Logan accessed an existing database to answer his research question regarding the role of identification of a learning disability and odds of going to a private school. The variables of interest include category of disability, type of school, achievement scores in the first, third, and sixth grade, parents SES. Logan will report a measure of variability for each of the achievement scores. Which
will he most likely report?
a. Mean
b. Range
c. Standard Deviation
d. Median
c
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The person who is assigned to be a child's main contact throughout the day in early childhood education environments is referred to as the child's a. senior teacher
b. first contact teacher. c. primary teacher or caregiver. d. bonding partner.
Major decisions are seldom reversible.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Refer to Exhibit 7-12. Which condition shows two possible main effects and a possible interaction effect?
a. condition (a) c. condition (c) b. condition (b) d. condition (d)
Miss Fredrique, an innovative second-grade teacher, is working with her students to improve their reading skills. Her class is divided into a fast-track group and a slow-track group. If research on the teacher expectancy effect is correct,
a. any differences between good and poor readers will diminish because different instructional practices will be employed with each group. b. initial differences between good and poor readers will remain or widen over time. c. Miss Fredrique will smile and make eye contact more often with less proficient readers, and, in turn, their self-efficacy appraisals will blossom. d. Miss Fredrique will allow more proficient readers less time to decode difficult words because she most likely believes that good readers should be able to work well under time pressure.