Learning, Teaching, and Educational Psychology

In 2010, what percentage of the people living in the United States were born outside of the country?

What is the term for a teacher's belief that he or she can reach even difficult students to help them learn?

According to the study by Sanders and Rivers, what is a key conclusion about the impact of teacher effectiveness?

Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching includes a domain called 'Planning and Preparation'. Which of the following components belongs to this domain?

What type of research study allows educational psychologists to go beyond predictions and actually study cause and effect?

Which historical figure, a student of William James, founded the Laboratory School at the University of Chicago and is considered the father of the progressive education movement?

A researcher finds that students with more landscaped lawns at their homes tend to have higher school achievement. This relationship is an example of what?

What is the term for an established relationship between two or more factors that is supported by a body of research?

What type of research design involves intensively studying cognitive processes while change is actually occurring, often observing a few children over several weeks?

In the MET (Measures of Effective Teaching) Project, what three measures, used together, were identified as a valid and reliable way of assessing teaching?

According to the Point/Counterpoint debate, what is a primary criticism of basing educational practices solely on scientific evidence from randomized trials?

A single-subject experimental design that observes a baseline period (A), tries an intervention (B), removes it (A), and then reinstates it (B) is known as what?

Research by Sandra Graham on helping lower-achieving students found what outcome when teachers provide help before students ask for it?

What is the primary purpose of qualitative research methods like case studies and ethnographies?

In the MET Project study, what was the suggested weighting for student gains on standardized tests in assessing teacher effectiveness?

According to the study by Hamre and Pianta, the quality of the teacher-student relationship in what grade was found to predict academic and behavioral outcomes through the eighth grade?

What is the term for a research study that meets most criteria for a true experiment but in which the participants are not assigned to groups at random?

In research, what does it mean if a result is described as statistically significant at the p < .01 level?

A teacher-researcher who focuses on a specific problem in their own classroom and conducts a problem-solving investigation is engaging in what type of research?

Which of the following is NOT one of the 19 high-leverage teaching practices identified by the TeachingWorks project?

How does the chapter define educational psychology?

What is the primary difference between a longitudinal and a cross-sectional research study?

According to the summary of student diversity, approximately what percentage of American children lived in poverty in 2013?

What does a correlation of –1.00 between two variables indicate?

In the 'What Is Good Teaching?' section, the teacher Ken is described as using technology to connect lessons to real life by having students learn about ocean ecosystems through what method?

In the first decade of the 20th century, the study of educational psychology was heavily influenced by the work of William James and his students, focusing primarily on what?

What is a main characteristic of teachers who have a high sense of efficacy?

The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act was the most recent authorization of which earlier act, first passed in 1965?

A key concern for beginning teachers, which tends to shift as they gain experience, is a focus on what?

In Lily Wong's (1987) study where subjects were shown 12 research findings (6 correct, 6 opposite) and asked to pick the correct ones, what was the result for 8 of the 12 findings?

What is the scientific meaning of a 'theory' as used in educational psychology?

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, by 2050, what group will comprise about one quarter of the U.S. population?

The research finding that a study's results are unlikely to have occurred by chance is referred to as being what?

Which of the following is NOT a component in Domain 2: Classroom Environment from Danielson’s Framework for Teaching?

In the study of teacher-student relationships by Roorda and colleagues (2011), the connection between positive teacher relationships and student engagement was found to be especially strong for which group of students?

The research method pioneered by Jean Piaget that uses open-ended questioning to probe a child's responses and understand their thinking is called a what?

Among teens, what percentage had a cell phone in 2012, with about one third of these being smartphones?

What type of research uses words, dialogue, events, and images as data with the goal of exploring specific situations in depth?

The Obama Administration's 2010 'Blueprint for Reform' for reauthorizing NCLB described how many main priorities?

According to research presented in the chapter, an important conclusion from teacher efficacy research is that efficacy grows from what?

A researcher who actually participates in the group they are studying to understand events from the perspectives of the people in the situation is using what method?

In the Los Angeles study of beginning teachers by Gordon and colleagues, students working with the top 25 percent of teachers gained an average of how many percentile points compared to similar students?

What is the term for a problem-solving investigation focused on a specific problem in a classroom or school, often conducted by teachers themselves?

The term 'empirical' in the context of research means what?

One of the five priorities in the Obama Administration's 'Blueprint for Reform' was 'Raise the bar and reward excellence,' which was supported by what series of competitive grants?

The research by Lee and Shute that synthesized thousands of studies on student learning grouped the factors that support achievement into what two major categories?

What does a correlation of about .00 between two factors, such as weight and number of languages spoken, indicate?

What is the key element that distinguishes a quasi-experimental study from a true experimental study?

In the summary of 'What is Good Teaching?', Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching is described as having how many components organized into four domains?

According to the 'Is It Just Common Sense?' section, research on accelerating academically gifted students has found what long-term effects?