Compare and contrast social validity and empirical validity. What do these concepts have in common? How are they different?
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Suggested answer points:Social validity refers to the degree to which other people think that the targeted changes in behavior are important and that the methods used to encourage behavior change are acceptable, whereas empirical validity refers to the measurements that actually demonstrate that the proposed behavioral changes will indeed positively affect the individual’s life.
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a. there are many minorities in urban areas. b. many minority students have no positive minority role models. c. too many white students do not have positive white role models. d. minority teachers represent a disproportionately large percentage of the teaching population.
All of the following describe a typical internship EXCEPT
a. students are in classrooms all day, five days a week. b. students observe teaching and work with small groups of students. c. students engage in experiential learning through independent study projects. d. students are expected to complete assignments from their co-requisite courses.
Do teachers have a constitutional right to join a union?
a. No. There is no constitutional right to join a union. b. No. There is no constitutional right to join a union unless specified by the school board. c. No. There is no constitutional right to a join a union unless specified by federal statute. d. Yes. Teachers have a constitutional right to join a union. e. None of the above.
While participating in a Piaget-type interview on number, five-year-old Ryan seems puzzled about whether the red checkers and black checkers are the same. He pairs them up, rearranges them, and lines them again. This behavior is typical of a student who is:
a. a non-conserver. b. a conserver of number. c. a transitional thinker. d. an irrational counter.