EdPsych Exam 3 Practice Problems

Joan is a student in Mr. Johnson's class. Mr. Johnson notices that Joan has been doing more of her homework lately and raising her hand more often when he asks questions to the entire class. Mr. Johnson concludes that Joan has more motivation. This viewpoint is best explained by which theoretical view of motivation?
A) Humanistic theories
B) Behavioral theories
C) Cognitive theories
D) Sociocultural theories

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Given Mr. Johnson's theoretical viewpoint for Joan's increased motivation, what strategy is he most likely to try to maintain or increase her motivation?
A) Offer cooperative learning experiences for her.
B) Arouse her curiosity with some brain teasers.
C) Tell her that he believes in her ability.
D) Praise her good work.

According to self-determination theory, which of the following teacher behaviors is most likely to meet a student's need for competence?
A) Expressing annoyance in response to the student's failure.
B) Offering help when not asked by the student.
C) Praising all positive performances by the student.
D) Recognizing that problems may be too difficult for the student.

Which statement made by a student is not an example of them trying to protect their sense of self-worth?

A) "That test was too difficult. I think the teacher was trying to trick us."
B) "I could have done better, but I've been feelings sick lately."
C) "I just don't get this stuff. It doesn't matter how hard I try."
D) "I would have got a better grade if tests didn't make me feel so nervous."

Providing learners with experiences that allow them to connect the causes of their success with either increased effort or use of effective strategies is an example of -

A) Addressing Maslow's deficiency needs.
B) Attribution training.
C) Attainment value.
D) An entity view of intelligence.

A school in your neighborhood has recently instituted a program which will provide a reduced-cost breakfast to all students everyday the school is in session. Based on the school's program, which component of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is the school trying to address?

A) Safety Needs
B) Survival Needs
C) Growth Needs
D) Belonging Needs

Rachel has worked very hard on a science project demonstrating the effects of heat and pressure in active volcanoes. She hopes she will get an "A" on this project so that her class grade will be high enough for her parents to take a trip to the Philadelphia Zoo at the beginning of summer break, as promised. Rachel is clearly demonstrating which form of motivation with respect to her learning?
A) Amotivation
B) Extrinsic Motivation
C) Motivational Guilt
D) Intrinsic Motivation

Which attribution about a cause for a performance is outside the learner, can change, and is outside of the learner's control?

A) Ability
B) Effort
C) Luck
D) Task difficulty

Jane, a student in your class, has been really trying hard in class ever since she received C on the midterm. She now always comes to class and office hours and takes notes on the text and the lecture content. According to attribution theory, she most likely attributed her performance on the midterm as:
a. lack of ability.
b. lack of effort.
c. bad luck.
d. task-difficulty.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of performance-oriented learning as discussed in class?
a. An incremental view of ability.
b. Achieving success with minimal effort.
c. Self-evaluation is based on social comparison.
d. Increased likelihood of cheating.

