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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Keeping Track.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, "Keeping Track," what is the process of narrowing, punishing, and controlling from the outside that too often passed for assessment?
(a) Standardized.
(b) Assessed.
(c) Factory-produced.
(d) Universalized.

2. How old was Zayd when the transformation of child to adult began?
(a) Ten.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Thirteen.

3. Who documented her classroom experiences through an impressive series of books?
(a) Vivian Gussin Paley.
(b) Maxine Greene.
(c) Hannah Arendt.
(d) Kevin Sweeney.

4. What allows teachers to see what students are up to while asking them to do the work themselves?
(a) Classroom practice work.
(b) Standardized testing.
(c) Project-based learning.
(d) Homework.

5. According to Ayers, what are tests surrounded by?
(a) Untrue statements.
(b) Stereotyping.
(c) Extreme colored borders.
(d) Rituals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which score from a sample group was the norm as suggested by Ayers?

2. What do many teachers, according to Ayers, keep in a file cabinet or shelf that became part of a "museum"?

3. As suggested in Chapter 6, "Keeping Track," who requires standardized tests to comply with state law?

4. Who argued that standardized achievement tests are problematic due to their "exaggerated importance"?

5. Who created an impressive archive and research center where they have collected the work of hundreds of children over many years?

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