OOPS Test

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OOPS Test

• Ormrods Introduction to
• Educational Psychology
• Concepts and Content

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DIRECTIONS Read each statement then decide if
each statement is true or false. Mark your
response on a sheet of paper.

• ___Most children 5 years and older are natural
  learners they know the best way to learn
  something without having to be taught how to
  learn it.

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• 2. ___When we compare boys and girls, we find
  that both groups are, on average, very similar in
  their mathematical and verbal aptitudes.

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• 3. ___The best way to learn and remember a new
  fact is to repeat it over and over again.

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• 4. ___Although students initially have many
  misconceptions about the work, they quickly
  revise their thinking once their teacher presents
  new information that contradicts what they
  believe.

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• 5. ___Students often misjudge how much they know
  about a topic.

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• 6. ___Taking notes during a lecture usually
  interferes with learning more than it helps.

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• 7. ___When a teacher rewards one student for
  appropriate behavior, the behavior of other
  students may also improve.

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• 8. ___Anxiety sometimes helps students learn and
  perform more successfully in the classroom.

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• 9. ___When we have children tutor their
  classmates in academic subject matter, we help
  only the students being tutored the tutoring
  students gain little from this interaction.

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• 10. ___The ways in which teachers assess
  students learning influence what and how the
  students actually learn.

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OOPS Test ANSWERS

• 1. Most children 5 years and older are natural
  learners they know the best way to learn
  something without having to be taught how to
  learn it.
• F

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• 2. When we compare boys and girls, we find that
  both groups are, on average, very similar in
  their mathematical and verbal aptitudes.
• T

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• 3. The best way to learn and remember a new fact
  is to repeat it over and over again.
• F

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• 4. Although students initially have many
  misconceptions about the work, they quickly
  revise their thinking once their teacher presents
  new information that contradicts what they
  believe.
• F

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• 5. Students often misjudge how much they know
  about a topic.
• T

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• 6. Taking notes during a lecture usually
  interferes with learning more than it helps.
• F

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• 7. When a teacher rewards one student for
  appropriate behavior, the behavior of other
  students may also improve.
• T

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• 8. Anxiety sometimes helps students learn and
  perform more successfully in the classroom.
• T

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• 9. When we have children tutor their classmates
  in academic subject matter, we help only the
  students being tutored the tutoring students
  gain little from this interaction.
• F

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• 10. The ways in which teachers assess students
  learning influence what and how the students
  actually learn.
• T