Question 1

Mothers who attend school as children are:

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to engage in discussion about health and educational issues involving their children. 
B)  use directive child-rearing methods. 
C)  less likely to accept information from governmental agencies regarding their children's health and development. 
D)  less likely to accept information from the mass media regarding their children's health and development. 
A)  more likely to engage in discussion about health and educational issues involving their children. 
B)  use directive child-rearing methods. 
C)  less likely to accept information from governmental agencies regarding their children's health and development. 
D)  less likely to accept information from the mass media regarding their children's health and development.

Question 2

When nonschooled children are asked to remember materials that are part of a meaningful setting such as furniture location or kinds of animals in a barnyard, their performance:

Accepted Answer

A)  falls below the level of performance typically found for schooled children. 
B)  is like that of their schooled peers. 
C)  does not improve with age. 
D)  improves if they are given training. 
A)  falls below the level of performance typically found for schooled children. 
B)  is like that of their schooled peers. 
C)  does not improve with age. 
D)  improves if they are given training.

Question 3

Even when family income and maternal employment are held constant, children whose families speak Spanish at home are:

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to be enrolled in preschool. 
B)  less likely to be enrolled in preschool. 
C)  just as likely as other children to be enrolled in preschool. 
D)  less influence by preschool. 
A)  more likely to be enrolled in preschool. 
B)  less likely to be enrolled in preschool. 
C)  just as likely as other children to be enrolled in preschool. 
D)  less influence by preschool.

Question 4

What is emergent literacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are the building blocks to learning how to read and write. 
B)  the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are the building blocks to learning how to do math. 
C)  using number words. 
D)  reading beginner books. 
A)  the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are the building blocks to learning how to read and write. 
B)  the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are the building blocks to learning how to do math. 
C)  using number words. 
D)  reading beginner books.

Question 5

Strong relationships have been found between being read to at age fourteen months and language comprehension, vocabulary size, and cognitive functioning at age two years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Current theories about the causes of dyslexia assume that the difficulties arise because of anomalies in brain development. Support for these theories include:

Accepted Answer

A)  children diagnosed with dyslexia showed faster neural processing in the areas of the brain that are specialized for language. 
B)  children diagnosed with dyslexia showed more activation in the areas of the brain that are specialized for language. 
C)  after intense language training, children diagnosed with dyslexia have brain activation patterns similar to those of normal readers. 
D)  the brain activation patterns of children diagnosed with dyslexia does not change even after intense language training. 
A)  children diagnosed with dyslexia showed faster neural processing in the areas of the brain that are specialized for language. 
B)  children diagnosed with dyslexia showed more activation in the areas of the brain that are specialized for language. 
C)  after intense language training, children diagnosed with dyslexia have brain activation patterns similar to those of normal readers. 
D)  the brain activation patterns of children diagnosed with dyslexia does not change even after intense language training.

Question 7

In contemporary hunter-gatherer societies, children tend to learn through:

Accepted Answer

A)  explicit instruction. 
B)  everyday activities. 
C)  school. 
D)  apprenticeships. 
A)  explicit instruction. 
B)  everyday activities. 
C)  school. 
D)  apprenticeships.

Question 8

Which method of diagnosing specific learning disabilities involves identifying a substantial difference between a student's performance on a measure of intellectual functioning and their academic achievement?

Accepted Answer

A)  severe discrepancy 
B)  response to intervention 
C)  patterns of strengths and weaknesses 
D)  overall intellectual functioning 
A)  severe discrepancy 
B)  response to intervention 
C)  patterns of strengths and weaknesses 
D)  overall intellectual functioning

Question 9

Top-down processing is an approach to education that starts with teaching basic skills and moves on to more complex tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is relatively unaffected by schooling?

Accepted Answer

A)  fluency 
B)  memory 
C)  concrete operations 
D)  metacognitive skills 
A)  fluency 
B)  memory 
C)  concrete operations 
D)  metacognitive skills

Question 11

When first graders were compared with children of about the same age who were still in kindergarten, they found that the first graders:

Accepted Answer

A)  did not differ from the kindergartners on a recall task because the children were the same age. 
B)  did not differ from the kindergartners in their overall performance on a recall task but did show evidence of applying strategic knowledge. 
C)  applied strategic knowledge and so performed better on a recall task. 
D)  performed better on a recall task but did not perform better than the kindergartners on standardized mathematics tests. 
A)  did not differ from the kindergartners on a recall task because the children were the same age. 
B)  did not differ from the kindergartners in their overall performance on a recall task but did show evidence of applying strategic knowledge. 
C)  applied strategic knowledge and so performed better on a recall task. 
D)  performed better on a recall task but did not perform better than the kindergartners on standardized mathematics tests.

Question 12

Project Head Start was one result of the war:

Accepted Answer

A)  on drugs. 
B)  in Vietnam. 
C)  on poverty. 
D)  on discrimination. 
A)  on drugs. 
B)  in Vietnam. 
C)  on poverty. 
D)  on discrimination.

Question 13

When first-graders were compared with children of about the same age who were still in kindergarten, the groups did not differ in their performance on a recall task because the children were the same age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Children generally learn the meaning of written text by translating ____________ to ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  graphemes; phonemes 
B)  phonemes; graphemes 
C)  thoughts; sounds 
D)  sounds; words 
A)  graphemes; phonemes 
B)  phonemes; graphemes 
C)  thoughts; sounds 
D)  sounds; words

Question 15

One of the precursors to learning mathematics involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  translating an understanding of specific quantities into number words and symbols. 
B)  translating number words and symbols into an understanding of specific quantities. 
C)  decoding. 
D)  translating graphemes into morphemes. 
A)  translating an understanding of specific quantities into number words and symbols. 
B)  translating number words and symbols into an understanding of specific quantities. 
C)  decoding. 
D)  translating graphemes into morphemes.

