Only one of the following teachers is behaving in accordance with the textbook's guidelines as he or she explains a student's standardized test results to parents at a parent-teacher conference.Which one?
A)Ms.Sculley suggests that parents take a basic statistics course at the local community college so that they can better understand their child's standard scores.
B)Mr.Muldar smiles and confesses, "I'm not sure what these scores mean myself.Let's look at the booklet I have about the test and see if we can figure them out."
C)Mr.Spock gives parents a detailed description of the test items and shows how a table of specifications for the test closely matches his classroom curriculum.
D)Mr.Kirk helps parents make sense of the percentile ranks and stanines that their child has earned.

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Mr. Kirk is helping the parents understand the percentile ranks and stanines, which are common ways of reporting standardized test results, in a way that is understandable and useful for them. This is inline with the textbook's guidelines, which recommend that teachers explain scores to parents in a way that is clear and relevant to the student's performance. Ms. Scully's suggestion to take a statistics course is not practical or necessary for most parents, Mr. Muldar's admission of confusion does not inspire confidence, and Mr. Spock's focus on test specifications may be too technical and not relevant to the parents' concerns.

Only One of the Following Teachers Is Behaving in Accordance