Biology Forums - Study Force

The No Child Left Behind Act mandates that federal dollars may be spent only on instructional methods and materials that
 
  a. have scientifically-based evidence of their effectiveness.
  b. have demonstrated that they meet the needs of the local community.
  c. challenge students to expand their competence.
  d. demonstrate a high moral standard.

Ques. 2

J. M. Rice found that
 
  a. children who spent 40 minutes per day studying spelling learned considerably more than those who spent 10 minutes per day.
  b. children who spent 40 minutes per day studying spelling learned considerably less than those who spent 10 minutes per day.
  c. the question was impossible to answer.
  d. many of the words children were required to spell had little practical value.

Ques. 3

Previous research has shown that changing answers on a multiple-choice test has resulted in
 
  a. more gains than losses.
  c. about as many gains as losses.
  b. more losses than gains.
  d. more wrong to wrong than anything else.

Ques. 4

The statement that you have about one chance in ten thousand of scoring a passing 12 or more correct in a 20 item test through shear guessing was made through
 
  a. authority.
  c. inductive reasoning.
  b. deductive reasoning.
  d. inspiration.

Ques. 5

Scientific research differs from other ways of knowing in that research
 
  a. can be verified.
  b. deals with objective data. c.
  leads to theories with wide applicability.
  d. results in irrefutable knowledge.
  e. a, b, and c

Ques. 6

Which of the following is a limitation of authority as a source of knowledge?
 
  a. Authorities are fallible.
  b. Authorities often disagree among themselves.
  c. Authorities may be biased and subjective.
  d. All of these are true

Answer to #1

A

Answer to #2

D

Answer to #3

A

Answer to #4

B

Answer to #5

E

Answer to #6

D

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