You have been asked to make a presentation at a teaching workshop on the figures that helped to shape the field of educational psychology. Whom should you discuss? What are their contributions to the field?
What will be an ideal response?
William James discussed applications of psychology to the education of children. John Dewey established the first major educational psychology laboratory in the United States and established several important educational ideas. E. L. Thorndike initiated an emphasis on assessment and measurement. Mamie and Kenneth Clark conducted research on African American children's self-conceptions and identity. George Sanchez conducted research that demonstrated the cultural bias of intelligence tests against ethnic minority children. Leta Hollingsworth used the term "gifted" to describe children who scored exceptionally high on intelligence tests.
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a. The correlation between Form A and Form B of the test b. The correlation between test scores and grades in reading c. The correlation between test scores and scores from the Stanford-Binet intelligence test d. An examination of the homogeneity of scores on the test
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a. Flexibility b. Multiple means of engagement c. Multiple means of express d. Multiple means of representation
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A. The classes using the new method were all from one school, which would allow the operation of extraneous variables. B. There was no indication of the Hawthorne effect. C. There was too small a number of experimental variables being studied to permit an adequate analysis of relationships. D. There was no control for maturation as a threat.
In guided reading, what does the teacher do "during the reading" portion of the guided reading lesson?
A) Prepares an introduction to the story B) Talks about the whole story C) Confirms students problem solving attempts and interacts to assist with problem solving at difficulty D) Assesses the students understanding of what they read