Task 1 Quiz

To fully take advantage of what educational psychology has to offer, it is important for teachers to

• Evaluate how much common-sense they have and apply it to their teaching style

• Understand scientific research and how they can incorporate it into their classroom practice.

• Follow their instincts when faced with issues that arise in the classroom

• When contemplating instructional strategies, the obvious choice is most likely best.

______ are classroom strategies derived from scientific research.

• Best practices

• Common-sense practices

• Evaluative practices

• Educational practices

Which best describe the three key elements of every educational psychology research study?

• Protocols, variables, method

• Samples, measures, designs

• Hypotheses, evidence, conclusions

• Thesis, antithesis, synthesis

This measures the strength of the relationship between two variables on a common scale. Usually expressed as d.

• Raw Data

• Statistical Significance

• Normal Curve

• Effect Size

Two students in Mr. Patterson’s class have not been getting along for most of the semester. Mr. Patterson assumes that if he has the two students sit at opposite ends of the classroom, the issue between them will resolve. What kind of teaching approach is Mr. Patterson using?

• Obviousness

• Knowledgeable

• Behavioral

• Research-based

Why are best practices constantly changing?

• Teachers cannot decide which strategy in the classroom is best.

• Best practices are not constantly changing.

• Best practices change as new research findings present teachers with more effective strategies.

• Students will get bored if they experience the same strategies every year

Which of the following can be represented on a normal curve?

• Percentile Rank

• Standard deviation

• Mean

• All of the above

One of the following is not a benefit of using a meta-analysis

• They are cost effective.

• They allow for Increases in sample size and greater generalizability to larger populations.

• Provide ways to quantify the summaries from multiple studies.

• They are highly complex but can be conducted using any one of a number of downloadable apps.

Which of the following describes an aspect of randomization?

• It is irrelevant when attempting to generalize results to a larger population.

• It is an important consideration when choosing participants from an entire population.

• It would never involve something so basic as a coin toss.

• It is used in assigning subjects to experimental groups but never used in selecting subjects from a population.

Which most accurately describes the best method for ensuring a sample is representative?

• Use a structured sample

• Assure the sample is theoretically sound

• Use a random sample

• Use scientifically based research