At the beginning of the school year, Middle Vale High School gives a standardized test to all 9th graders. The purpose of this test is to determine the grade-level equivalencies for each student. The school makes the test a "No-Stakes Test," meaning it has no impact on the students' grades, and just asks the students to do their best. What would be the most useful purpose of such a test?
A)To report the scores to the state
B)To instill test-taking norms
C)To provide teachers with grade-level equivalents for their students
D)To group the student according to ability

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To provide teachers with grade-level equivalents for their students. This would be the most useful purpose for such a test. Teachers would be prepared to differentiate instruction as necessary without penalizing any student. It also would allow for lower-performing students to benefit from higher performing students, and vice versa. While such a test may have many uses, the most useful outcome is to create better teaching and learning.

At the Beginning of the School Year, Middle Vale High