EdPysch Quiz 1 – Flashcards
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Which one of the following statements about educational research is true?
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Experimental research allows us to draw cause and effect conclusions.
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Which one of the following conclusions could be drawn from a descriptive study?
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Approximately 80% of the students at South Side High School are planning to go to college.
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A study that tells us whether two variables are associate, but does not tell us if one variable causes or influences the other, is:
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A correlational study.
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Experimental research requires which one of the following?
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Manipulating an aspect of the environment.
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Mr. Jacobs wants to find out whether a new program for teaching physical education promotes students' physical development. He gives his students a number of tests before they begin the program (pretests) and the same tests again after they have been in the program for eight months (post tests). He finds that the students' post test scores are higher than their pretest scores and so concludes that the program is effective. What is definitely wrong with Mr. Jacob's conclusion?
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There are other possible explanations for his results.
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Mr. Jones, aphysical education teacher, notices that some of his students are better basketball players than others. He wonders if having a basketball net at home fosters the development of basketball skills. He gives his students a short survey that asks them if they have a basketball net at home. Sure enough, Mr. Jones finds that the better basketball players are more likly to have a net at home. He concludes that having a basketball net at home facilitates the development of basketball skills. Is his conclusion appropriate?
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No, because he didn't conduct an experimental study.
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A French teacher reads an article about how visual imagery (i.e., "picturing" things in one's mind) can be used to help students learn French vocabulary words. To find out if visual imagery is more effective than verbal repetition in learning vocabulary words, she develops two different study guides for her students - one that tells students how to use visual imagery to learn French words, and one that tells them just to repeat the words over and over again - and randomly distributes the two study guides to her students. Over the next few weeks, the teacher finds that the students using visual imagery study guides achieve higher average quiz scores. She concludes that the study guides describing the visual imagery technique help her students learn their French vocabulary words. Is the teacher's conclusion valid?
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Yes, because she was able to manipulate a variable in the environment.
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Which on the following is the best example of a teacher's pedagogical content knowledge?
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Knowing several effective ways to teach students about negative numbers.
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As a beginning teacher, you many sometimes find yourself overwhelmed by the many decisions you will have to make on a daily basis. The situation will improve over time, however, because:
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As you gain experience, you will be able to make some classroom decisions more quickly and easily.
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Judging from the textbook's discussion of educational research, which one of the following would be the best course of action for teachers to take?
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Teachers can use findings from educational research to guide their classroom decision making.
