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The study suggests that high-stakes testing has led schools to prioritize the wrong educational strategies.

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• False

Providing broader life experiences to students may help improve their standardized test performance.

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• False

The researchers recommend focusing on test preparation to improve test scores for disadvantaged students.

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• False

Maroun and Tienken found that standardized tests are fully validated for all their current uses.

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• False

The researchers concluded that standardized tests reflect student demographics more than learning.

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• False

Standardized math tests typically do not require much reading comprehension

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• False

Students from wealthier families often have greater access to experiences that build background knowledge.

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• False

Prior knowledge about a subject, like baseball, enhances a student’s ability to understand related texts.

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• False

Background knowledge significantly influences reading comprehension

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• False

The study by Maroun and Tienken focused on reading tests in New Jersey.

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• False