Question 1

Effective culturally-adaptive instruction for Odawa Indian children included:

Accepted Answer

A) much specific praise for individual work such as following up a correct answer by saying, "good." 
B) avoiding the recitation-script and known-answer questions. 
C) addressing the children as a group and reprimanding students in private. 
D) assisting students to complete work individually. 
A) much specific praise for individual work such as following up a correct answer by saying, "good." 
B) avoiding the recitation-script and known-answer questions. 
C) addressing the children as a group and reprimanding students in private. 
D) assisting students to complete work individually.

Question 2

Children who display a mastery-oriented motivational pattern are:

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A) highly intelligent. 
B) likely to give up when they begin failing at a task. 
C) optimistic and believe they can do better on tasks if they try harder. 
D) likely to avoid difficult tasks. 
A) highly intelligent. 
B) likely to give up when they begin failing at a task. 
C) optimistic and believe they can do better on tasks if they try harder. 
D) likely to avoid difficult tasks.

Question 3

Perhaps the MOST important effect of schooling on development is that:

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A) schooling teaches people to respect their peers. 
B) schooling is a gateway to power and status outside school. 
C) schooling changes basic cognitive processes so that we think about the world differently. 
D) basic cognitive processes are changed to become more like those basic processes described by Piaget. 
A) schooling teaches people to respect their peers. 
B) schooling is a gateway to power and status outside school. 
C) schooling changes basic cognitive processes so that we think about the world differently. 
D) basic cognitive processes are changed to become more like those basic processes described by Piaget.

Question 4

The school cut-off strategy assesses the impact of schooling by comparing children in school with children of the same age who:

Accepted Answer

A) have not begun school because their birthday falls before a specified cut-off date. 
B) are "cut-off " from school services due to family circumstances. 
C) do not attend school due to the lack of mandatory schooling requirements. 
D) are "cut-off " from school services due to a medical problem. 
A) have not begun school because their birthday falls before a specified cut-off date. 
B) are "cut-off " from school services due to family circumstances. 
C) do not attend school due to the lack of mandatory schooling requirements. 
D) are "cut-off " from school services due to a medical problem.

Question 5

What is the relevance of the findings regarding Japanese and Chinese superiority in mathematics? How might this information be used in America?

Accepted Answer

The relevance of the findings regarding

Question 6

Children with a disability who display a pattern of performance in which their verbal IQ is high and their quantitative IQ is low have:

Accepted Answer

A) dyscalculia. 
B) dsygraphia. 
C) dyslexia. 
D) mental retardation. 
A) dyscalculia. 
B) dsygraphia. 
C) dyslexia. 
D) mental retardation.

Question 7

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 8

What of the following is the BEST example of a "known- answer question?"

Accepted Answer

A) A lost person asks for directions. 
B) A mother asks her children if they have seen her keys. 
C) A sign on bulletin board reads, "Have you seen this cat?" 
D) A teacher asks her students, "What is 5 x 4?" 
A) A lost person asks for directions. 
B) A mother asks her children if they have seen her keys. 
C) A sign on bulletin board reads, "Have you seen this cat?" 
D) A teacher asks her students, "What is 5 x 4?"

Question 9

A child who decides he is no good at math because he does poorly on a math test is exhibiting:

Accepted Answer

A) math phobia. 
B) a mastery orientation. 
C) a performance orientation. 
D) an incremental model of intelligence. 
A) math phobia. 
B) a mastery orientation. 
C) a performance orientation. 
D) an incremental model of intelligence.

Question 10

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

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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 11

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 focused on which of the following two dimensions?

Accepted Answer

A) entity and incremental 
B) performance and mastery 
C) school liking/avoidance and cooperative/resistant 
D) cooperative/avoidance and school liking/resistant 
A) entity and incremental 
B) performance and mastery 
C) school liking/avoidance and cooperative/resistant 
D) cooperative/avoidance and school liking/resistant

Question 12

Mapping number words onto the base-10 number system is easier for English-speaking children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

Compare and contrast two of the ways of organizing instruction in the classroom.

Accepted Answer

One way of organizing instruction in the

Question 15

Researchers have found that novice apprentices receive relatively little explicit instruction but, instead, are given ample opportunity to observe skilled workers and to practice specific tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Strong relationships have been found between being read to at age 14 months and language comprehension, vocabulary size, and cognitive functioning at age 2 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Realistic mathematics education fits with which view?

