EDUC-200 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
Schema - Answers :Tightly organized set of facts about a specific concept or
phenomenon.
Script - Answers :Schema that involves a predictable sequence of events related to a
common activity.
Learner Centered Instruction - Answers :Approach to teaching in which instructional
strategies are chosen largely on the basis of students' existing abilities, predispositions,
and needs.
Inclusion - Answers :The practice of educating all students, including those with severe
and multiple disabilities, in neighborhood schools and general education classrooms.
Research Findings on Learners - Answers :
Elaboration - Answers :Cognitive process in which learners embellish on new
information based on what they already know
Teachers, Research, & Best Practice - Answers :
Qualitative Research - Answers :Research yielding information that cannot easily be
reduced to numbers; typically involves an in-depth examination of a complex
phenomenon.
Quantitative Research - Answers :Research yielding information that is inherently
numerical in nature or can easily be reduced to numbers
Action Research - Answers :Research conducted by teachers and other school
personnel to address issues and problems in their own schools or classrooms.
Correlational Studies - Answers :Research study that explores possible relationships
among two or more variables
Descriptive Studies - Answers :Research study that enables researchers to draw
conclusions about the current state of affairs regarding an issue but not about
correlation or cause-and-effect relationships
Experimental Studies - Answers :Research study that involves both (1) the manipulation
of one variable to determine its possible effect on another variable and (2) control of
additional variables that might potentially have an impact on the outcome; potentially
allows conclusions about cause-and-effect relationships.
Self-efficacy - Answers :Belief that one is capable of executing specific behaviors or
reaching specific goals
Schema - Answers :Tightly organized set of facts about a specific concept or
phenomenon.
Script - Answers :Schema that involves a predictable sequence of events related to a
common activity.
Learner Centered Instruction - Answers :Approach to teaching in which instructional
strategies are chosen largely on the basis of students' existing abilities, predispositions,
and needs.
Inclusion - Answers :The practice of educating all students, including those with severe
and multiple disabilities, in neighborhood schools and general education classrooms.
Research Findings on Learners - Answers :
Elaboration - Answers :Cognitive process in which learners embellish on new
information based on what they already know
Teachers, Research, & Best Practice - Answers :
Qualitative Research - Answers :Research yielding information that cannot easily be
reduced to numbers; typically involves an in-depth examination of a complex
phenomenon.
Quantitative Research - Answers :Research yielding information that is inherently
numerical in nature or can easily be reduced to numbers
Action Research - Answers :Research conducted by teachers and other school
personnel to address issues and problems in their own schools or classrooms.
Correlational Studies - Answers :Research study that explores possible relationships
among two or more variables
Descriptive Studies - Answers :Research study that enables researchers to draw
conclusions about the current state of affairs regarding an issue but not about
correlation or cause-and-effect relationships
Experimental Studies - Answers :Research study that involves both (1) the manipulation
of one variable to determine its possible effect on another variable and (2) control of
additional variables that might potentially have an impact on the outcome; potentially
allows conclusions about cause-and-effect relationships.
Self-efficacy - Answers :Belief that one is capable of executing specific behaviors or
reaching specific goals
