INST 301 Exam 1 practice Questions with
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Professor Dumbledore is interested in knowing which instructional strategy is
most effective in developing high order wizardry skills in his students who
attend the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. For each new class,
Dumbledore himself uses a different instructional strategy and collects
numerical test data on his student's performance while following these scores
throughout the entire year to determine effectiveness. His methodology can be
construed and/or categorized as all of the following types of research
EXCEPT: Answer: Phenomenology
Mary Poppins is assessing the manners of the Banks kids. She constructs a scale
of measurement that has the following rating categories organized from least to
most:
1 - "a spoonful"
3 - "tip top"
5- "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious "
Though the distance between these ranks isn't equal and there isn't a score to
represent a complete lack of manners, Mary Poppins can still make a direct
comparison between the two kids on their score, thus making it a ... Answer:
Ordinal scale
Chip and Joanna Gaines are trying to "fix up" how they assess their staff. To
start off with, they give each employee a single rating at the end of each job
based on their performance compared against other workers. From there they
discuss their independent scores which are based on their own opinions,
observations, and personal preferences as to how effective and efficient the
employee was. Finally, through conversation and collaboration they are able to
arrive at a consensus that can be consistently applied for employee ratings
going forward. Chip & Joanna engaged in: Answer: Inter-rater reliability