The idea that personality development follows a predictable pattern with identifiable benchmarks best reflects the
a. principle of formal operations.
b. law of psychosocial development.
c. heredity versus environment issue.
d. epigenetic principle.
Ques. 2If more than 20-25 percent of the questionnaires are not returned after a number of follow-up attempts, the researcher should
a. select another sample and mail them the questionnaire.
b. interview a small random sample of the non-respondents.
c. terminate the survey at this point.
d. weight the results in proportion to the response rate.
Ques. 3Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory is useful for teachers
a. who instruct elementary school children, but it is not practical for teachers of college students.
b. who design lesson plans for preschool children, but it is not very useful for instruction with primary and secondary grade children.
c. who believe that children's development is influenced more strongly by genetics than by cultural factors.
d. because it suggests that children play an active role in their own development.
Ques. 4The cover letter for a mailed questionnaire should
a. avoid setting a time limit for return of the questionnaire.
b. avoid reference to the respondent's status.
c. emphasize the survey's importance.
d. explain briefly the expected findings.
Ques. 5What is a reflective teacher? Provide an example of how a reflective teacher might behave, and explain in your example how a reflective teacher illustrates teaching as an art and a science.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 6Compared with a longitudinal survey, an important advantage of a cross-sectional survey is
a. the information is collected at several points in time.
b. the data may be collected more quickly.
c. the size of the sample needed is smaller.
d. All of these are true.
Ques. 7Summarize the arguments that have been made for teaching as an art and for teaching as a science. Then explain how these two views can be combined.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 8What is wrong with the following Likert-type scale item? The university needs to provide additional computer clusters, and the student technology fee should be increased to provide the necessary funds.
a. Unclear c. Uses jargon
b. Too long d. Double-barreled
Ques. 9Explain why the limited focus of research, the complexity of teaching and learning, and the selection and interpretation of data are complicating factors in the study of behavior and thought processes.
What will be an ideal response?
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