A characteristic of scientific research in educational psychology is that it
a. has a fairly broad scope because most studies simultaneously manipulate many variables.
b. has a fairly narrow scope because most studies manipulate one or a few variables at a time.
c. is largely conducted in laboratory rather than classroom settings.
d. has little relevance to the typical classroom teacher.
B
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Which one of the following is a FALSE statement about student-centered project learning?
(a) Writing should be a part of the process and product. (b) Students should share with the entire class the progress and product of their work. (c) With guidance from the teacher, ideas for projects should emanate from the students. (d) The majority of young adolescents are not developmentally ready for project-based learning.
Three of the following statements are accurate descriptions of long-term memory. Which one is not necessarily accurate?
a. Information can last for a lengthy period of time, although not necessarily forever. b. Retrieval of information from long-term memory is sometimes difficult. c. Much of the information stored there is stored in terms of general meanings. d. The more information it contains, the less room it has for new material.
Which one of the following statements best describes the usefulness of concept mapping?
a. It allows students to record all the information about a subject in essay form so that they can succeed on essay tests. b. It allows students to record distinct ideas from a lecture individually so that they don't get similar ideas mixed up. c. It provides a good "filler" activity at the end of the day, when students are tired and ready to go home. d. It helps teachers organize lessons and gives students a way to understand interrelationships among concepts.
According to research by Phillips, Hayward, and Norris (2011 ) and others, which of the following statements is most accurate?
A) If students are behind in reading by the end of third grade, chances are they will never catch up. B) If properly taught most students, even those who have fallen behind, will become proficient readers C) Younger students learn at a faster pace than older students do. D) Older struggling readers almost always require one-on-one instruction.