Author Question: Ms. Rodriguez notices that a large percentage of her students' spelling test scores are low. She ... (Read 107 times)

swpotter12 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Ms. Rodriguez notices that a large percentage of her students' spelling test scores are low. She wonders if a new individualized spelling approach will improve her second graders' spelling skills. She decides to use a differentiated spelling program that a colleague has shared with her and implements it during the second nine weeks of school. She keeps a record of her students' spelling test scores and talks with each student about their thoughts about the new spelling program. At the end of the nine weeks, she compares the spelling scores of the second nine weeks with the spelling scores of the first nine weeks. She finds that all of the students' scores have increased. She also sees from her conversations with her students that they enjoy the differentiated program and think that they are learning to spell better. She decides to continue the differentiated spelling program for the third nine weeks. What practice is Ms. Rodriguez using?

a. Observation
b. Action research
c. Running records
d. Anecdotal records

Question 2

Mr. Jones, a physical education teacher, notices that some of his students are better basketball players than others. He wonders if having a basketball net at home fosters the development of basketball skills. He gives his students a short survey that asks them if they have a basketball net at home. Sure enough, Mr. Jones finds that the better basketball players are more likely to have a net at home. He concludes that having a basketball net at home facilitates the development of basketball skills. Is his conclusion appropriate?

a. Yes, because he used random assignment.
b. No, because he didn't conduct an experimental study.
c. No, because his study wasn't conducted in a scientific laboratory.
d. Yes, provided that his students responded truthfully to the survey.