The research on ability grouping

a. is conclusive, and it offers strong support for grouping
b. is conclusive, and it offers little or no support for grouping
c. suggests that grouping widens the academic differences that young children bring to kindergarten and the first grade
d. suggests that grouping narrows the academic differences that young children bring to kindergarten and the first grade


C

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Which of the following would be most like an ethnographic research study?

a. The study investigated gender differences in scores on a standardized mathematics test administered to three different primary schools in China. b. The study investigated the relationship between the number of years an individual had served as principal of a school and the extent of expressed teacher satisfaction. c. The study described the experiences of immigrants from Mexico who had been enrolled in ESL classes at a local community center. d. The study documented the number of hours that high school students at a large high school worked at a part-time job during the school year.

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A researcher wishes to increase the score reliability of a reading test being used in a study. The score reliability could be most easily increased by increasing the

a. number of items on the test. c. homogeneity of the group tested. b. number of persons tested. d. number of types of items on the test.

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What do the Five-Step Intervention Procedure, the Think Time Strategy, the Time Away Strategy, and the Reality Therapy Model have in common?

a. All of them require the involvement of one or more administrators or other school personnel (counselor, special education teacher, etc.). b. They all involve responses that gradually increase in severity. c. In each, the student is asked to participate in the development of a plan to change his or her behavior. d. They are best used by the student and another adult besides the teacher, because involving a neutral third party can de-escalate tension.

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