Miss Abrams says, "I am so frustrated with Jade and Tia! They just don't know how to behave…they're always causing distractions in class and talking when they shouldn't. They spend more time in our time-out chair than they do in their desks, and they hate it, but they STILL don't behave when they are allowed to rejoin the class!"
Which of the following statements would the authors of our text be most likely to make in response to Miss Abrams?
a. "Children these days misbehave because their parents have very few concrete ideas about how to discipline them."
b. "Perhaps they really don't have the skills to behave the way you want them to, and they're unlikely to learn the skills unless you actively teach them."
c. "When we see recurrent misbehavior, we frequently find that the teacher is inconsistent and unfair in the application of rules and consequences."
d. "If your current strategy of removing them from the group isn't working, you should give some thought to developing a program of rewards that will motivate them to behave appropriately."
b
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Criterion-related validity considerations typically include
a. correlation b. cut-off scores c. psychological traits d. evidence of face validity
Federal courts have held that it is a change of placement to suspend students for
a. more than 3 consecutive days. b. more than 5 consecutive days. c. more than 10 consecutive days. d more than 30 consecutive days.
Refer to Exhibit 7-7. The designers can conclude
a. there is evidence to suggest a difference between the morning and afternoon classes. b. there is evidence to suggest a difference between the old and new lesson designs. c. there is evidence to suggest that the lesson design effect in the morning is different from the lesson design effect in the afternoon. d. None of these are true.