Identify three skills that you bring to research from your life experiences
What will be an ideal response?
Possible answers include: An ability to solve puzzles; an ability to write, such as letters; an ability to look up materials in the library; an ability to focus attention for a sustained period of time
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Mr. Jones wants to have a parent-teacher conference with the parents of Raven Appleton. Raven's grades have been declining for the past eight weeks. The Appletons have noticed academic and behavioral changes in Raven's behavior over the past two months as well. After repeated attempts and scheduling conflicts, a conference is set in the middle of the school day. During the conference, the
Appletons express their concerns about their daughter's changing behaviors, and Mr. Jones reports on Raven's academic records that show her declining progress. The Appletons leave the conference frustrated and upset. How could the outcome have been changed for the better? a. Mr. Jones could have provided samples of Raven's work in all curricular areas to illustrate her struggles. b. Mr. Jones could have recognized that he, as the teacher, likely has significantly more social capital than the Appletons do and tried harder to make them more comfortable. c. Mr. Jones could have also provided information about Raven's behavior and about his perception of her social functioning. d. Mr. Jones could have recommended that Raven be referred for testing in case she has a learning disability or attention-deficit disorder.
________ suggests that subjects tend to obtain the same score when tested at different times
a. Test-retest reliability b. Alternate forms reliability c. Inter-rater reliability d. Split-half reliability
. Which of the following is an example of a factorial design?
A. A researcher observes differences in attention among participants watching a movie presented at slow or fast speeds. B. A researcher studies the extent to which participants like drinks with different flavors (cherry, grape) and sugar content (5%, 20% sucrose). C. A researcher compares cell phone use in a sample to actual cell phone use rates in the population. D. A researcher compares whether scores on an exam are related to the time students spent studying for the exam.
Which of the following methods of reporting student progress is likely to be most reliable?
a. Letter grades (A, B, C, etc.) b. Letter grades with qualifiers (A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, etc.) c. Percentage grades (99, 98, 97, etc.) d. Two-category grades (pass-fail, satisfactory-unsatisfactory, etc.)