Manuel, an educational psychologist, wants to explore the effects of a new six-week reading program on children's academic reading competence. He randomly assigns children to two different groups. The two groups are treated the same except that the experimental group receives the new reading approach and the control group receives the traditional reading approach. At the end of the six-week period, Manuel tests both groups of children to determine if the new reading program has had an effect on children's reading competence. What type of research is Manuel conducting?
What will be an ideal response?
Manuel is conducting experimental research. He is seeking to gain a causal relationship from his research.
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A. Ensure the student knows implicit and explicit rules of the site and can meet skill expectations. B. Establish community-based training sites. C. Assess the student's preferences and interests. D. Develop job site evaluation criteria.
When speaking to groups and organizations, it is recommended that you do NOT:
a. acknowledge your introduction b. show appreciation c. disregard the mood of the audience d. relate to local interests
Mr. Morrison makes an effective accommodation for Caleb, who has attention deficit-hyperactive disorder (ADHD), when he:
a. encourages Caleb to listen to his favorite music while working his geometry problems. b. suggests that Caleb take advantage of his short attention span and switch back and forth between geometry and English assignments. c. provides both written and oral step-by-step directions for completing the geometry assignment. d. assigns easier geometry problems to Caleb and more challenging problems to the other students in the class.
What are heuristics?
A. Heuristics are products of top-down processing; they encourage survey of material prior to reading. B. Heuristics are devices, tools or mechanisms that help learners discover concepts; at times, these take the form of visual demonstrations. C. Heuristics are reading strategies in which students read a portion of a story and then stop to verify or reject predictions through discussion. D. Heuristics are question types that focus on key story elements, questions about (1) characters, (2) settings, (3) the story problem and goal to resolve it, (4) events to solve the problem, and (5) achievement of the goal.