Which of the following best describes experts' estimates of the impact that technology will have on ...

Which of the following best describes experts' estimates of the impact that technology will have on education over the next several years?
 
  a. Technology will present both potential benefits and challenges for teachers, and the extent to which it influences learning will depend on the expertise of the teacher using it.
  b. Technology will revolutionize teaching; in 10 years teaching won't resemble the way it exists today.
  c. The influence of technology on teaching will largely be limited to using the Internet to access information.
  d. Research suggests that technology is having a negative impact on learning because of the amount of time students spend on activities such as texting and playing video games.

Ques. 2

Each of the statements, taken separately, is best described as:
 
  a. a demonstration.
  b. a principle.
  c. a fact.
  d. a case study.

Ques. 3

Teresa Walker is a second-grade teacher in a large urban elementary school. Her students take a state test near the end of the school year to determine their learning progress. Teresa's year-end evaluation is determined in part by the amount her students improve, such as moving from the 50th to the 60th percentile in reading during the academic year.
  The overall process Teresa is experiencing best illustrates which of the following?
 
  a. Accountability
  b. High-stakes assessment
  c. Value-added modeling
  d. Standards-based instruction

Ques. 4

The process of requiring students to demonstrate that they have met standards, and making teachers responsible for ensuring that students do indeed meet the standards is best described as:
 
  a. value-added modeling.
  b. standards-based education.
  c. assessment.
  d. accountability.

Ques. 5

Of the following, what best describes the three related statements?
 
  a. Combined, they illustrate a theory.
  b. Combined, they illustrate experimental research.
  c. Combined, they illustrate critical decision making.
  d. Combined, they illustrate pedagogical content knowledge.

Ques. 6

Identify an important limitation of correlational research, and provide an example that illustrates this limitation.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Ques. 7

Research in education has received a considerable amount of criticism over the years, with its lack of impact on classroom practice being one of the most important. It is both surprising and depressing that many educators cannot think of a single research output or can think of only trivial outputs that meet this most practical and important outcome of research (Anderson & Shattuck, 2012, p. 18).
  Which of the following types of research has become prominent in response to these criticisms?
 
  a. Descriptive research
  b. Action research
  c. Design-based research
  d. Qualitative research