Provide an Appropriate Response

question 63

Essay

Provide an appropriate response.
-At a school there are two different math classes of the same age. The two classes have different teachers. The school principal is interested in gauging the effectiveness of two different teaching methods and asks each teacher to try one of the methods. At the end of the semester both classes are given the same test and the results are compared. In this experiment, what is the variable of interest? Give some examples of variables which could be confounding variables.

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Definitions:

Do Your Best Goal

A type of goal setting where individuals are encouraged to give their best effort without specific, measurable objectives.

Process Theories

Theories in psychology and management that focus on how people perceive and respond to different inputs and how this influences motivation and behavior.

Performance-Avoid Goal Orientation

A preference to avoid negative judgments about the outcome of one’s performance.

Performance-Prove Goal Orientation

A preference to obtain favourable judgments about the outcome of one’s performance.