Question 1

Describe three ways in which Head Start has been beneficial to students enrolled in the program and their families.

Accepted Answer

1) Improved School Readiness: Head Start

Question 2

What are the features of an apprenticeship? What value does it serve in the education of the individual involved?

Accepted Answer

An apprenticeship is a form of on-the-jo

Question 3

Playworld practice involves enacting, discussing, making art, and playing with themes based on works of children's literature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is decoding? How does it relate to learning to read? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Decoding is the process of translating w

Question 5

Explain how preschool may benefit ethnic-minority immigrant children. What are some of the barriers for these children to enroll in preschool programs?

Accepted Answer

Preschool can benefit ethnic-minority im

Question 6

The MOST structured type of explicit instruction that adults use to teach children the specialized knowledge and skills of their culture is called:

Accepted Answer

A) formal education. 
B) informal education. 
C) apprenticeship. 
D) socialization. 
A) formal education. 
B) informal education. 
C) apprenticeship. 
D) socialization.

Question 7

Recent research on schooling outcomes found that when a group of children were moved from city housing projects to a suburban district or a working-class district elsewhere in the city:

Accepted Answer

A) the children who moved had more difficulty because they were in an unfamiliar environment. 
B) the children who moved had significantly reduced dropout rates and increased rates of college attendance. 
C) the children who moved did better for the first year but there were no long-term differences between the two groups. 
D) there were no average differences between the two groups. 
A) the children who moved had more difficulty because they were in an unfamiliar environment. 
B) the children who moved had significantly reduced dropout rates and increased rates of college attendance. 
C) the children who moved did better for the first year but there were no long-term differences between the two groups. 
D) there were no average differences between the two groups.

Question 8

Research comparing the teaching styles of mothers who did NOT go to school with mothers who did indicates that:

Accepted Answer

A) mothers who did not go to school were more likely to work with their children to complete a task than to teach a skill explicitly. 
B) mothers who did go to school were more likely to work with their children to complete a task than to teach a skill explicitly. 
C) the two groups had similar styles, but the schooled mothers used more varied vocabulary with their children. 
D) there was no difference between the two groups in how they teach their children. 
A) mothers who did not go to school were more likely to work with their children to complete a task than to teach a skill explicitly. 
B) mothers who did go to school were more likely to work with their children to complete a task than to teach a skill explicitly. 
C) the two groups had similar styles, but the schooled mothers used more varied vocabulary with their children. 
D) there was no difference between the two groups in how they teach their children.

Question 9

Nicte and Maria are Guatamalan Maya children. Nicte's mother has no experience with schooling, while Maria's mother has extensive experience with Western schooling. Their little brothers are being shown how to fold an origami dinosaur by an adult. What is MOST likely to happen based on research conducted with this population?

Accepted Answer

A) Maria is more likely to pay attention to the interaction of her brother and the adult than is Nicte. 
B) Nicte is more likely to pay attention to the interaction of her brother and the adult than is Maria. 
C) Maria will be more likely to learn how to fold the frog than Nicte will be. 
D) Neither Maria nor Nicte will pay attention to the interaction. 
A) Maria is more likely to pay attention to the interaction of her brother and the adult than is Nicte. 
B) Nicte is more likely to pay attention to the interaction of her brother and the adult than is Maria. 
C) Maria will be more likely to learn how to fold the frog than Nicte will be. 
D) Neither Maria nor Nicte will pay attention to the interaction.

Question 10

The after-school program Fifth Dimension, created by Michael Cole:

Accepted Answer

A) is only used in the United States. 
B) incorporates the use of high school mentors. 
C) does not improve basic language skills. 
D) is based on computer games that scaffold children's intellectual development. 
A) is only used in the United States. 
B) incorporates the use of high school mentors. 
C) does not improve basic language skills. 
D) is based on computer games that scaffold children's intellectual development.

Question 11

The academic difficulties of children who fare poorly in school despite normal IQ test performance are referred to as mental retardation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the difference between a mastery orientation and a performance orientation? Give an example of a child with each of these orientations as she works on an academic task.

Accepted Answer

A mastery orientation refers to a focus

Question 13

When a teacher asks a student to give an answer that the teacher already knows, the teacher is using:

Accepted Answer

A) drill and practice. 
B) practical knowledge. 
C) instructional discourse. 
D) metacognitive discourse. 
A) drill and practice. 
B) practical knowledge. 
C) instructional discourse. 
D) metacognitive discourse.

Question 14

Schooling improves cognitive performance by:

Accepted Answer

A) increasing the knowledge base. 
B) teaching information-processing strategies. 
C) changing children's overall life situations. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) increasing the knowledge base. 
B) teaching information-processing strategies. 
C) changing children's overall life situations. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 15

According to Dweck (1999), 12-year-old children begin to articulate theories about intelligence that can be categorized as ____________ or ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) incremental; entity 
B) multidimensional, like Gardner's; general, like Binet's and Simon's 
C) triarchic; unidimensional 
D) social; scholastic 
A) incremental; entity 
B) multidimensional, like Gardner's; general, like Binet's and Simon's 
C) triarchic; unidimensional 
D) social; scholastic

Question 16

Children who attend regular Head Start or special model programs show gains in intellectual performance and socio- emotional development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Unlike school teachers, masters of apprentices:

Accepted Answer

A) are rarely kin or family acquaintances. 
B) teach by using a book on the craft. 
C) have apprentices practice their craft from the beginning. 
D) have a group of apprentices who are all the same age. 
A) are rarely kin or family acquaintances. 
B) teach by using a book on the craft. 
C) have apprentices practice their craft from the beginning. 
D) have a group of apprentices who are all the same age.

