Quiz 1

Question 1

6 critical concepts of SPED at PSU

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Scaffolding Instruction
Collaboration and Teaming
Individualization
Data-Based Decision Making
Inclusion and Diversity
Leadership and Advocacy

Question 2

Peer Reviewed Definition

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A procedure in which each paper is submitted to a research journal and critiqued by several scientists who then submit their criticisms to an editor

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Primary Source Definition

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written by people who are carrying out the study, original articles, communicates the methods and results directly

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Secondary Source Definition

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reviews, summarizes or discusses research conducted by others

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Experimental Design

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investigators have control over 1 or more variable and manipulate 1 factor to see if it has an impact

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2 necessary qualities of effective research

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replication and pubic verifiability

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convergence of evidence

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when two or more independent sources point to the same conclusion

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Operationism

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the idea that concepts in scientific theories must in some way be grounded in, or linked to, observable events that can be measured.

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Non- Experimental Design

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no experimental manipulation or control of factors that may influence subjects

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Randomized Control Trial

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Studies that randomly assign individuals to an intervention or control group, in order to measure effects of the intervention

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Single Subject Design

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Experiment with a single person or a few individuals, uses a baseline as a “control”, useful when attempting to change behavior

Question 12

Describe the Falsifiability Criterion

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In order for a theory to be acknowledged as true it must have the ability to be disproven. In order to be a testable theory, it must have implications for actual events in the natural world

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Systematic Empiricism

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tructured observation of the natural world, usually theory driven

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What is Operational Definition?

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Removes the concept from the feelings/intuitions of a particular individual and allows it to be tested by anyone who can carry out the measurable operations…. translates a concept to a measurement

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Reliability

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consistency of a measuring instrument; whether you would arrive at the same measurement is you measured the same construct several times

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Validity

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whether an instrument is measuring what it is supposed to be measuring

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5 stages of Teaching and Learning:

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Acquisition
Fluency
Maintenance
Generalization
Adaptation

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Acquisition

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students ability to preform a newly learned skill

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Fluency

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The rate at which students accurately preform a response

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Maintenence

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Student is able to recall and use the skill

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Generalization

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Student can use skill in other contexts

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Adaptation

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Student modifies skill to apply in different contexts

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5 big Ideas of Reading

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Phonological Awareness
Alphabetic Principle
Fluency
Comprehension
Vocabulary

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Phonological Awareness

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sounds, students learn words are made up by smaller pieces

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Alphabetic Principle

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letter-sound correspondence, phonics

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Fluency

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blending letters to create words

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Comprehension

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ability to extract meaning from text

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quantitative research

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uses #s, measurements, deductive logic

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qualitative research

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This type of research “refers to the meanings, concepts definitions, characteristics, metaphors, symbols, and description of things”

Question 30

convergence of evidence

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when 2 or more independant sources point towards the same conclusion.