Accepted Answer

A) Children must learn basic operations before they learn how to apply the operations. 
B) An understanding of broad mathematical concepts is more important than the ability to carry out a sequence of actions to solve a problem. 
C) Children learn basic math skills best when they are linked with real-world problems. 
D) Drill and practice strategies give children the repeated practice necessary to acquire basic math skills. 
A) Children must learn basic operations before they learn how to apply the operations. 
B) An understanding of broad mathematical concepts is more important than the ability to carry out a sequence of actions to solve a problem. 
C) Children learn basic math skills best when they are linked with real-world problems. 
D) Drill and practice strategies give children the repeated practice necessary to acquire basic math skills.

Question 18

Children living in poor neighborhoods in the United States:

Accepted Answer

A) are more likely to be exposed to environmental toxins shown to harm cognitive development. 
B) have more financial resources in the school they attend due to the greater need of the students in the school. 
C) have equal access to quality education. 
D) are more likely to have experienced teachers at their school. 
A) are more likely to be exposed to environmental toxins shown to harm cognitive development. 
B) have more financial resources in the school they attend due to the greater need of the students in the school. 
C) have equal access to quality education. 
D) are more likely to have experienced teachers at their school.

Question 19

Recent research has supported Piaget's belief that the ability to conserve quantity:

Accepted Answer

A) develops without any special instruction. 
B) develops only with some formal schooling. 
C) develops before children enter the formal education system. 
D) is not usually developed in normal children before age 10 years. 
A) develops without any special instruction. 
B) develops only with some formal schooling. 
C) develops before children enter the formal education system. 
D) is not usually developed in normal children before age 10 years.

Question 20

Children with a disability that involves special difficulties in learning to write, including poor handwriting, problems with spelling, as well as problems in putting thoughts on paper, have:

Accepted Answer

A) dyscalculia. 
B) dsygraphia. 
C) dyslexia. 
D) mental retardation. 
A) dyscalculia. 
B) dsygraphia. 
C) dyslexia. 
D) mental retardation.

Effective culturally-adaptive instruction for Odawa Indian children included:

Children who display a mastery-oriented motivational pattern are:

Perhaps the MOST important effect of schooling on development is that:

The school cut-off strategy assesses the impact of schooling by comparing children in school with children of the same age who:

What is the relevance of the findings regarding Japanese and Chinese superiority in mathematics? How might this information be used in America?

Children with a disability who display a pattern of performance in which their verbal IQ is high and their quantitative IQ is low have:

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.

What of the following is the BEST example of a "known- answer question?"

A child who decides he is no good at math because he does poorly on a math test is exhibiting:

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

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 focused on which of the following two dimensions?

Mapping number words onto the base-10 number system is easier for English-speaking children.

Playworld practice:

Compare and contrast two of the ways of organizing instruction in the classroom.

Researchers have found that novice apprentices receive relatively little explicit instruction but, instead, are given ample opportunity to observe skilled workers and to practice specific tasks.

Strong relationships have been found between being read to at age 14 months and language comprehension, vocabulary size, and cognitive functioning at age 2 years.

Realistic mathematics education fits with which view?

Children living in poor neighborhoods in the United States:

Recent research has supported Piaget's belief that the ability to conserve quantity:

Children with a disability that involves special difficulties in learning to write, including poor handwriting, problems with spelling, as well as problems in putting thoughts on paper, have:

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Exam 12: School As a Context for Development

Effective culturally-adaptive instruction for Odawa Indian children included:

Children who display a mastery-oriented motivational pattern are:

Perhaps the MOST important effect of schooling on development is that:

The school cut-off strategy assesses the impact of schooling by comparing children in school with children of the same age who:

What is the relevance of the findings regarding Japanese and Chinese superiority in mathematics? How might this information be used in America?

Children with a disability who display a pattern of performance in which their verbal IQ is high and their quantitative IQ is low have:

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.

What of the following is the BEST example of a "known- answer question?"

A child who decides he is no good at math because he does poorly on a math test is exhibiting:

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

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 focused on which of the following two dimensions?

Mapping number words onto the base-10 number system is easier for English-speaking children.

Playworld practice:

Compare and contrast two of the ways of organizing instruction in the classroom.

Researchers have found that novice apprentices receive relatively little explicit instruction but, instead, are given ample opportunity to observe skilled workers and to practice specific tasks.

Strong relationships have been found between being read to at age 14 months and language comprehension, vocabulary size, and cognitive functioning at age 2 years.

Realistic mathematics education fits with which view?

Children living in poor neighborhoods in the United States:

Recent research has supported Piaget's belief that the ability to conserve quantity:

Children with a disability that involves special difficulties in learning to write, including poor handwriting, problems with spelling, as well as problems in putting thoughts on paper, have:

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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