Which one of the following is the best example of a covert (rather than overt) strategy that one might use while studying a textbook chapter?
a. Using chapter headings and subheadings to make a rough outline of the chapter
b. Working hard to keep one's mind from wandering while reading the chapter
c. Using self-stick notes to mark sections that are hard to understand
d. Writing a summary of the key ideas in the chapter
b
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A researcher studied the comparative efficacy of two methods for teaching the metric system to sixth graders. The researcher assigned Method A to the honors math class and Method B to the regular math class. What threat to internal validity has occurred?
a) Diffusion of treatment b) Instrumentation c) Selection d) History
Multiple choice, matching, true-false, and fill-in-the-blank questions are all examples of
A. objective tests. B. subjective tests. C. conceptual tests. D. procedural tests.
A gynecologist records the birth control method of choice used by her patients. She finds that of her 300 patients of childbearing age, 92 use the pill, 84 use an IUD, 12 use condoms, and the remaining 112 use nothing at all. She is interested in whether there is a difference in choice of contraceptive technique. What frequency test would you choose to answer the question?
What will be an ideal response?
Luis’s family has been very difficult to reach via phone and notes home. Mr. Marks recognizes he will have to try different avenues for reaching this family. How can Mr. Marks make use of current technologies or alternative approaches to communication to engage Luis’s family this year?
What will be an ideal response?