Please describe two reasons for the importance of considering your role as a researcher when you are conducting an action research study.

What will be an ideal response?


Your position (as a teacher or administrator) may mean that you have power or authority over your research participants. Research participants may not feel comfortable declining to participate. Research participants may not be willing to share their feelings/perspectives openly and honestly with you.

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Toddlers can be expected to:

a. spread peanut butter on a cracker b. cut a hot dog into small pieces c. pick up most foods with their hands d. eat spaghetti with a fork

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How does a positive correlation between two variables differ from a negative correlation between two variables?

What will be an ideal response?

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During an indoor recess period, a teacher noticed that a small group of students made puppets and developed a story. The teacher's next step should be to:

a) find an opportunity for the students to perform their puppet show for an audience b) require the students to produce a written script for their puppet show c) ask the students to interact with larger groups during recess d) provide narrative and expository texts for oral reading

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Developmentally appropriate practices must take into consideration

a. current theories. b. recommendations from professional organizations. c. the culture of the child. d. curriculum content.

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