Describe the social and economic challenges of not being proficient in English.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Answers to this question will vary but should include elements of the following: A student who does not reach proficiency may struggle academically in a variety of subjects. He or she may have lower employability in the job market later on, which can affect his/her socioeconomic success.
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Jacki is conducting a study that examines the effects of multi-vitamins on common cold symptoms. She hopes to generalize her findings to the school-age population of children in a specified region in her state. The population of children is 9,000 . She is going to conduct a survey and decides to sample 7000 children. Regarding Jacki's sample we know that
a. it is substantially too small. b. it is not representative. c. it will result in large sampling bias. d. it is substantially too big.
Pragmatics refers to the rules that help us navigate our conversations
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Two teachers who are friends teach math at different high schools. At a conference they learn about a new program for teaching trigonometry. They decide to test it by having one teacher use it in her class and the other use the traditional program. At the end of the school year they compare their students’ scores on the AP trigonometry test. This is an example of which research design?
a. One-group posttest-only design b. One-group pretest-posttest design c. Posttest-only design with nonequivalent groups d. Nonequivalent posttest-only design
Who determines what is negotiable?
a. The school board and the union determine in their negotiation sessions the issues that will be bargained. b. Federal law identifies specific items that can be negotiated and the governmental policy areas that must be excluded. c. A state’s collective bargaining law and litigation interpreting the law must be consulted to determine what is negotiable. d. The National Labor Relations Act that governs private-sector employees also determines what can be bargained in the public sector. e. The negotiation history in the school district determines what is negotiable in specific school districts.