Collecting existing data can sometimes be overwhelming because there is often so much data to collect. What strategies could a researcher use to organize data as they are being collected?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: One suggestion is to create a common data form—a single form used to compile various types or kinds of information, such as the one described in Figure 5.5.
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The dimension of biographies that relates to historical accuracy, documentation, and research is generally referred to as:
a. Amount of coverage of the subject's life b. The perspective from which a biography is told. c. Degree of authenticity presented in the text. d. The treatment of a single or multiple subject(s).
Which of the following most accurately reflects beliefs about residential treatment facilities for people with disabilities?
A) Residential treatment facilities for people with disabilities should be outlawed. B) Residential treatment facilities are the best service option for people with disabilities. C) Residential treatment facilities do not provide a normal lifestyle for people with disabilities. D) Residential treatment facilities do not provide the kind of 24-hour support needed by people with disabilities.
If you make decisions about using textbooks based on research examining their effective use, which of the following is your best decision?
a. Since textbooks are written by experts in the field, you should cover the topics included in them and in the sequence in which they're presented. b. You should cover the topics included in the textbooks and supplement those topics with other topics you feel are important. c. You should cover some of the topics in detail, de-emphasize or eliminate others, and add topics you feel are important. d. You should abandon textbooks completely and generate your own curriculum based on your professional judgment.
The Common Core State Standards initiative was coordinated by which group?
a. NCATE b. National Education Association c. National Governors Association d. American Federation of Teachers