Chapter 1 Quiz Flashcards
What characteristic applies to gender
Socially constructed
Cross-sectional and longitudinal are two types of _____ design
Quasi experimental
If a teacher came to you for advice, when would you tell them to implement educational psychology practices?
When making daily classroom decisions
True or false - The best practices for classroom management from several generations ago are still very relevant today
False
True or false - the population must be determined before the sample is selected
True
Educational psychology provides a foundation of ______-based knowledge
Evidence
True or false - Best practices and education or list of specific strategies
False
Case studies in ethnographic studies are two types of _____ research
Descriptive
What is an example of ethnicity?
Language
The foundation of education is taking a common sense approach to teaching
False
Mrs. Hsieh is a teacher who is curious about the effects of age on reading comprehension. She gives an advance assignment to her classes, then compares the 10-year-old scores with the nine-year-old scores to see if there’s a significant difference. How would you describe the research of Mrs. Hseih
Quasi experimental
True or false - people with physical disabilities are a minority group
True
Comparing which two groups qualifies as longitudinal research design
Children at six months old and then again in kindergarten
What is the best way for a teacher to approach differences between groups?
Be aware of personal biases and assumptions
True or false - To be considered a minority group, a group of people must be underrepresented when compared to the number of majority group members
False
A researcher is using an experimental design to study the effects of caffeine on attention span by measuring student ability to complete a puzzle. What is the independent variable?
Caffeine
You randomly selected a group of university students for research study, but some of them are not interested in participating. What kind of bias is being demonstrated?
Volunteer bias
If you were conducting descriptive research, what kind of outcome can you expect?
A report
What is the term for a person who identifies with their biological sex?
Cis gender
You give a puzzle to a class of second graders in a group of fourth graders and then compare their average completion times. What kind of research design are you implementing?
Cross-sectional
