Vince recently critiqued a study that asked nonnative speaking parents about
their educational aspirations for their children. The study did not ascertain,
however, that the target population, the parents, could read the questionnaire, which was
written in English. This illustrates a flaw in the ____________ section of the
research report.
a. design
b. hypothesis
c. instruments
d. participants
c
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Which of the following is a disadvantage of the alternating treatments design?
a. the rapid back and forth switching on interventions represents an artificial arrangement b. multiple treatment interference is likely to occur when two or more treatments are alternated rapidly c. the design is limited in the number of possible interventions that can be evaluated at one time d. both b and c e. all of the above
For each entry in a best-works portfolio, a teacher should require the student to write an explanation that relates the entry to the learning objective it shows achievement on
a. True b. False
Why is it more appropriate to direct students to take an efferent stance when reading informational texts?
a. efferent comes from the Latin word effere, meaning to take away b. reading any text is for facts only c. the focus of the reading should be attention to substantive information either embedded in or related to the text d. students cannot read an informational text from an aesthetic stance
Informal assessments that can be tailored for individual students, used to identify mastery of a skill, and/or placement in a curriculum include which of the following?
A. Checklists B. Rating scales C. Observations D. All of the above