WGU D307 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAM / D307-
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY WGU LATEST 2024 EXAM
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According to the Woolfolk text, which of the following is true of expert teachers? -
ANSWER: They judge their success based on their students' achievements
According to James Popham, the law No Child Left Behind - ANSWER: will effect the
lives of teachers every day
The concerns of educational psychology are distinctive in that they - ANSWER: relate
to improving learning and instruction
Use of the "common sense" approach to teaching is viewed by educational
psychologists as - ANSWER: inappropriate unless supported by research
Wong's research indicated that when individuals read a research result, they tended
to - ANSWER: find the results more obvious than originally thought.
Research on acceleration for bright children suggests that acceleration is generally -
ANSWER: beneficial for these children at all age/grade levels
When studies are based only on observations, the results should be expressed as -
ANSWER: descriptions
A case study is an investigation of - ANSWER: one person or group over a specific
period of time
A correlation is a statistical description indicating the - ANSWER: direction and
strength of a relationship
A researcher participates in a class over a two-month period and analyzes the
strategies the teacher employs to maintain discipline. This research is an example of
what specific type of research study? - ANSWER: ethnography
A researcher concludes from his study that, on a typical school day, students spend
only 50 percent of their time engaged in learning. What specific type of research
must have been conducted in order for this conclusion to be valid? - ANSWER:
descriptive
A positive correlation between two factors indicates that the factors - ANSWER: tend
to increase or decrease together
, What size or direction of correlation coefficient is likely to be obtained between
children's ages (from five to 13 years) and the distance that they can long jump? -
ANSWER: positive
A researcher reports that students who have the highest test scores in school tend to
be more involved in extracurricular activities than are other students. What specific
type of research study must have been conducted? - ANSWER: correlational
Random assignments would be most critical in what type of research? - ANSWER:
experimental
When a result from a research project involving an experimental design is reported
in the literature as significant, this result - ANSWER: is unlikely to have occurred by
chance
What type of research participants should researchers use for studies of cause-and-
effect relationships? - ANSWER: random samples
A researcher finds that students who were given computers to use at home
demonstrated greater independent learning skills than a comparable group that was
not selected to receive home computers. What type of research study was probably
designed for this conclusion to be valid? - ANSWER: experimental
An explanation of how we remember things that we have learned is called a -
ANSWER: theory
According to the law No Child Left Behind - ANSWER: states have some say in
defining "proficiency" for students
(T/F) Sanders and River's (1996) research shows that the effects of good teaching
produce additional achievement gains for lower-achieving students - ANSWER: true
(T/F) Unlike playing chess, expertise in teaching is mainly a function of style rather
than knowledge. - ANSWER: false
(T/F) As teachers' experience grows, they tend to become more likely to judge their
success by their students' successes - ANSWER: true
(T/F) Rigorous scientifically based research has been through a review by a journal or
panel of experts - ANSWER: true
(T/F) The major concern of new teachers is that their knowledge of their subjects is
limited - ANSWER: false
(T/F) Negative correlations are typically weaker than positive correlations. -
ANSWER: false
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY WGU LATEST 2024 EXAM
ALL 170 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH WELL
ELABORATED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED VERSION
2024|ALREADY GRADED A+ ASSURED
According to the Woolfolk text, which of the following is true of expert teachers? -
ANSWER: They judge their success based on their students' achievements
According to James Popham, the law No Child Left Behind - ANSWER: will effect the
lives of teachers every day
The concerns of educational psychology are distinctive in that they - ANSWER: relate
to improving learning and instruction
Use of the "common sense" approach to teaching is viewed by educational
psychologists as - ANSWER: inappropriate unless supported by research
Wong's research indicated that when individuals read a research result, they tended
to - ANSWER: find the results more obvious than originally thought.
Research on acceleration for bright children suggests that acceleration is generally -
ANSWER: beneficial for these children at all age/grade levels
When studies are based only on observations, the results should be expressed as -
ANSWER: descriptions
A case study is an investigation of - ANSWER: one person or group over a specific
period of time
A correlation is a statistical description indicating the - ANSWER: direction and
strength of a relationship
A researcher participates in a class over a two-month period and analyzes the
strategies the teacher employs to maintain discipline. This research is an example of
what specific type of research study? - ANSWER: ethnography
A researcher concludes from his study that, on a typical school day, students spend
only 50 percent of their time engaged in learning. What specific type of research
must have been conducted in order for this conclusion to be valid? - ANSWER:
descriptive
A positive correlation between two factors indicates that the factors - ANSWER: tend
to increase or decrease together
, What size or direction of correlation coefficient is likely to be obtained between
children's ages (from five to 13 years) and the distance that they can long jump? -
ANSWER: positive
A researcher reports that students who have the highest test scores in school tend to
be more involved in extracurricular activities than are other students. What specific
type of research study must have been conducted? - ANSWER: correlational
Random assignments would be most critical in what type of research? - ANSWER:
experimental
When a result from a research project involving an experimental design is reported
in the literature as significant, this result - ANSWER: is unlikely to have occurred by
chance
What type of research participants should researchers use for studies of cause-and-
effect relationships? - ANSWER: random samples
A researcher finds that students who were given computers to use at home
demonstrated greater independent learning skills than a comparable group that was
not selected to receive home computers. What type of research study was probably
designed for this conclusion to be valid? - ANSWER: experimental
An explanation of how we remember things that we have learned is called a -
ANSWER: theory
According to the law No Child Left Behind - ANSWER: states have some say in
defining "proficiency" for students
(T/F) Sanders and River's (1996) research shows that the effects of good teaching
produce additional achievement gains for lower-achieving students - ANSWER: true
(T/F) Unlike playing chess, expertise in teaching is mainly a function of style rather
than knowledge. - ANSWER: false
(T/F) As teachers' experience grows, they tend to become more likely to judge their
success by their students' successes - ANSWER: true
(T/F) Rigorous scientifically based research has been through a review by a journal or
panel of experts - ANSWER: true
(T/F) The major concern of new teachers is that their knowledge of their subjects is
limited - ANSWER: false
(T/F) Negative correlations are typically weaker than positive correlations. -
ANSWER: false
