Question 1

Pedagogy
-Newbury is a 3rd grade teacher. After presenting her class with a new idea or concept, she asks the class to participate by sharing their own ideas and experiences. Which instructional technique does this describe?

Accepted Answer

Mrs. Newbury is using discussion. Class discussions further learning by allowing students to share ideas and experiences and benefit from classmates' ideas and experiences. Questions and debates may occur. Each student should have stronger knowledge of the subject after class discussion.

Question 2

Pedagogy
-Owens is a college math professor. During each class period, he explains what he expects his students to learn. Which instructional technique does this describe?

Accepted Answer

Mr. Owens is using lecture to teach his class. Lecture consists of instructor giving verbal information and instructions while students listen. Some amount of lecture is important in all stages of education. Lectures tend to become longer and more dominant in later years of education.

Question 3

Pedagogy
-Newbury is a 3rd grade teacher. After teaching her class about the food chain, she takes them to the playground and leads them in an activity where children pretend to be different animals on the food chain. Which instructional technique does this describe?

Accepted Answer

Mrs. Newbury is using simulation to teach her class. A simulation is an activity that simulates a real life event. In this example, the children's game simulates the food chain. Of course, nobody is eaten but each student gains a greater understanding of the food chain.

Question 4

Pedagogy
-Newbury is a 3rd grade teacher. After learning about colonial times, the students write and perform skits based on what they learned. Which instructional technique does this describe?

Accepted Answer

Mrs. Newbury is using role play to teach her class. Role play gives students an opportunity to act out new information. In this example, the students read about colonial life and listened to their teacher lecture. Role playing gives them an opportunity to further understand the information presented by thinking about it on a personal level.

Question 5

Pedagogy
-Primm is a teacher who strives to be the best teacher she can be. She routinely works with other professionals to further develop policies and curricula and to foster staff development. What component of pedagogy does this describe?

Accepted Answer

Engagement in the learning community involves working with other professionals to further develop policies and curricula and to foster staff development. This can include working with other educators in the school or connecting with teachers in other cities, states, and even countries. Engagement in the learning community may also involve knowledge of programs in the community that can benefit students and the learning community as a whole.

Question 6

Pedagogy
-Newbury is a 3rd grade teacher. After she asks her class questions, she waits five full seconds before accepting answers. Which instructional technique does this describe?

Accepted Answer

Mrs. Newbury is using wait time, a technique of waiting several seconds before accepting answers to a question. Allowing for wait time increases the length of student responses, and failure to respond decreases. This technique encourages students by increasing confidence, allowing them to put more thought into answers and to ask more questions.

Question 7

Pedagogy
-In 1968, Iowa schoolteacher Jane Elliot conducted a famous experiment on the children in her class. Mrs. Elliot segregated the brown-eyed children from the blue-eyed children and told the class that the blue-eyed children were superior. The blue-eyed children were given privileges, such as increased recess time and extra food at lunch. The brown-eyed children had to wear brown fabric around their necks so they could be easily identified on the playground. The blue-eyed children began treating the brown-eyed children as inferior almost immediately, taunting them and ordering them around. The next day, the roles were reversed and the class was instructed that the brown-eyed children were superior. The brown-eyed children began behaving accordingly. What does this experiment illustrate?

Accepted Answer

Jane Elliot's experiment is an example of The Pygmalion effect, which describes how a person performs according to expectations placed on them. In this example, Jane Elliot told the children that the blue-eyed children were superior to the brown-eyed children. Immediately, the children of both eye colors behaved as if it were so. The Pygmalion effect is common in education, where children often perform to the expectations of their teacher.

Question 8

Pedagogy
-Lee is a junior high schoolteacher. She is told that her first period English class is an honors class and that the students are high achievers. She is also told that her second period class is remedial and the students had previously failed English courses. Mrs. Lee plans her class work accordingly, challenging the honors class and assigning remedial work to the struggling class. At the end of the term, the honors class performs much better than the remedial class. Mrs. Lee is then told that the students in both classes are average and performed the same in previous assessments. What does this experiment illustrate?

Accepted Answer

Mrs. Lee's response to her students is an example of the Pygmalion effect, a phenomenon in which a person fulfills the expectations placed on them. In this example, Mrs. Lee believed that there was a disparity between the abilities and performance of her two classes. The class that she challenged performed better than the class she treated as remedial.

