NCLB General Principles 5

Question 1

Which law replaced NCLB in 2015 and shifted more authority back to states?

Accepted Answer

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

Answer

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), signed in December 2015, replaced NCLB and gave states significantly more flexibility in accountability systems.

Question 2

A major criticism of NCLB was that it led to 'teaching to the test.' What does this phrase mean?

Accepted Answer

Narrowing curriculum to focus primarily on tested subjects and formats

Answer

Teaching to the test refers to reducing instructional breadth to emphasize only subjects and skills covered by standardized assessments, often at the expense of untested subjects.

Question 3

Under NCLB, which students were permitted to be assessed using alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards?

Accepted Answer

Students with the most significant cognitive disabilities

Answer

Only students with the most significant cognitive disabilities could be assessed with alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards, capped at approximately 1% of all students.

Question 4

What was the '1% cap' under NCLB related to?

Accepted Answer

The maximum percentage of students who could be assessed on alternate achievement standards and count as proficient

Answer

NCLB limited to 1% of all tested students the number who could take alternate assessments and have those scores counted as proficient for AYP purposes.

Question 5

Which NCLB provision required states to notify parents when their child's teacher was not 'highly qualified'?

Accepted Answer

The Parent Right-to-Know provision

Answer

NCLB's Parent Right-to-Know provision required schools to notify parents if their child was being taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who did not meet the highly qualified standard.

NCLB - No Child Left Behind Act Practice Test

NCLB - No Child Left Behind Act Practice Test

NCLB General Principles 5