When evaluating a standardized achievement test, the most important validity consideration is the
A. construct claim made by the publisher.
B. content covered by the test.
C. variety of questions offered on the test.
D. predictive relationship with a criterion.
B
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Your textbook author's story about batteries, coins, electricity, and heat best demonstrates which theme from Chapter 2?
a. In teaching, personal lives and professional lives often meet. b. We teach who we are. c. It's important to have an educational philosophy and personal vision. d. It's important to be a reflective teacher. e. To teach is to learn.
Should students ever be allowed to fail at classroom tasks? If we take into account the concept of resilient self-efficacy, the answer is:
A) Yes. Self-efficacy is highest when students fail at a task several times in a row before accomplishing it successfully. B) Yes. Occasional failures interspersed among frequent successes teach students that perseverance pays off. C) No. Failure gives students the message that school is not an enjoyable place to be. D) No. Even a single failure can seriously deflate students' sense of self-efficacy.
Cross-age tutors usually are university students who do some work in classrooms to
determine whether they are suited to teaching. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What does the number 0.01 represent in the following: t(42) = 5.15, p < .01?
a. test statistic b. t value c. degrees of freedom d. significance level