Question 18

A teacher is trying to teach her students some basic physics and engineering principles. She asks her students to build a real-world replica of the game Angry Birds by using blocks and stuffed animals. Students are to sling birds at the targets by figuring out ways to change the trajectories of the birds. The teacher is using what type of approach?

Accepted Answer

A) bottom-up processing 
B) top down processing 
C) instructional discourse 
D) reciprocal teaching 
A) bottom-up processing 
B) top down processing 
C) instructional discourse 
D) reciprocal teaching

Question 19

One major criticism of the standard classroom format is that:

Accepted Answer

A) it does not include modern technologies effectively. 
B) teachers do not get to know their students very well. 
C) students learn to apply skills in specific situations but not to generalize the skills. 
D) it puts students in the role of passive learners. 
A) it does not include modern technologies effectively. 
B) teachers do not get to know their students very well. 
C) students learn to apply skills in specific situations but not to generalize the skills. 
D) it puts students in the role of passive learners.

Question 20

Ramon has been learning to weave hats by moving in with his uncle and then shadowing him and watching him weave hats. Ramon is learning through:

Accepted Answer

A) formal education. 
B) informal education. 
C) apprenticeship 
D) socialization. 
A) formal education. 
B) informal education. 
C) apprenticeship 
D) socialization.

Describe three ways in which Head Start has been beneficial to students enrolled in the program and their families.

What are the features of an apprenticeship? What value does it serve in the education of the individual involved?

Playworld practice involves enacting, discussing, making art, and playing with themes based on works of children's literature.

What is decoding? How does it relate to learning to read? Explain.

Explain how preschool may benefit ethnic-minority immigrant children. What are some of the barriers for these children to enroll in preschool programs?

The MOST structured type of explicit instruction that adults use to teach children the specialized knowledge and skills of their culture is called:

Recent research on schooling outcomes found that when a group of children were moved from city housing projects to a suburban district or a working-class district elsewhere in the city:

Research comparing the teaching styles of mothers who did NOT go to school with mothers who did indicates that:

The after-school program Fifth Dimension, created by Michael Cole:

The academic difficulties of children who fare poorly in school despite normal IQ test performance are referred to as mental retardation.

What is the difference between a mastery orientation and a performance orientation? Give an example of a child with each of these orientations as she works on an academic task.

When a teacher asks a student to give an answer that the teacher already knows, the teacher is using:

Schooling improves cognitive performance by:

According to Dweck (1999), 12-year-old children begin to articulate theories about intelligence that can be categorized as or .

Children who attend regular Head Start or special model programs show gains in intellectual performance and socio- emotional development.

Unlike school teachers, masters of apprentices:

One major criticism of the standard classroom format is that:

Ramon has been learning to weave hats by moving in with his uncle and then shadowing him and watching him weave hats. Ramon is learning through:

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Exam 12: School As a Context for Development

Describe three ways in which Head Start has been beneficial to students enrolled in the program and their families.

What are the features of an apprenticeship? What value does it serve in the education of the individual involved?

Playworld practice involves enacting, discussing, making art, and playing with themes based on works of children's literature.

What is decoding? How does it relate to learning to read? Explain.

Explain how preschool may benefit ethnic-minority immigrant children. What are some of the barriers for these children to enroll in preschool programs?

The MOST structured type of explicit instruction that adults use to teach children the specialized knowledge and skills of their culture is called:

Recent research on schooling outcomes found that when a group of children were moved from city housing projects to a suburban district or a working-class district elsewhere in the city:

Research comparing the teaching styles of mothers who did NOT go to school with mothers who did indicates that:

The after-school program Fifth Dimension, created by Michael Cole:

The academic difficulties of children who fare poorly in school despite normal IQ test performance are referred to as mental retardation.

What is the difference between a mastery orientation and a performance orientation? Give an example of a child with each of these orientations as she works on an academic task.

When a teacher asks a student to give an answer that the teacher already knows, the teacher is using:

Schooling improves cognitive performance by:

According to Dweck (1999), 12-year-old children begin to articulate theories about intelligence that can be categorized as ____________ or ____________.

Children who attend regular Head Start or special model programs show gains in intellectual performance and socio- emotional development.

Unlike school teachers, masters of apprentices:

One major criticism of the standard classroom format is that:

Ramon has been learning to weave hats by moving in with his uncle and then shadowing him and watching him weave hats. Ramon is learning through:

The Study of Human Development

Biocultural Foundations

Prenatal Development and Birth

The First Three Months

Physical and Cognitive Development in the First Two Years

Emotional and Social Development During Infancy

Language Acquisition

Physical and Cognitive Development of Early Childhood

Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Contexts of Development

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Emotional Developments in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Emotional Development During Adolescence

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According to Dweck (1999), 12-year-old children begin to articulate theories about intelligence that can be categorized as or .