The Study Of Human Development

Question 1

Reflective practitioners

Answer 1

Teachers who think back over situations to analyse what they did and why, and to consider how they might improve teaching and learning for their students

Question 2

Expert teachers

Answer 2

Experienced, effective teachers who have developed solutions for common classroom problems so that students actively engage in learning. Their knowledge of teaching process and content is extensive and well-organised

Question 3

Role of educational psychology

Answer 3

To understand human development.
To understand human learning.
To use the scientific method to generate empirical findings to support the development of principles and theory.

Question 4

Descriptive studies

Answer 4

Studies that collect detailed information about specific situations, often using observation, surveys, interviews, recordings, or a combination of these methods.

Question 5

Correlational studies

Answer 5

Statistical descriptions of how closely two variables are related

Question 6

Experimental studies

Answer 6

Research method in which variables are manipulated and the effects recorded

Question 7

Single group experimental studies

Answer 7

Systematic interventions to study effects with one person or group

Question 8

Microgenetic studies

Answer 8

Detailed observation and analysis of changes in a cognitive process as the process unfolds over several days or weeks