Author Question: The body of information and skills that is unique to an area of study, such as law, medicine, or ... (Read 8 times)

saliriagwu · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

The body of information and skills that is unique to an area of study, such as law, medicine, or teaching is best described as:

a. professional knowledge.
b. expert knowledge.
c. background knowledge.
d. formal knowledge.

Question 2

A research team from a nearby university collaborates with Zoe Gomez, a middle school teacher, to examine the impact of supplemental text organizers, such as concept maps, on students' reading comprehension of written text. A series of studies are conducted in Zoe's classroom with her students, and each study's design depends in part on the results of the previous study.
Of the following, which type of research is best illustrated by this description?

a. Descriptive research
b. Qualitative research
c. Action research
d. Design-based research