Question 9

Pedagogy
-Primm is a teacher who strives to be the best teacher she can be. She believes that knowledge should be accessible to all students and that all students can learn. She adjusts her professional practice based her students' knowledge, abilities, and interests. What component of pedagogy does this describe?

Accepted Answer

Commitment to students and their learning involves making knowledge accessible to all students and believing that all students can learn. It also involves adjusting professional practice based on students' knowledge, abilities, and interests. This can be done by providing extra tutoring time to students who need it, recommending books to students based on personal interests, and referring students to special programs as needed.

Question 10

Pedagogy
-Primm is a teacher who strives to be the best teacher she can be. Since she teaches multiple subjects to her class, she takes continuing education classes to make sure she is knowledgeable in every subject she teaches. What component of pedagogy does this describe?

Accepted Answer

Having knowledge of subjects taught requires a commitment to acquire new knowledge when necessary. Since Mrs. Primm teaches multiple subjects to one class, she makes sure her skills are sharp and her knowledge is current. A common way to maintain knowledge of subjects taught is to engage in continuing education courses. It could also involve collaborating with other professionals.

Question 11

Pedagogy
-Primm is a teacher who strives to be the best teacher she can be. She schedules parent-teacher conferences twice a year so she can discuss student progress with parents. She also monitors progress so that she can easily identify problems. What component of pedagogy does this describe?

Accepted Answer

Responsibility for the management of student learning begins with an engaging, appropriate curriculum. The next step is to be aware of and monitor student work. Communication between teacher, student, and parents should stay open. Responsibility to management of student learning also involves referral to special programs when necessary.

Question 12

Pedagogy
-Primm is a teacher who strives to be the best teacher she can be. She selects class curricula based on her personal knowledge and experience combined with what is recommended by current practices and research. What component of pedagogy does this describe?

Accepted Answer

This is an example of systematic thinking. Systematic thinking about teaching practices requires a combination of experience and knowledge of current research. It also requires a desire to become better and to expand one's own knowledge, even if it means trying something unfamiliar.

Question 13

Research Design and Analysis
-Craig is a psychological researcher. After a research study, he collects the data and organizes it so that others can understand his findings. Which branch of statistical methodology does this describe?

Accepted Answer

Descriptive statistics is a method of organizing data and making it understandable. Descriptive statistics describes a group of numbers from a study. Descriptive statistics is different from inferential statistics, which draws conclusions and makes inferences based on the information gathered.

Question 14

Research Design and Analysis
-Craig is a psychological researcher. After a research study, he examines the data that has been gathered and draws conclusions based on the information. He also makes inferences based on the information. Which branch of statistical methodology does this describe?

Accepted Answer

Inferential statistics draws conclusions and makes inferences based on the information gathered in a study. Inferential statistics is different than descriptive statistics, which is a method of organizing data and making it understandable.

Question 15

Research Design and Analysis
-Erin surveyed the age of students in her 1st grade class and created a graph to organize her findings. Most of the students were six years old, but a few were five and a few were seven. When she graphed these findings, her graph looked like a bell shaped curve. What type of distribution does this describe?

Accepted Answer

The normal distribution, also called the normal curve, is a mathematical distribution with the majority of results in the middle and some on either end. Some small studies do not produce a normal curve, but it is believed that with a large enough sample, all studies can produce a normal curve.

Question 16

Research Design and Analysis
-Colleen is conducting a study about the opinions of women voters in her city. Because she cannot talk to every woman in her city, she asks 50 women to complete her survey. What term describes the individuals in Colleen's study?

Accepted Answer

The sample population is the part of a population for which information is gathered. In this example, Colleen is unable to survey every female registered voter in her town. However, she can expect that the range of ideas among the 50 women she surveys will likely represent those held by the rest of the women voters in the community.

Question 17

Research Design and Analysis
-Ripley is testing a new drug to treat depression. She predicts "Drug X will improve depressive symptoms in adults who take it for 12 weeks." What is Dr. Ripley's prediction called?

Accepted Answer

The research hypothesis is a prediction of the outcome based on the researcher's theory. In this example, Dr. Ripley predicts, based on her research and knowledge of the drug X, that it will improve depressive symptoms after 12 weeks. Once a study has been completed, Dr. Ripley will know whether or not her prediction is correct.

Question 18

Research Design and Analysis
-Ripley is testing a new drug to treat depression. She predicts "Drug X will not improve depressive symptoms in adults who take it for 12 weeks, compared to adults who do not take drug X." What is Dr. Ripley's prediction called?

