Regarding Teaching Methods for Concepts and Specific Skills in Science

question 18

Multiple Choice

Regarding teaching methods for concepts and specific skills in science and social studies, all of the following statements are true, EXCEPT:

• A)there are times when skills necessary for a task need to be directly taught at the start of the lesson. ​
• B)the learning environment should be a safe place for students to take risks.
• C)purposeful learning extensions should be on hand for students who need to move on with less direction.
• D)only students with limited skills in reading need time for exploration and discovery.

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Definitions:

Random Sample

A selection of individuals from a population where each person has an equal chance of being chosen, ensuring the sample’s representativeness of the population.

Sampling Distribution

How likely different outcomes of a statistic are, based on data collected randomly.

T-statistic

A type of statistic used in hypothesis testing, calculated from sample data to assess the strength of the evidence against the null hypothesis.

Z-score

A Z-score is a statistical measurement describing the number of standard deviations a data point is from the mean of a data set, used in standardizing data and for hypothesis testing.