Discuss the role of random assignment when conducting an experiment.
What will be an ideal response?
Researchers assign people to groups randomly to reduce the likelihood that the experiment's results will differ due to preexisting differences between groups, such as age, family status, and so on.
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Above all, information from assessments must benefit:
a. the school. b. the children. c. the teachers. d. the school district.
Which of the following vignettes is an example of a school with a positive climate?
a. Parents cannot come in to school in the mornings to drop off children due to safety precautions. b. A parent is late picking up her child after school and the secretaries scold her for not being on time. c. The principal at MLK Elementary School greets every child and parent by name in the morning as they come into the building. d. Parents have to apply to become volunteers in the classroom.
Under federal copyright law, teachers can
a. Sell their lesson plans on the Internet. b. Make single copies of copyrighted material for teaching or research. c. Make multiple copies of copyrighted workbooks for their students. d. Both b and c are correct. e. None of the above is correct.
One parent education program that does not apply strategies for supporting children's development of self-control isANS: A
a. 1-2-3 Magic. b. Raising Good Children c. Active Parenting d. How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk