EDR 610 QUIZ 1 – QUESTION AND ANSWERS

Standardized social studies test scores have been very, very low for several years in a local parish. Ms. Bolden, the superintendent, has identified the outdated curriculum being used as a major cause for these low scores. She must recommend to the Board of Education a new curriculum (i.e., textbook series, instructional approach and strategies, supplemental materials including related technology, etc.) for parish-wide adoption. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate knowledge base upon which she should rely for choosing a specific curriculum for adoption? A valuable source of information characterized by the systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of data is Which of the following characteristics distinguish research from other sources of knowledge? Why is scientific inquiry important in education? What is theory? Which of the following is a critically important characteristic of the six steps of the research 7 process identified by McMillan?