CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

COGNITION AND EMOTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Before becoming attorneys, law students must pass a special licensing exam, which is an ____ test. before entering college, high school students must take the ACT, which is an ____ test.
A
achievement; aptitude
B
aptitude; achievement
C
achievement; achievement
D
aptitude; aptitude
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Achievement tests are designed to measure the knowledge and skills students learned in school or to determine the academic progress they have made over a period of time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Both achievement and aptitude tests measure the strengths and abilities of the test-taker. However, aptitude tests focus on the potential someone has to learn new things while achievement tests focus on what has already been learned.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term achievement tests refers to tests designed to measure the knowledge, skills, and abilities attained by a test taker in a field, in a subject area, or in a content domain in which the test taker has received training or instruction.

Detailed explanation-4: -D. How is giftedness related to achievement? Giftedness is related to achievement but being gifted does not guarantee achievement. Achievement has been related to the presence of three things: intellect/ability, creativity, and motivation.

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