EDU 220-CSN

The primary focus of educational psychology is to:

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The primary focus of educational psychology is to:

understand how human factors influence learning

What is the primary reason teaching is considered complex work?

Teachers require a wide range of knowledge and skills

The complexity of teaching:

may be attributed to the quantity and quality of decisions which need to be made

With respect to teaching pedagogy, teachers should read professional journals because they:

provide reports on scientific experiments

Why are professional journals important to the scientific study of education?

Dissemination of research results allows replication of studies

Why is the scientific study of education described as "the hardest-to-do science"?

The variables to be studied are complex and not easy to measure

To be considered successful from the perspective of scientific inquiry, an instructional program should:

demonstrate positive research outcomes

How can a scientific basis be applied to good teaching?

There is a usable body of scientific research findings about teaching

What does the term "flexible teaching" mean?

doing the right thing at the right time to reach students

What does the term "teaching as inquiry" refer to?

a process for questioning and reflecting upon teaching practices