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EDF 311
EDF 311 ch1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A researcher finds that students who were given computers to use at home demonstrated greater independent learning skills than a comparable group that was not selected to receive home computers. What type of research study was probably designed for this | Experimental |
| When a correlation coefficient of -0.80 is found between factor A and factor B, the most accurate interpretation is that | a decrease in factor A is strongly related to an increase in factor B. |
| When a result from a research project involving an experimental design is reported in the literature as significant, this result | is unlikely to have occurred by chance |
| Research on acceleration for bright children suggests that acceleration is generally | beneficial for these children both academically and socially |
| A correlation study indicates that teachers' interest in teaching and the amount of the day their students are engaged in learning correlate at +0.46. This coefficient would indicate that | as teacher interest increases, engaged time increases |
| A correlation is a statistical description indicating the | direction and strength of a relationship |
| What type of correlation coefficient is likely to be obtained between reading ability and running ability of high-school students? | close to zero |
| What type of research participants should researchers use for studies of cause-and-effect relationships? | random samples |
| Use of the "common sense" approach to teaching is viewed by educational psychologists as | inappropriate unless directed by research |
| Which one of the following instances is MOST like a random sample for a class of thirty students? | a coin is tossed to put children one by one into the experimental and control groups |
| According to the Point/Counterpoint discussion in Chapter 1, the following statement is true about what kind of research should guide education. | Some researchers challenge the idea that educational research should be similar to research in medicine because humans in school settings are much too complex and function in frequently changing social environments. |
| 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? | positive |
| According to the law No Child Left Behind | states have some say in defining "proficiency" for students |
| A positive correlation between two factors indicates that the factors | tend to increase or decrease together |
| A case study is an investigation of | one person or group over a specific period of time |
| Random assignments would be most critical in what type of research? | experimental |
| Dr. Patterson concludes from her research that using a systematic study strategy CAUSED good grades for students assigned to a particular group. For this conclusion to be valid, the type of research that was performed must have been what type of study? | experimental |
| According to the Woolfolk text, which of the following is true of expert teachers? | they judge their own success by student achievement |
| 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? | ethnography |
| Research by Ogden, Brophy, and Evertson (1977) on selecting primary-grade students to read aloud suggests that the best method is to | call on students in a prescribed order |
| When findings in a given area repeatedly support the same conclusion, a(n) __________ can be derived. | principle |
| Research that is designed to determine the relations between two variables is a(n) __________ study. | correlational |
| 8) An explanation of how we remember things that we have learned is called a | theory |
| A researcher who becomes a working member of a class over a period of time in order to record and gain understanding of the class dynamics is a(n) __________. | participant observer |
| 10) Broad frameworks that attempt to explain relationships between sets of variables are called ________. | theories |
| 15) Findings considered statistically unlikely to have occurred by chance are described as __________. | significant |
| 19) he type of research that attempts to establish cause and effect relationships is a(n) __________ study. | experimental |
| 20) When beginning teachers confront everyday classroom life, they often experience __________. | reality shock |
| 21) The "art vs. science" issue in teaching is probably best answered by the statement that teaching requires | learned skills and creativity |
| 22) A case study is an investigation of | one person or group over a specific period of tie |
| 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? | descriptive |
| 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 | correlational |
| 29) The study of the processes of teaching and learning is the focus of the discipline of __________. | educational psychology |
| 30) When studies are based only on observations, the results should be expressed as | descriptions |
| 31) What type of subject samples should researchers use for studies of cause-and-effect relationships? | random samples |
| The type of research that attempts to record what happens in classrooms without attempting to manipulate any variables is called __________ research. | descriptive |
| 37) Random assignments would be most critical in what type of research? | experimental |
| 39) The study of educational psychology is focused on | learning, teaching, and research |
| 40) The concerns of educational psychology are distinctive in that they | relate to improving learning and instruction |
| 42) In what specific type of research would a researcher be likely to serve as a participant-observer? | ethnographic |
| 46) A correlation coefficient of 0.90 indicates that | one event is strongly related to another event |
| 47) Many educators believe that the mark of an expert teacher is the ability to be __________. | reflective |
| T/F 52) Unlike physics or chess, expertise in teaching is mainly a function of style rather than knowledge. | false |
| 55) Wong's research indicated that when individuals read a research result, they tended to | find the results more obvious than originally thought |
| 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? | ethnography |
| 1. Self-regulated learners typically have: | all of the above |
| 4. Which one of the following terms does NOT fit the category of descriptive research? | experiments |
| 5. When studies are based only on observations, the results should be expressed as | descriptions |
| 8. Which one of the following issues is usually established prior to the other three? | consistent findings |
| 9. Specialization of the two hemispheres of the brain involve | lateralization |
| 10. ____________ is the coating of neurons to improve neural transmission | myelination |
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