RTTT Faculty Assessment

1.

5 points

Research on adolescent literacy contributed to the development of the Common Core.

True

False

2.

5 points

Standards from high performing countries were consulted during the development of the Common Core.

True

False

3.

5 points

According to the NYS Education Commissioner John King, which of the following is the primary goal of adopting the Common Core Standards?

Connecting with the prior Regents Action Plan

The Education Civil Rights Agenda

Public Support for a National Curriculum

College and Career Readiness

4.

5 points

Which is NOT one of the Instructional Shifts in ELA/Literacy?

Writing from sources

Text-based answers

Increased use of literary texts

Academic vocabulary

5.

5 points

Mathematical Modeling will no longer be a part of the state assessments with the adoption of the Common Core.

True

False

6.

5 points

The new website set up by the State Education Department for resources tied to Race to the Top initiative is called:

7.

5 points

Applying math concepts in “real world” situations has increased in importance in the Common Core.

True

False

8.

5 points

Which is NOT an aspect of Evidence based observations of professional practice?

Use of rubrics and multiple measures

Offering a clear picture of performance

Meeting NCLB Highly Qualified Teacher designations

Using evaluation to help everyone get better

9.

5 points

Common Core Standards are designed to be:

Internationally benchmarked

Evidence and research based

Focused, coherent, clear, and rigorous

All of the above

10.

5 points

How many states were included in the development of the Common Core Standards?

Just NYS

48

Just NYS and New England

All 50

11.

5 points

Which is NOT one of the Instructional Shifts in Mathematics?

Fluency

Shallow Understanding

Coherence

Applications

12.

5 points

Which of the following is the ultimate goal of Data Driven Instruction?

Instructional Improvement

Teacher Accountability

Student Accountability

School/District Accountability

13.

5 points

Which of the following is NOT an important aspect of the Common Core’s focus on literacy?

Persuasive writing using evidence

Analysis of primary documents

Asking questions directly from the text

Creative writing for publication

14.

5 points

Between ELA/Literacy and Mathematics, there are a total of twelve (12) Instructional Shifts.

True

False

15.

5 points

The second ELA/Literacy shift in the Common Core is primarily the responsibility of content area teachers outside of the ELA Classroom.

True

False

16.

5 points

Which initiatives are components of Race to the Top?

New Teacher and Principal Evaluation System

Common Core Curriculum

Data Driven Instruction

All of the above

17.

5 points

New Common Core Assessments in ELA/Literacy will require a higher level of text complexity.

True

False

18.

5 points

Common Core Academic Vocabulary will focus strategically on commonly found words rather than esoteric literary terms.

True

False

19.

5 points

Under the Mathematics Common Core speed and accuracy of simple calculations are no longer emphasized.

True

False

20.

5 points

Common Core Curriculum exemplars are already being released for teacher use.

True

False