FTCE Reading K-12 Competency 1

Validity is

• how sound the research is in both the design and methods.

• the degree of consistency in the measure.

• associated with a KWL chart.

• associated with schema (background).

Internal validity refers to

• whole language techniques integrated into classroom instruction.

• the degree of consistency in the measure.

• how well a study is conducted.

• how a relatable the findings are to the real world.

External validity refers to

• how well a study is conducted.

• a whole language approach to reading instruction.

• a framework a person uses to make sense of the world.

• how applicable the findings of a study are to the real world.

A study is considered reliable when it

• yields findings applicable to Piaget's theory.

• yields similar results under similar conditions after being conducted repeatedly.

• is performed by experts in the field.

• is cited in Google Scholar.

Check all that apply to the theorist Jean Piaget.

• He is associated with the KWL chart.

• Is known for his Zone of Proximal Development theory.

• He is known for his 4-stage theory of cognitive development (sensorimotor, pre-operational, concrete-operational, formal-operational)

• He believed that schema was the basic building block of intelligent behavior.

Check all that are associated with the theorist Lev Vygotsky.

• Theory on social development.

• Universal grammar

• Zone of Proximal Development

• Scaffolding is essential in the reading process.

Check all the apply. Noam Chomsky

• created the KWL chart.

• is associated with the Zone of Proximal Development.

• is known for his theory called universal grammar.

• believed that language is innate in humans.

Frank Smith is known for the

• constructivism reading theory.

• whole language approach to reading instruction.

• Zone of Proximal Development theory.

• idea that building background is primary in reading instruction.

Whole language

• focuses on phonics as the foundation of reading instruction.

• is the same as the Zone of Proximal Development.

• encourages students to pursue authentic reading and writing experiences.

• is built around activating background knowledge.

Check all the apply. Louise Rosenblatt is known for

• universal grammar

• constructivism

• reading response journals

• relating text to self