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Psychology of Education (EDUC 210)

CYK_1: Submission Review

Student ID: 40249594

First Name: Hyun-Ji

Last Name: Myung

Started on: 2023-06-02 2:53:25 PM

Completed on: 2023-06-02 3:22:20 PM

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Check Your Knowledge Module 1

Question 1: The use of the 'common sense' approach to teaching is viewed by educational psychologists as...

(1 Point)
a. Appropriate in most circumstances.
b. Inappropriate unless supported by research.
c. More reliable than scientific judgments
d. The main factor that differentiates experts from novices.

Feedback: Correct! Educational psychologists view the 'common sense' approach to teaching as
inappropriate and potentially misleading unless supported by research. As illustrated by the
examples in the textbook, common sense ideas often do not work in the expected manner
when applied in classrooms.

Question 2: Which relationship BEST describes the impact of teacher preparation on the quality of teaching?

(1 Point)
a. There is no relationship between teacher preparation and quality of teaching.
b. Teacher preparation and certification are the strongest predictors of student engagement.
c. A teacher teaching outside of their major in their teaching field has no significant relationship with student
achievement in math and in reading.
d. The higher the percentage of teachers teaching outside their field, the lower students’ achievement tends
to be.

Question 3: According to the Woolfolk et al. text, which would be the biggest limitation facing student
teachers?
(1 Point)

a. Student teaching does not allow prospective teachers to be as reflective about their teaching as they could
be.
b. Student teaching often occurs during periods when prospective teachers are busy with their own
coursework.
c. Student teaching does not prepare prospective teachers very well for starting off a school year with a new
class.
d. Student teaching is often carried out in classrooms that utilize classroom management strategies that a
prospective teacher may not believe in.

Feedback: Explanation: Consistent with the 'reality shock' experienced by new teachers as they take
their first job and face all their responsibilities with their new class, student teachers, too, are
not really prepared for the beginning of a school year with a new class.

Question 4: A researcher participates in a class over a two-month period and analyzes the strategies the
teacher employs to maintain discipline. This research is an example of what specific type of
(1 Point) research study?

a. Cross-sectional
b. Ethnography
c. Experimental
d. Longitudinal

Feedback: Explanation: Ethnographic studies involve an intensive examination of real-life contexts

(such as schools or classrooms) through observations. In this example, the researcher spent
two months observing the teacher and recording descriptions of the discipline techniques
employed. There is no indication that the researcher is a participant observer in the research.

Question 5: What type of correlation coefficient is likely to be obtained between reading ability and running
ability of high-school students?
(1 Point)

a. Close to zero
b. Either +1.00 or -1.00
c. Strong positive
d. Weak negative

Question 6: A researcher reports that students who have the highest test scores in school tend to be more
involved in extracurricular activities than are other students. What specific type of research study
(1 Point) must have been conducted?

a. Correlational
b. Descriptive
c. Ethnographic
d. Experimental

Feedback: Explanation: The researcher conducted a correlational study. The purpose is to determine
the relationship between test scores and extracurricular activities. Ethnographic studies are
another specific type of descriptive research. NO treatment is being manipulated; thus, the
research is NOT experimental.

Question 7: Random assignments would be most critical in what type of research?

(1 Point)
a. Case study
b. Correlational
c. Descriptive
d. Experimental

Feedback: Explanation: By randomly assigning subjects to treatments and evaluating the treatments,
experiments are designed to study cause and effect. Unlike descriptive studies, changes
made in an experimental study can be attributed to the treatments introduced, because all
other relevant factors are intended to be controlled. In correlational studies, usually only one
group of subjects is studied on a variety of factors. A cross-sectional study typically involves
several groups of subjects who are then compared on a variety of factors. Such studies are
not experimental.

Question 8: Dr. Patterson concludes from her research that using a systematic study strategy CAUSED good
grades for students assigned to a particular group. For this conclusion to be valid, the type of
(1 Point) research that was performed must have been what type of study?

a. Correlational
b. Descriptive
c. Experimental
d. Observational

Feedback: Explanation: Dr. Patterson can infer cause and effect only from experimentation.
Correlational research and observational research provide descriptive results that do not
support causal relations. However, these latter two types of research can often lead to
questions that can be studied by means of experimental research.

Question 9: According to Woolfolk et al., good theories...

(1 Point)
a. Explain and predict perfectly.
b. Are less scientific compared to ten years ago.
c. Can give you a new way of thinking about problems.
d. Offer all the answers.

Feedback: Explanation: Few theories are able to explain and predict perfectly, or offer all the answers. A
good theory, however, will provide a new framework for thinking about problems. For
example, a good theory of classroom management might provide new insights about
discipline problems, give you tools for creating solutions to many different problems, or
predict what might work in new situations (i.e., different classroom contexts, different
populations of students, etc.).

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