To investigate the validity of a particular academic test, researchers give the test to 20 college
sophomores whose academic ability has been previously ranked by their professor.
The heading
for the table of results looks like the following:
Sophomore Academic Score Teacher's Rank
A 85 7
B 55 19
C 96 4
etc.
Which statistical procedure would one apply to determine the association between academic
scores and teachers rank?
What will be an ideal response?
Spearman's rank-order correlation
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a. adds to the coping strategies found within single-parent families. b. adds to the difficulty that single-parent systems encounter when called on to evolve positive family themes. c. adds to the boundary ambiguity experienced within the single-parent family. d. all of the above
Two strangers meet on a train. Despite speaking the same language, they are never able to reach a common understanding about their experiences, nor do they have a common set of knowledge, with neither being able to take the perspective of the other. What is NEVER achieved in this interaction?
A. stereotypes B. intersubjectivity C. interaction D. groupthink
Tiffany, one of the two Korean-American girls in the K-pop group Girls' Generation thought she would be able to adjust easily to life in Korea because her parents spoke Korean at home in the U.S. But she found that she had to learn so many little things. Tiffany was experiencing
a. reverse ethnocentrism. b. re-entry shock. c. culture shock. d. cultural relativism.
What has been the outcome of the application of the open-classroom approach to education?
a. The open-classroom approach has been hugely success due to its focus on the student. b. Most open-classrooms went beyond expectations and have replaced traditional classrooms. c. Open-classrooms were not at all successful and the idea was immediately abandoned. d. There has not been any evaluation of the outcomes of the open-classroom approach. e. A number of factors contribute to the relative success of open-classrooms, so the debate continues.