Consider the Questionnaire Items Below as You Answer the Following

question 15

Multiple Choice

Consider the questionnaire items below as you answer the following questions.
1. Age ______
2. Total years teaching 1-5_____ 6-10 ______ 11-15 ______16-20 _______
3. 21-25 __________ more than 25 _______
4. School ____________
5. Number of children in your average-sized class _______
6. Do you agree that class size negatively affects instruction
SA A U D SD
7. Please list the ways in which class size effects your instruction
-Item 2 is an example of a ____________ type of item.

• A) Likert
• B) open-response
• C) semantic differential
• D) checklist

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Definitions:

Efficiency Wages

Wages set above the market equilibrium to increase productivity, reduce turnover, and enhance loyalty among employees.

Shirking

The behavior of avoiding work or responsibilities, often in a workplace setting, which can lead to inefficiency and diminished productivity.

Complex Economy

An economic system featuring a wide variety of industries, products, and services, often with a high degree of interdependence among them.

Efficiency Wages

A theory that suggests firms pay their employees higher wages than the market equilibrium to increase productivity and efficiency.