Robert always looks down at his notebook and pretends to take notes when the teacher is looking around the class to call on someone to answer a question. He thinks- "I don't want the teacher to think I'm not smart." This is an example of a: A) Work-avoidance goal B) Mastery goal C) Performance-approach goal D) Performance-avoidance goalDA student is more likely to engage in a task if he or she has: A) High expectancy for success, high task value. B) High expectancy for success, low task value. C) Low expectancy for success, high task value. D) Low expectancy for success, low task value.AIn a mastery-focused learning environment - A) There is a value placed on effort. B) The teacher is oriented toward student performance. C) Errors are viewed as a basis for concern and anxiety. D) Assessments are given to determine grades.AMs. Baker holds her students accountable to high standards as a way of increasing motivation in her classroom. This is an example of - A) Developing metacognition strategies for her students. B) Demonstrating that she is a caring teacher. C) Providing for student task comprehension. D) Providing an introductory focus.BWhich is not an objective for grouping students in the TARGET(T) program for motivation? a. Enhancing social skills b. Broaden social interaction c. Increase competition d. Build an environment of acceptanceCAs Mr. Thomas' students are working on an assigned reading task, he notices that Timmy is staring off into space for a lengthy period. What type of assessment did Mr. Thomas do? a. Formal b. Informal c. Summative d. CognitiveBMs. Kennedy has two different tests in her file to determine her students' level of understanding of basic 6th grade geography concepts. These two tests have a high positive correlation. This is an example of - a. Test-retest reliability b. Alternate forms reliability c. Internal consistency d. External consistencyBA novice math teacher created a test to assess her students' ability to solve mathematical word problems. She found that this test consistently measured her students' reading ability rather than their math ability. Her test is - a. Reliable and valid b. Reliable and invalid c. Unreliable and valid d. Unreliable and invalidBWhat type of assessment requires learners to recall and supply an answer? a. Fill-in the blank b. Multiple choice c. Matching d. True / FalseAWhich assessment technique would best allow the teacher to assess students' psychomotor domain? a. Matching b. Essay c. Project d. PerformanceDThere are several drawbacks to short-answer items. They tend to measure lower level objectives, they also are considered less reliable because: a. They are recall items. b. They are not valid. c. They are select type items. d. They require subjective grading.D"Awesome! Our new teacher is 'grading on the curve'" - shouts Karen. Karen's teacher is most likely using what kind of grading system? a. Criterion-referenced b. Norm-referenced c. Informal assessment d. Standards basedBMs. Chung gives her students a test to determine their reading comprehension strengths and weaknesses. She does this so she may match her instruction to their individual levels of development. What type of standardized test did she administer? a. An intelligence test b. An achievement test c. An aptitude test d. A diagnostic testDSome standardized tests no longer report __________ because they frequently misinterpreted. a. Percentile ranks b. Mean scores c. Grade equivalent scores d. Number of itemsCAdvocates of high-stakes testing claim that they - A) help clarify the goals of the school system. B) make teachers spend too much time helping students practice for the test. C) don't reflect the curriculum being taught. D) have arbitrary cutoff scores.AA student scored at the 88th percentile in mathematics achievement on the national assessment. Of the following, which is an appropriate interpretation of the student's score? A) His T-score is approximately 48. B) His z-score is less than 1. C) His stanine score is approximately 6. D) His score is higher than the mean.DYou are meeting with parents who are trying to interpret their son's stanine band score. However, they seem to have a better understanding of percentile scores. Which percentile band would best describe their son's stanine score 7? a. 12% b. 77 - 88 c. 84.1% d. +0.5 to +1.5BGiven the distribution below, answer the following questions: 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 8 The distribution is: A) uni-modal B) bi-modal C) tri-modal D) multi-modalBGiven the distribution below, answer the following questions: 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 8 The mean of the distribution is: a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 8BGiven the distribution below, answer the following questions: 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 8 The median of the distribution is: a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 8AGiven the distribution below, answer the following questions: 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 8 The range of the distribution is: a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 8CDavid received a raw score of 56. Given a mean of 50, a median of 50, a standard deviation of 4, what is David's z-score? a. -1.5 b. 0.0 c. 1.5 d. 2.5CFrancis wants to present the average mathematics score attained by the participants in her study. She needs to report a measure of: a. dispersion index b. variability c. central tendency d. relative positionCMandy always brags about her SAT math score. She got a 600. Which of the following is accurate regarding Mandy's score? a. Her z-score is negative. b. Her stanine score is 4. c. Her T-score is 60. d. Her percentile score is 88.COne purpose of a norming group is to: a. Describe specifically what content students know and don't know. b. Provide information for decisions about advancement to the next grade. c. Describe student performance in terms of specific criteria. d. Allow educators to compare the progress of their students with others.DMike, a beginning fourth grader, takes a standardized test and gets a grade equivalent score of 5.5. Of the following, the best interpretation of this score is: a. Mike is capable of doing work that is equivalent to the work done by students half way through the fifth grade. b. Mike's score equals the average score obtained by a fifth grader in the fifth month of school. c. Mike is a year and a half ahead of his grade level. d. Mike has the I.Q. of an average fifth grader.BWhich of the following is most closely related to a z-score? a. raw score b. mean c. percentile d. standard deviationDGiven the following: 1, 2, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 8, 9 What can be said regarding this distribution? a. It resembles a normal distribution. b. It is negatively skewed. c. It is positively skewed. d. It is bi-modal.AGiven a person who has a T score of 30 on a norm-referenced assessment, what can we conclude regarding his performance compared to the norm group? The student A) Did well on the assignment. B) Performed average on the assignment. C) Performed within 1 standard deviation of the mean. D) Performed poorly on the assignment.DA score at the mean of the normal distribution represents a stanine of: A) 0 B) 1 C) 5 D) 10CJill correctly answered 15 items on a fifty-item, 150-point biology test correctly. The 15 items represents Jill's a. Raw score b. Percentile score c. Stanine score d. Grade equivalent scoreAGiven the following distribution 1,2,4,4,5,5,5,6,6,8,9 The mode is: A) 2 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6CGiven the following distribution 1,2,4,4,5,5,5,6,6,8,9 The median is: A) 2 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6CGiven the following distribution 1,2,4,4,5,5,5,6,6,8,9 The range is: a. 4 b. 6 c. 8 d. 10CGiven the following distribution 1,2,4,4,5,5,5,6,6,8,9 The mean is: A) 2 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6CA learning (mastery)-focused student will gain the most satisfaction from: a. competing with others. b. social comparisons. c. challenge. d. high grades.CClinton Elementary School provides free breakfast for children from low SES homes. Which of the following theoretical perspectives of motivation suggest most support this practice? A) Behaviorist. B) Cognitive. C) Humanistic. D) Constructivist.CA table of specifications can assist during test construction because it can help address: a. reliability. b. validity. c. reliability and validity. d. neither reliability or validity.COne way to increase the reliability of an assessment is to: a. make it longer. b. make it more subjective. c. make it an essay test. d. use authentic assessment.AOne way to increase the effectiveness of matching test items is to a. lower the level of objective they cover. b. have the same number of stems and options. c. allow answers to be matched more than one time. d. use them only for declarative knowledge.CAccording to research, which of the following best describes why school is often not engaging for minority students? a. Minority students expend more effort working and earning money than do non-minority students. b. Minority students believe teachers are distant and inflexible. c. The school's reward systems are not effectively organized for minority students. d. Teachers tend to not consider student motivation in their planning and teaching.BDexter is given a set of physics problems to do. According to self-efficacy views of motivation, he will have more pride in the task if: a. The problems are challenging but doable. b. He does them quickly. c. Other students in class can't do them all. d. The problems are easy and can be done quickly.AWhen asked about how she will do on the upcoming exam, Julie said, "really well. I'm good at multiple-choice tests. I like the way they make me think." Julie's comment most closely relates to a. Attribution theory. b. Classical conditioning. c. Behavioral reinforcement. d. Mastery orientation.DKristy is a student in Mr. Smith's class. She responds to an easy question and Mr. Smith liberally praises her. If Kristy's reaction is consistent with patterns identified by research, what is her most likely perception of Mr. Smith's praise? a. She will accept the praise as she had a good answer. b. She will think Mr. Smith views her as a high ability student, since he praised her so much. c. She will think Mr. Smith views her as a low ability student, since he praised her so much. d. She will ignore the praise.C

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