EDUCATIONAL PSYCH EXAM #1
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
According to James Popham, the no child left behind............ - Correct Answers -Will
affect the lives of teachers everyday.
According to the Law no child left behind............ - Correct Answers -States have some
say in defining "Proficiency" for students.
Schools are evaluated based on test scores, which indicate if their students are making
_________. - Correct Answers -Adequate yearly progress.
True or False:
Research shows that the effects of good teaching produce additional achievement gains
for lower achieving students. - Correct Answers -True
According to the Woolfolk text, what is true about expert teachers? - Correct Answers -
They judge their success based on their students achievements.
Many educators believe that the mark of an expert teacher is the ability to be
_________, demonstrated by frequently asking, "How am I doing?" - Correct Answers -
Reflective
When beginning teachers confront everyday classroom life, they often experience
______ _____? - Correct Answers -Reality Shock
True or False
As teachers experience grows, they tend to become likely to judge their success by
their students success. - Correct Answers -True
True or False
The major concern of new teachers is that their knowledge of their subjects is limited. -
Correct Answers -True
The study of the processes of teaching and learning is the focus of the discipline of
___________ __________? - Correct Answers -Educational Psychology
, The concerns of educational psychology are distinctive in that they __________. -
Correct Answers -Relate to improving learning and instruction.
Research on acceleration for bright children suggests that acceleration is generally
____________. - Correct Answers -Beneficial for these children both academically and
socially.
When studies are based only on observations, the results should be expressed as
____________. - Correct Answers -Descriptions.
The types of research that attempts to record what happens in the classroom without
attempting to manipulate any variable is called ___________ research. - Correct
Answers -Descriptive
A case study is an investigation of __________. - Correct Answers -One person or
group over a specific period of time.
Research that is designed to determine the relations between two variables is a(n)
____________ study. - Correct Answers -Correlational
A correlation is a statistical description indicating the __________. - Correct Answers -
Direction and strength of a relationship.
A positive correlation between two factors indicates that the factors ________. - Correct
Answers -Tend to increase or decrease together.
The type of research that attempts to establish cause and effect relationships is a(n)
____________ study. - Correct Answers -Experimental.
Findings considered statistically unlikely to have occurred by chance are described as
___________. - Correct Answers -Significant.
Current beliefs about teaching the gifted ________. - Correct Answers -View both
acceleration and enrichment is beneficial.
In their definition of giftedness, Renzulli and Reis added the affective characteristic of
________. - Correct Answers -Task commitment.
Essay:
Discuss the problems or issues that most concern beginning teachers today. Which one
of those concerns would be most important to you personally? - Correct Answers -
Handwrite answer.
True or False
A key element in a research experiment is random assignment of participants to groups.
- Correct Answers -False.
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
According to James Popham, the no child left behind............ - Correct Answers -Will
affect the lives of teachers everyday.
According to the Law no child left behind............ - Correct Answers -States have some
say in defining "Proficiency" for students.
Schools are evaluated based on test scores, which indicate if their students are making
_________. - Correct Answers -Adequate yearly progress.
True or False:
Research shows that the effects of good teaching produce additional achievement gains
for lower achieving students. - Correct Answers -True
According to the Woolfolk text, what is true about expert teachers? - Correct Answers -
They judge their success based on their students achievements.
Many educators believe that the mark of an expert teacher is the ability to be
_________, demonstrated by frequently asking, "How am I doing?" - Correct Answers -
Reflective
When beginning teachers confront everyday classroom life, they often experience
______ _____? - Correct Answers -Reality Shock
True or False
As teachers experience grows, they tend to become likely to judge their success by
their students success. - Correct Answers -True
True or False
The major concern of new teachers is that their knowledge of their subjects is limited. -
Correct Answers -True
The study of the processes of teaching and learning is the focus of the discipline of
___________ __________? - Correct Answers -Educational Psychology
, The concerns of educational psychology are distinctive in that they __________. -
Correct Answers -Relate to improving learning and instruction.
Research on acceleration for bright children suggests that acceleration is generally
____________. - Correct Answers -Beneficial for these children both academically and
socially.
When studies are based only on observations, the results should be expressed as
____________. - Correct Answers -Descriptions.
The types of research that attempts to record what happens in the classroom without
attempting to manipulate any variable is called ___________ research. - Correct
Answers -Descriptive
A case study is an investigation of __________. - Correct Answers -One person or
group over a specific period of time.
Research that is designed to determine the relations between two variables is a(n)
____________ study. - Correct Answers -Correlational
A correlation is a statistical description indicating the __________. - Correct Answers -
Direction and strength of a relationship.
A positive correlation between two factors indicates that the factors ________. - Correct
Answers -Tend to increase or decrease together.
The type of research that attempts to establish cause and effect relationships is a(n)
____________ study. - Correct Answers -Experimental.
Findings considered statistically unlikely to have occurred by chance are described as
___________. - Correct Answers -Significant.
Current beliefs about teaching the gifted ________. - Correct Answers -View both
acceleration and enrichment is beneficial.
In their definition of giftedness, Renzulli and Reis added the affective characteristic of
________. - Correct Answers -Task commitment.
Essay:
Discuss the problems or issues that most concern beginning teachers today. Which one
of those concerns would be most important to you personally? - Correct Answers -
Handwrite answer.
True or False
A key element in a research experiment is random assignment of participants to groups.
- Correct Answers -False.
