In mixed-methods research, a concurrent-triangulation design involves
a. the collection of quantitative and qualitative data during the same period of time to determine
whether they provide different types of evidence for theoretical hypotheses.
b. the collection of quantitative and qualitative data during the same period of time to determine
whether the two types of data corroborate each other.
c. the use of the same statistical approach to analyze quantitative and qualitative data collected during
the same period of time.
d. the collection of quantitative and qualitative data during different periods of time, and having two or more raters score the data at the same point in time to check for inter-rater reliability.
b
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A struggling reader disrupts the class whenever the teacher begins calling on students to read aloud, as he knows he’ll always be sent out of the classroom. This is an example of:
a. punishment as a consequence. b. the punishment decreasing the behavior. c. the consequences reinforcing the behavior. d. the reinforcement decreasing the behavior.
Students often come from home environments where the standards for behavior are very different from those of the school environment. The authors recommend that when they see these common-but-unacceptable-at-school behaviors, teachers
a. help students see that mature, intelligent individuals demonstrate acceptable-in-school behavior patterns both in the classroom and in their home environment. b. develop their own knowledge of different groups by asking the students why they believe the behavior to be prevalent in their home culture. c. help students understand the contexts in which certain behaviors are acceptable and assist them as they develop appropriate school behaviors. d. ask the students if the undesirable behavior is moving them forward or holding them back.
Which of the following best illustrates one of the suggestions for classroom practice based on social influences on learning and the process of knowledge construction?
a. Teresa's warning Monica not to touch the plants. b. Teresa's touching the plant and saying, "Ouch, hot!" c. Teresa's tapping Monica's finger when Monica started to touch the plant. d. Teresa's showing Monica the pictures of men and women with glasses.
All books used for instruction in the classroom should be high quality. Quality is determined by
A. the skill of the author as a writer, use of language and writing techniques that can by emulated by the children B. illustrations that are artistically valuable if the book is a picture book C. a book design that provides an attractive and interesting presentation to the reader D. All of the above.