A surprising study showed that students are engaged in meaningful academic learning for about __________ hours per day of actual quality learning time.
a. 1 and one-half
b. 2
c. 2 and one-half
d. 3
Question 2
Which one of the following alternatives best illustrates action research?
a. A university professor and two of her graduate students conduct systematic observations of kindergarten's turn-taking behaviors on the playground.
b. A middle school math teacher gives his students quizzes every Friday because he knows that frequent quizzes will encourage students to study regularly.
c. After a first-grade teacher completes a research project for her master's thesis, she presents her findings at a national teaching conference.
d. A high school principal conducts a survey to find out what kinds of after-school activities students would most like to have available at their school.