EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY CHAPTERS 1 & 2 – Flashcards
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According to the Woolfolk text, which of the following is true of expert teachers?
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CorrectB. They judge their success based on their students' achievements.
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According to James Popham, the law No Child Left Behind
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CorrectB. will effect the lives of teachers every day.
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The concerns of educational psychology are distinctive in that they
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Use of the "common sense" approach to teaching is viewed by educational psychologists as
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Wong's research indicated that when individuals read a research result, they tended to
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CorrectA. find the results more obvious than originally thought.
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Research on acceleration for bright children suggests that acceleration is generally
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CorrectC. beneficial for these children at all age/grade levels.
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When studies are based only on observations, the results should be expressed as
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A case study is an investigation of
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A correlation is a statistical description indicating the
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A researcher participates in a class over a two-month period and analyzes the strategies the teacher employs to maintain discipline. This research is an example of what specific type of research study?
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CorrectB. Ethnography
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A researcher concludes from his study that, on a typical school day, students spend only 50 percent of their time engaged in learning. What specific type of research must have been conducted in order for this conclusion to be valid?
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Descriptive
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A positive correlation between two factors indicates that the factors
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CorrectA. tend to increase or decrease together.
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What size or direction of correlation coefficient is likely to be obtained between children's ages (from five to 13 years) and the distance that they can long jump?
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Positive
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A researcher reports that students who have the highest test scores in school tend to be more involved in extracurricular activities than are other students. What specific type of research study must have been conducted?
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Random assignments would be most critical in what type of research?
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