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1. Describe the relationship existing
between principle and law. (2)
2. The primary goal of educational
psychology is data based methods and materials. Describe the
remaining three goals of educational psychology. (3)
a. Research plays a critical role
in the goals of educational psychology. A level/dimension of
one of the goals of educational psychology, though, can be achieved
WITHOUT research. Which is it? (2). __________________
Bonus: Explain why (2)
3. What is the difference between:
Basic and applied research
(2)
Descriptive and experimental
research (2)
Experimental and control groups
(2)
4. List and describe three types of
descriptive research studies (6)
5. List the three types of correlations: ______________. __________________,
__________________ (3). Which goal
of educational psychology do correlational studies most directly
address? ___________________ (2)
6. Mr. Wilkens, a 5th grade math teacher,
teaches in a school where students compete for grades. He wants
to find out if competition between students for grades is more
effective than a classroom situation where all students in the
class can earn an A if they all master the objectives presented.
He randomly assigns his students to two groups. Both groups
receive the same instruction over the same material. However,
one group is told that only the students who score in the top
10% on the tests will get an A in the class.
The type of grading system Mr. Wilkens uses is the study's ______________________(2).
The students' performance on the tests is which type of variable? (2) _______________
The students who compete for grades are the study's ___________ group. (2)
7. Ms. Jones gave each of her students the Wide Range Achievement Test. She made charts showing mean and range for the students in both vocabulary and math (the test's content areas) according to the following groupings:
Sex SES PARENTS IN HOME
M
F LO MD HI ONE TWO
MATH
VOCAB.
A. Which type of study did she probably
run. (DCE) (2)
B. Identify the types/classes of
variables she used. (ind.; perf. dep.; demo. dep.) (2)
8. Define external validity. (2)
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