Imagine that you are a teacher who has chosen to conduct an action research study on an instructional strategy focused on improving students’ comprehension of nonfiction texts. What kinds of data might you collect for this study and from which sources?
What will be an ideal response?
Possible data types/sources include student-level data: work samples, assessment data; practice data: reflections about your own practice; and classroom-level data: sample lesson/unit plans, class assignments, notes form peer observations.
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Marni is a researcher who has been studying the effectiveness of the Waldorf approach to early childhood education for the last 15 years. To do so, she regularly collects data on the educational and professional success of individuals with similar backgrounds who were enrolled in Waldorf programs as children as well as those who did not attend early childhood programs. What type of research is Marni conducting?
a. cross-sectional b. meta-analysis c. double-blind d. longitudinal
Past, present and future tenses
A) are examples of subjects taught in most quality elementary school programs. B) are the three tools used by teachers to remember to address what has happened, what is happening and what will happen in their lesson plans. C) are the three tools used by teachers to remember to address what has happened, what is happening and what will happen in each child's home. D) are examples of syntax rules of language. E) are all used in well written children's books.
Development towards increased efficiency and higher levels of functioning is called:
a. Selective optimization b. Compensation c. Evolution d. Readiness
Task avoidance is a strategy used by students who exhibit learned helplessness
Indicate whether the statement is true or false