Accepted Answer

The null hypothesis predicts that there will be no difference between populations during the course of a research study. The null hypothesis is the opposite of the research hypothesis, which predicts change. The results of a study can only support the null hypothesis or the research hypothesis. Both hypotheses cannot be correct. Once a study has been completed, Dr. Ripley will know whether or not the null hypothesis is correct.

Question 19

Research Design and Analysis
-Peiffer recently conducted a study on marital satisfaction. After surveying 100 married couples, she found that couples who commit to a date night once a week report higher marital satisfaction than those who do not date weekly. What term describes Dr. Peiffer's findings?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Peiffer's finding support a correlation between regular date nights and marital satisfaction. However, her findings cannot predict whether the dates contribute to marital satisfaction, or if happy couples are more likely to date. It is also unknown whether or not a third variable shared by the happy couples in the study, such as having more money or time, contributes to both dating and marital satisfaction. Therefore, the correlation does not prove causation.

Question 20

Research Design and Analysis
-Peiffer recently conducted a study on marital satisfaction. After surveying 100 married couples, she found that couples who commit to a date night once a week report higher marital satisfaction than those who do not date weekly. She was unsure whether the dates contributed to marital satisfaction, or if happy couples were more likely to date. To further investigate her findings, she asked 50 unhappy couples to date once a week. After 12 weeks, she found that all of the couples reported an increase in marital satisfaction. What term describes Dr. Peiffer's findings?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Peiffer's finding support a correlation between regular date nights and marital satisfaction and suggests that those regular dates may be the cause. Her findings predict that dates contribute to marital satisfaction.

Quiz 3: CLEP: Educational Psychology

Pedagogy -Newbury is a 3rd grade teacher. After presenting her class with a new idea or concept, she asks the class to participate by sharing their own ideas and experiences. Which instructional technique does this describe?

Pedagogy -Owens is a college math professor. During each class period, he explains what he expects his students to learn. Which instructional technique does this describe?

Pedagogy -Newbury is a 3rd grade teacher. After teaching her class about the food chain, she takes them to the playground and leads them in an activity where children pretend to be different animals on the food chain. Which instructional technique does this describe?

Pedagogy -Newbury is a 3rd grade teacher. After learning about colonial times, the students write and perform skits based on what they learned. Which instructional technique does this describe?

Pedagogy -Primm is a teacher who strives to be the best teacher she can be. She routinely works with other professionals to further develop policies and curricula and to foster staff development. What component of pedagogy does this describe?

Pedagogy -Newbury is a 3rd grade teacher. After she asks her class questions, she waits five full seconds before accepting answers. Which instructional technique does this describe?

Pedagogy -Primm is a teacher who strives to be the best teacher she can be. Since she teaches multiple subjects to her class, she takes continuing education classes to make sure she is knowledgeable in every subject she teaches. What component of pedagogy does this describe?

Pedagogy -Primm is a teacher who strives to be the best teacher she can be. She schedules parent-teacher conferences twice a year so she can discuss student progress with parents. She also monitors progress so that she can easily identify problems. What component of pedagogy does this describe?

Pedagogy -Primm is a teacher who strives to be the best teacher she can be. She selects class curricula based on her personal knowledge and experience combined with what is recommended by current practices and research. What component of pedagogy does this describe?

Research Design and Analysis -Craig is a psychological researcher. After a research study, he collects the data and organizes it so that others can understand his findings. Which branch of statistical methodology does this describe?

Research Design and Analysis -Craig is a psychological researcher. After a research study, he examines the data that has been gathered and draws conclusions based on the information. He also makes inferences based on the information. Which branch of statistical methodology does this describe?

Research Design and Analysis -Colleen is conducting a study about the opinions of women voters in her city. Because she cannot talk to every woman in her city, she asks 50 women to complete her survey. What term describes the individuals in Colleen's study?

Research Design and Analysis -Ripley is testing a new drug to treat depression. She predicts "Drug X will improve depressive symptoms in adults who take it for 12 weeks." What is Dr. Ripley's prediction called?

Research Design and Analysis -Ripley is testing a new drug to treat depression. She predicts "Drug X will not improve depressive symptoms in adults who take it for 12 weeks, compared to adults who do not take drug X." What is Dr. Ripley's prediction called?