Question 16

The most successful school programs for culturally and linguistically diverse students adapt educational practices to local variations in culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The ability to identify and manipulate numeric units:

Accepted Answer

A)  seems to emerge only in the context of math class. 
B)  seems to emerge only in the U.S. 
C)  seems to emerge only in the context of school. 
D)  is a universal trait found in all cultures. 
A)  seems to emerge only in the context of math class. 
B)  seems to emerge only in the U.S. 
C)  seems to emerge only in the context of school. 
D)  is a universal trait found in all cultures.

Question 18

Shirley Heath (1983) found that characteristics of instructional discourse were noted in the home discourse of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Euro-American school teachers. 
B)  no families she studied. 
C)  Euro-American school teachers and Euro-American textile workers. 
D)  Euro-American textile workers and African American families. 
A)  Euro-American school teachers. 
B)  no families she studied. 
C)  Euro-American school teachers and Euro-American textile workers. 
D)  Euro-American textile workers and African American families.

Question 19

Playworld practice:

Accepted Answer

A)  involves enacting, discussing, making art, and playing with themes based on works of children's literature. 
B)  is commonly used in the United States. 
C)  is related to decreases in children's language skills. 
D)  is not related to changes in children's abilities to tell stories. 
A)  involves enacting, discussing, making art, and playing with themes based on works of children's literature. 
B)  is commonly used in the United States. 
C)  is related to decreases in children's language skills. 
D)  is not related to changes in children's abilities to tell stories.

Question 20

Ladd and Dinella explored the relationship between school engagement and academic achievement in nearly 400 children as they progressed from first to eighth grade. The researchers found that school engagement:

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased over time. 
B)  rose over time. 
C)  was variable across students and time. 
D)  was moderately stable over time. 
A)  decreased over time. 
B)  rose over time. 
C)  was variable across students and time. 
D)  was moderately stable over time.

Mothers who attend school as children are:

When nonschooled children are asked to remember materials that are part of a meaningful setting such as furniture location or kinds of animals in a barnyard, their performance:

Even when family income and maternal employment are held constant, children whose families speak Spanish at home are:

What is emergent literacy?

Strong relationships have been found between being read to at age fourteen months and language comprehension, vocabulary size, and cognitive functioning at age two years.

Current theories about the causes of dyslexia assume that the difficulties arise because of anomalies in brain development. Support for these theories include:

In contemporary hunter-gatherer societies, children tend to learn through:

Which method of diagnosing specific learning disabilities involves identifying a substantial difference between a student's performance on a measure of intellectual functioning and their academic achievement?

Top-down processing is an approach to education that starts with teaching basic skills and moves on to more complex tasks.

Which of the following is relatively unaffected by schooling?

When first graders were compared with children of about the same age who were still in kindergarten, they found that the first graders:

Project Head Start was one result of the war:

When first-graders were compared with children of about the same age who were still in kindergarten, the groups did not differ in their performance on a recall task because the children were the same age.

Children generally learn the meaning of written text by translating to .

One of the precursors to learning mathematics involves:

The most successful school programs for culturally and linguistically diverse students adapt educational practices to local variations in culture.

The ability to identify and manipulate numeric units:

Shirley Heath (1983) found that characteristics of instructional discourse were noted in the home discourse of:

Playworld practice:

Ladd and Dinella explored the relationship between school engagement and academic achievement in nearly 400 children as they progressed from first to eighth grade. The researchers found that school engagement:

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Exam 12: School As Context for Development

Mothers who attend school as children are:

When nonschooled children are asked to remember materials that are part of a meaningful setting such as furniture location or kinds of animals in a barnyard, their performance:

Even when family income and maternal employment are held constant, children whose families speak Spanish at home are:

What is emergent literacy?

Strong relationships have been found between being read to at age fourteen months and language comprehension, vocabulary size, and cognitive functioning at age two years.

Current theories about the causes of dyslexia assume that the difficulties arise because of anomalies in brain development. Support for these theories include:

In contemporary hunter-gatherer societies, children tend to learn through:

Which method of diagnosing specific learning disabilities involves identifying a substantial difference between a student's performance on a measure of intellectual functioning and their academic achievement?

Top-down processing is an approach to education that starts with teaching basic skills and moves on to more complex tasks.

Which of the following is relatively unaffected by schooling?

When first graders were compared with children of about the same age who were still in kindergarten, they found that the first graders:

Project Head Start was one result of the war:

When first-graders were compared with children of about the same age who were still in kindergarten, the groups did not differ in their performance on a recall task because the children were the same age.

Children generally learn the meaning of written text by translating ____________ to ____________.

One of the precursors to learning mathematics involves:

The most successful school programs for culturally and linguistically diverse students adapt educational practices to local variations in culture.

The ability to identify and manipulate numeric units:

Shirley Heath (1983) found that characteristics of instructional discourse were noted in the home discourse of:

Playworld practice:

Ladd and Dinella explored the relationship between school engagement and academic achievement in nearly 400 children as they progressed from first to eighth grade. The researchers found that school engagement:

The Study of Human Development

Biocultural Foundations

Prenatal Development and Birth

The First 3 Months

Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Emotional Development in Infancy

Language Acquisition

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Contexts of Development

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence

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Children generally learn the meaning of written text by translating to .