EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAM
1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED
A+)
No Child Left Behind - ANSWERStudents in 3rd-8th grade as well as once in high
school must take standardized achievement tests in reading, math, science and
based on these scores, schools were judged to determine if students were making
adequate yearly progress toward becoming proficient in subjects tested
According to Woolfolk, what are some effective ways to increase student self-
esteem? - ANSWERTeachers feedback, grading practices, evaluations and
communication of caring for students
Definition of Parenting styles and the types - ANSWERThe ways of interacting with
and disciplining children
Authoritarian: high control, little warmth: Mrs. Ford
Authoritative: high control, high warmth: mom and dad
Uninvolved: low control, low warmth: Mrs. H
Permissive: low control, low warmth: Mrs. O
Microsystem - ANSWERFirst and smallest, Childs immediate relationships and
activities immediate friends, family members, teachers, activities of play and learning
at school
Educational Psych - ANSWERGoals of it are to understand and to improve the
teaching and learning processes; these psychologists use knowledge and methods
of psychology and other related disciplines to study learning and teaching in
everyday situations. "A distinct disciple with its own theories, research methods,
problems and techniques"
Ethnography - ANSWERStudying the naturally occurring events in the life of a group
to understand the meaning of these events to the people involved
Descriptive studies - ANSWERTheir purpose is simply to describe events in a
particular class or several classes
Case study - ANSWERInvestigates one person or situation in depth
Correlations- positive and negative - ANSWERPositive: 2 factors increase or
decrease together
Negative: increases in one factor are related to decreases in the other
Statistical significance - ANSWERThings probably didn't happen simply by chance (p
< .05: the result reported could happen by chance less than 5 times out of 100)
, Participants/Subjects - ANSWERThe people being studied (such as teachers or 8th
grades)
Theory - ANSWERAn interrelated set of concepts that is used to explain a body of
data and to make predictions about the results of future experiments
What is a correlation coefficient? What would a CC of 0.10 indicate? A CC of 0.90? -
ANSWERA # that indicates both the strength and the direction of a relationship
between 2 events or measurements (closer the correlation is to either 1.00 or -1.00,
the stronger the relationship), ex: 0.10 represents a weak or small association, 0.90
represents a stronger or larger correlation
Why are random assignments so essential in experimental research? -
ANSWERThis is done to make sure that groups of participants are the same by
assigning each person to a group using a random procedure (each participant has
an equal chance of being in any group)
The nature of theories - ANSWERTheories offer perspectives for analyzing almost
any situation that may arise: theories can explain how language develops, how
differences in intelligence occur, how people learn, etc. based on systematic
research and are the beginning and ending points of the research cycle
Experimental designs - ANSWERAllows educational psychologists to go beyond
predictions and study cause and effect. Instead of just observing and describing an
existing situation, the investigators introduce changes and note the results
What do educational psychologists think about the "common sense" approach in
teaching? Is it acceptable, why or why not? - ANSWERThey do more than just
"discovering the obvious." "The issue is not what sounds sensible but what is
demonstrated when the principal is put to test in the research"
How should the results of an observational study be reported? - ANSWERThis
allows the researcher to actually participate in group to understand the actions from
the perspectives of the people in the situation
What is self-concept? What is true of older children's self-concepts? - ANSWEROur
perceptions of ourselves-how we see our abilities, attitudes, attributes, beliefs and
expectations.
Older children: cynical, less optimistic, more realistic
What age group might have the most difficulty assessing others' intentions? -
ANSWERYounger children ?
Can you explain what a collective monologue is? - ANSWER2 or more children
playing in close proximity. May be playing 2 different games and commenting on
them and taking turns vocalizing but about 2 different things
1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED
A+)
No Child Left Behind - ANSWERStudents in 3rd-8th grade as well as once in high
school must take standardized achievement tests in reading, math, science and
based on these scores, schools were judged to determine if students were making
adequate yearly progress toward becoming proficient in subjects tested
According to Woolfolk, what are some effective ways to increase student self-
esteem? - ANSWERTeachers feedback, grading practices, evaluations and
communication of caring for students
Definition of Parenting styles and the types - ANSWERThe ways of interacting with
and disciplining children
Authoritarian: high control, little warmth: Mrs. Ford
Authoritative: high control, high warmth: mom and dad
Uninvolved: low control, low warmth: Mrs. H
Permissive: low control, low warmth: Mrs. O
Microsystem - ANSWERFirst and smallest, Childs immediate relationships and
activities immediate friends, family members, teachers, activities of play and learning
at school
Educational Psych - ANSWERGoals of it are to understand and to improve the
teaching and learning processes; these psychologists use knowledge and methods
of psychology and other related disciplines to study learning and teaching in
everyday situations. "A distinct disciple with its own theories, research methods,
problems and techniques"
Ethnography - ANSWERStudying the naturally occurring events in the life of a group
to understand the meaning of these events to the people involved
Descriptive studies - ANSWERTheir purpose is simply to describe events in a
particular class or several classes
Case study - ANSWERInvestigates one person or situation in depth
Correlations- positive and negative - ANSWERPositive: 2 factors increase or
decrease together
Negative: increases in one factor are related to decreases in the other
Statistical significance - ANSWERThings probably didn't happen simply by chance (p
< .05: the result reported could happen by chance less than 5 times out of 100)
, Participants/Subjects - ANSWERThe people being studied (such as teachers or 8th
grades)
Theory - ANSWERAn interrelated set of concepts that is used to explain a body of
data and to make predictions about the results of future experiments
What is a correlation coefficient? What would a CC of 0.10 indicate? A CC of 0.90? -
ANSWERA # that indicates both the strength and the direction of a relationship
between 2 events or measurements (closer the correlation is to either 1.00 or -1.00,
the stronger the relationship), ex: 0.10 represents a weak or small association, 0.90
represents a stronger or larger correlation
Why are random assignments so essential in experimental research? -
ANSWERThis is done to make sure that groups of participants are the same by
assigning each person to a group using a random procedure (each participant has
an equal chance of being in any group)
The nature of theories - ANSWERTheories offer perspectives for analyzing almost
any situation that may arise: theories can explain how language develops, how
differences in intelligence occur, how people learn, etc. based on systematic
research and are the beginning and ending points of the research cycle
Experimental designs - ANSWERAllows educational psychologists to go beyond
predictions and study cause and effect. Instead of just observing and describing an
existing situation, the investigators introduce changes and note the results
What do educational psychologists think about the "common sense" approach in
teaching? Is it acceptable, why or why not? - ANSWERThey do more than just
"discovering the obvious." "The issue is not what sounds sensible but what is
demonstrated when the principal is put to test in the research"
How should the results of an observational study be reported? - ANSWERThis
allows the researcher to actually participate in group to understand the actions from
the perspectives of the people in the situation
What is self-concept? What is true of older children's self-concepts? - ANSWEROur
perceptions of ourselves-how we see our abilities, attitudes, attributes, beliefs and
expectations.
Older children: cynical, less optimistic, more realistic
What age group might have the most difficulty assessing others' intentions? -
ANSWERYounger children ?
Can you explain what a collective monologue is? - ANSWER2 or more children
playing in close proximity. May be playing 2 different games and commenting on
them and taking turns vocalizing but about 2 different things
