Question 1

When her 10-year-old son comes home from school, Mrs. Calder sits down with him and organizes his homework. She makes a list for him of what to tackle first and what to put off until later. She does not ask her son to help with this task. Mrs. Calder

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A)   is helping her son develop planning strategies.
B)   is helping her son with his utilization deficiency.
C)   might be robbing her son of opportunities to plan.
D)   might be creating an effective strategy use for her son.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

The phonics approach to reading

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A)   claims that as long as reading is kept meaningful, children will be motivated to discover the specific skills they need.
B)   stresses the relationship between letters and sounds, thus enabling children to decode words.
C)   stresses an appreciation for word concepts in a story context.
D)   allows children to decipher meanings of words by reading the words around them.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

In Mrs. Hayes's fourth grade classroom, students with learning difficulties work alongside typical students for part or all of the school day. Mrs. Hayes's classroom is

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A)   ability grouped.
B)   inclusive.
C)   a resource room.
D)   constructivist.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Many U.S. teachers emphasize

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A)   the application of abstract concepts to real-life situations.
B)   rote memorization and repetitive drills.
C)   higher-level thinking.
D)   analysis and synthesis of new information.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Mrs. Nixon guides the overall process of learning in her classroom, but no other distinction is made between adult and child contributors: All participate in joint endeavors and have the authority to define and resolve problems. Mrs. Nixon is using a ____________ approach to instruction.

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A)   traditional
B)   communities of learners
C)   constructivist
D)   reciprocal teachingE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Define cognitive self-regulation. Why does it develop gradually? How can parents help foster it?

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School-age children often have difficult...

Question 7

Cross-cultural research suggests that

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A)   compared to non-Western societies, comprehension of conservation in Western societies is greatly delayed.
B)   among the Hausa of Nigeria, the most basic conservation tasks, such as number and length, are understood as early as age 4.
C)   taking part in everyday activities helps children master conservation and other Piagetian problems.
D)   Hausa and American children attain conservation at about the same age.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Heather is lining up crayons in order from shortest to longest. This skill is known as

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A)   continuum of acquisition.
B)   centration.
C)   conservation of length.
D)   seriation.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Around age ____, IQ becomes more stable than it was at earlier ages, and it correlates well with academic achievement.

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A)   3
B)   4
C)   6
D)   8E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 10

The IQ gap between middle-SES and low-SES American children is about _____ points.

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A)   3
B)   6
C)   9
D)   12E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

In teaching mathematics, teachers should focus on

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A)   computation drills alone.
B)   number sense alone.
C)   a blend of the drill in computing and number sense methods.
D)   rote memorization of math facts and rules.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Mrs. Markie, a first-grade teacher, believes that, from the beginning, children should be exposed to text in its complete form so that they can appreciate the communicative function of written language. Mrs. Markie takes a ___________ approach to teaching reading.

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A)   whole-language
B)   phonics
C)   reciprocal
D)   hierarchicalE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Which type of child-teacher relationship is most likely to lead to a negative self-fulfilling prophecy?

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A)   a quiet, withdrawn student with a teacher in an open classroom
B)   a low-achieving student with a teacher who publicly compares children
C)   a high-achieving student with a teacher in a traditional classroom
D)   a low-achieving student with a teacher in an open classroomE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Define emotional intelligence. How is it assessed? How can teachers promote it?

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Question 15

In Ms. Adkins classroom, children participate in a wide range of challenging activities with teachers and peers, with whom they jointly construct understandings. As children appropriate the knowledge and strategies generated through working together, they become competent, contributing members of their classroom. Ms. Adkins has a ________ classroom.

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A)   social-constructivist
B)   traditional
C)   constructivist
D)   Piagetian-basedE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

On the basis of cross-cultural research, some investigators have concluded that the forms of logic required by Piagetian tasks

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A)   emerge earlier in collectivist than individualist cultures.
B)   emerge spontaneously in children from diverse cultures.
C)   are heavily influenced by heredity.
D)   are heavily influenced by training, context, and cultural conditions.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Explain the educational benefits of a small class size in early elementary school.

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In a large field experiment of more than...

Question 18

Thad is sensitive to the sounds, rhythms, and meaning of words. According to Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, Thad should consider which of the following careers?

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A)   therapist
B)   navigator
C)   composer
D)   journalistE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Nora's teacher thinks she has a behavior problem. As a result, Nora starts to believe that she is a troublemaker and begins to act out in the classroom. This is an example of a(n)

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A)   educational self-fulfilling prophecy.
B)   stereotype threat.
C)   collaborative identification.
D)   educational bias.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Children who are expert in an area

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A)   are highly motivated.
B)   acquire knowledge slowly, but accurately.
C)   have difficulty making sense of information that is outside their area of expertise.
D)   have difficulty organizing information.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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The phonics approach to reading

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In teaching mathematics, teachers should focus on

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In Mrs. Hayes's fourth grade classroom, students with learning difficulties work alongside typical students for part or all of the school day. Mrs. Hayes's classroom is

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Many U.S. teachers emphasize

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Cross-cultural research suggests that

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Children who are expert in an area

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Mrs. Markie, a first-grade teacher, believes that, from the beginning, children should be exposed to text in its complete form so that they can appreciate the communicative function of written language. Mrs. Markie takes a ___________ approach to teaching reading.

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On the basis of cross-cultural research, some investigators have concluded that the forms of logic required by Piagetian tasks

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Heather is lining up crayons in order from shortest to longest. This skill is known as

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Thad is sensitive to the sounds, rhythms, and meaning of words. According to Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, Thad should consider which of the following careers?

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Define cognitive self-regulation. Why does it develop gradually? How can parents help foster it?

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