The Tallying of a Small Sample of the Total Number

question 66

Multiple Choice

The tallying of a small sample of the total number of replies to a particular question in order to construct coding categories for open-ended questions is known as:

• A) recoding.
• B) test tabulation.
• C) data entry.
• D) production coding.

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Definitions:

Attribution Retraining

A cognitive-behavior modification intervention based on the theory that students’ causal explanations for why they are performing well or poorly have implications for their behavioral persistence, expectancies for future performance, and emotional reactions to success and failure. The goal of attribution retraining is to increase students’ behavioral persistence while performing tasks.

Causal Explanations

Reasoning that seeks to understand the cause-and-effect relationships between variables or events.

Behavioral Persistence

Continuation of behavior even in the face of obstacles or after the initial motivation has gone.

Self-instruction Training

A cognitive behavioral technique where individuals are taught to guide their own actions through self-directed statements or questions.