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| Valdosta State University | UNIT 9 | |
30 pts.
1. Describe the relationship existingbetween principle and law. (2) BOTH ARE PRODUCTS OF RESEARCH.A PRINCIPLE DESCRIBES A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO OR MORE VARIABLE THAT'SBEEN EST. THROUGH EMPIRICAL RESEARCH. A LAW RESULTS WHEN A STUDY HAS BEENREPLICATED FREQUENTLY AND THE PRINCIPLE HOLDS TRUE FOR DIFF. SETTINGS ANDPARTICIPANTS. SO, A LAW IS A MORE WIDELY APPLICABLE PRINCIPLE.
2. The primary goal of educationalpsychology is data based methods and materials. Describe the remainingthree goals of educational psychology. (3) CONTROL (EXP.'LY ALTERPERF.), UNDERSTANDING (KNOWING-BASED ON THEORY OR RESEARCH) HOW OR WHYAN EVENT OCCURS, AND PREDICTION (BEING ABLE, AS A RESULT OF COR. AND/OREXP. STUDIES, TO STATE WHEN AN EVENT IS LIKELY TO OCCUR.
a. Research plays a critical rolein the goals of educational psychology. A level/dimension of one of thegoals of educational psychology, though, can be achieved WITHOUT research.Which is it? (2). UNDERSTANDING Bonus: Explain why (2)BECAUSE OUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHY/HOW SOMETHING OCCURS CAN BE BASED ON BELIEF,GOOD/BAD UNTESTED THEORIES, OR ON RESEARCH.
3. What is the difference between:
Basic and applied research(2) APPLIED ATTEMPTS TO LEARN MORE WHILE SOLVING A PROBLEM; BASICISN'T FOCUSED ON SOLVING A PROBLEM
Descriptive and experimentalresearch (2) DESC. STUDIES ONLY DESCRIBE EVENTS; EXPL. STUDIESEST. CAUSE AND EFFECT; DEC. USE ONLY DEP.VAR.S; EXP'L USE DEP. AND INDE.
Experimental and control groups(2) EXP.'L GROUP IS EXPOSED TO TRT.; CONTL. SERVES AS A STANDARDOF COMPARISON (THEY DON'T GET TRT.)
4. List and describe three types ofdescriptive research studies (6)
NAT. OB.-COL. OBS.'L DATA IN PARTICPANTS' HOMEENVIR.
SURVEYS- INSTRUMENTS TO MEASURE BELIEFS
STAN. TSTS.-INSTRUMENTS THAT MEASURE APT. ANDABIL.
CASE STUDIES-SUBJECTIVE STUDIES OF EVENTS DURINGA TIME FRAME.
5. List the three types of correlations:NULL/ZERO; POSITVE; & NEGATIVE (3). Describe ONE of the3. (2) NULL-NO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VARIABLES; POSITIVE-AS ONE CHANGESTHE OTHER DOES TOO AND IN THE SAME DIRECTION; NEGATIVE- AS ONE CHANGESSO DOES THE OTHER BUT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
6. There are three types of variablesused in research. Independent variables and two types of dependent variables.
Define independent variable and ONEof the types of dependent variables. (4)
IND. VAR.- THE TRT. USED IN ANEXPERIMENT TO SEE HOW/IF IT CHANGES THE PARTICIPANTS' PERFORMANCE.
DEMOGRAPIC D.V.-PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTICSSUCH AS AGE, RELIGION, ETC.
PERFORMANCE D.V. - THE MEASUREMENTSOF THE PARTICIPANTS' ACTIONS.
8. Define external validity. (2)
THE EXTENT TO WHICH RESULTS FROM A STUDY CANBE APPLIED TO OTHER SETTINGS/PARTICIPANTS, ETC.
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Last Updated: July 15, 1997