policy that allows teachers to hold their positions on a permanent basis without periodic contract renewals is 



20 .       A method of teaching that integrates reading, writing, speaking and listening is 



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