In a true experiment
a. the control group receives the treatment
b. the subjects are randomly assigned to the control and experimental groups
c. both the control and experimental groups receive the treatment
d. it is not necessary to control for the Hawthorne effect
Ques. 2One reason why teachers have to formulate learning objectives before teaching is to ensure that each student is taught and achieves the most important points of the lesson.
a. True
b. False
Ques. 3A major reason for stating learning objectives at the planning stage of teaching is to make sure
a. no important topics of the subject-matter content are left out.
b. items based on the subject-matter content are not too difficult.
c. the level of achievement students should attain by the end of the instructional period is clear.
Ques. 4Which of the following is LEAST desirable for a list of learning objectives for a unit you plan to teach?
a. The learning objectives are relevant to your state's published standards.
b. The learning objectives fit with your school's philosophy.
c. The list includes all desirable outcomes for the course, including minor ones.
d. The list includes only objectives that you have the resources available to teach.
Ques. 5What is missing from the following statement of a specific learning objective? The student should understand the functions of the parts of a flower.
a. The content
b. The performance
c. The student
Ques. 6Whether the results of the study can be generalized to other subjects in other settings is a question relating to
a. internal validity
b. external validity
c. content validity
d. construct validity
Ques. 7Which criterion for stating specific learning objectives is missing in the following statement of a learning objective? The student should be able to read well.
a. The content
b. The performance
c. The student
Ques. 8Those variables that are not controlled, accounted for, or included in a study by the researcher and that could
serve as alternate explanations for the findings are called
a. proxy variables
b. extraneous variables
c. treatment variables
d. exogenous variables
Ques. 9With regard to the revised Bloom's taxonomy of learning objectives, the statement, The student will be able to distinguish between evaluation and measurement, is an example of what cognitive process?
a. Apply
b. Analyze
c. Understand