In a cross-sectional study, data are collected at multiple time points and comparisons are made across time
a. True
b. False
Ans: b
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In which of the following grading standards are student grades determined by the student's relative ranking in the total group?
a. Criterion-referenced standards b. Teacher-selected standards c. Potential standards d. Norm-referenced standards
Speaking of poetry in general rather than poetry written specifically for young adults, Charters (1997) maintained that contemporary poetry:
a. does not usually appeal to young adult readers since they prefer realistic fiction and historical fiction. b. lends itself to "easy generalization" due to the small number of writers who subscribe to similar philosophical beliefs. c. pleases nearly everyone, from the most traditional to the most avant-garde. d. should not be a part of the integrated curriculum because of its vague or "hard to understand" nature.
Theorists such as Piaget explained that students' knowledge is organized into cognitive structures or files in mental filing cabinets known as:
a) repetends b) scaffolds c) zones d) schemata
A researcher studying proposed changes to Social Security hypothesizes that people aged 35-54 are less in favor of his changes than either younger or older respondents. In this study, the independent variable is ______.
a. Social Security b. age c. attitude toward proposed changes d. proposed changes