Suppose that you are a ninth grade teacher, and you are trying to get your students to conserve more water and energy in their daily lives. Which of the following approaches is likely to be least successful?
a. Educate them about the need for conservation.
b. Make use of prompts, or reminders, at times when they tend to be wasteful.
c. Have them make public commitments to their parents that they will be less wasteful.
d. Have them make public commitments to their peers that they will be less wasteful.
A
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Imagine that several students are discussing the advantages and disadvantages of child-care programs for children. Which student's statement offers the best summary of the research in this area?
a. Chris: "The research clearly demonstrates that children are better off in child-care programs than in home care.". b. Pat: "In general, children who have been in child-care programs and children cared for at home are similar in their closeness to their mothers.". c. Fran: "At this point, no study has demonstrated any significant differences between children in child-care programs and children cared for at home.". d. Kim: "Because so much research has been conducted, we can now firmly conclude that children are better off if they are cared for at home.".
In order to justify the use of deception in research, it is necessary to demonstrate that _____
a. the phenomenon cannot be demonstrated without deception b. there are no alternative procedures to deception c. participants will participate just as willingly whether deception is used or not d. all of these
What are the assets based on “who you know” a result of?
A. human capital B. traditional capital C. social capital D. psychological capital
A teacher wants to find out if a new problem-based
history program will increase history achievement scores. The students who will NOT be exposed to this problem-based history program but will be taught the specific material in the traditional manner are part of which group? a. extraneous b. control c. independent d. dependent