A specialist suggests modifying the text and using grade-level exams with comprehension strategies. This reflects which idea?

A specialist suggests modifying the text and using grade-level exams with comprehension strategies. This reflects which idea?

• A. Most of the time when a student fails, it is not his/her fault.
• B. Individualizing instruction does not have to be tedious and time consuming.
• C. External factors may affect students' performance in class.
• D. Diversity in the classroom may affect learning.

Answer: (C)

Performance can be affected by factors outside a student’s control. When you modify the text to fit students’ reading levels and pair grade‑level exams with comprehension strategies, you’re addressing those external influences that can shape how well a student shows what they know—things like language demands, background knowledge, or test format. Recognizing that these external factors may impact performance helps explain why instructional adjustments are helpful and why the student’s achievement may not reflect their true understanding. Other options touch on related classroom realities, but they don’t hone in on the idea that external influences can shape how students perform on assessments and tasks.

Performance can be affected by factors outside a student’s control. When you modify the text to fit students’ reading levels and pair grade‑level exams with comprehension strategies, you’re addressing those external influences that can shape how well a student shows what they know—things like language demands, background knowledge, or test format. Recognizing that these external factors may impact performance helps explain why instructional adjustments are helpful and why the student’s achievement may not reflect their true understanding.

Other options touch on related classroom realities, but they don’t hone in on the idea that external influences can shape how students perform on assessments and tasks.