Question 1

Three of the following children have a learning disability.Which one probably does not?

Accepted Answer

A) Five-year-old Jodi spends hours trying to imitate her older sister's drawings.No matter how she tries, Jodi's art lacks proportion and perspective. 
B) Fifteen-year-old Peter has trouble following oral directions.Unless he has them in writing, he gets them mixed up or forgets important steps. 
C) Twelve-year-old Josh teases Sam about his new glasses.Sam grows silent and looks away but does not say anything.Later, Josh is quite surprised to find out that he has hurt Sam's feelings. 
D) Ten-year-old Katrina has a good oral vocabulary, but when she writes she tends to put letters in the wrong order, even when spelling common words. 
A) Five-year-old Jodi spends hours trying to imitate her older sister's drawings.No matter how she tries, Jodi's art lacks proportion and perspective. 
B) Fifteen-year-old Peter has trouble following oral directions.Unless he has them in writing, he gets them mixed up or forgets important steps. 
C) Twelve-year-old Josh teases Sam about his new glasses.Sam grows silent and looks away but does not say anything.Later, Josh is quite surprised to find out that he has hurt Sam's feelings. 
D) Ten-year-old Katrina has a good oral vocabulary, but when she writes she tends to put letters in the wrong order, even when spelling common words. A

Question 2

Which one of the following teachers is using a strategy that reflects the concept of distributed intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Ms.Nugent asks students to exchange and grade one another's homework assignments. 
B) Mr.Baker encourages his students to use their calculators when solving algebraic word problems. 
C) Mr.Cho gives easy writing assignments at the beginning of the year and raises his expectations as the school year progresses. 
D) Mr.Devlin encourages his students to relate what they are learning in social studies to their own personal experiences. 
A) Ms.Nugent asks students to exchange and grade one another's homework assignments. 
B) Mr.Baker encourages his students to use their calculators when solving algebraic word problems. 
C) Mr.Cho gives easy writing assignments at the beginning of the year and raises his expectations as the school year progresses. 
D) Mr.Devlin encourages his students to relate what they are learning in social studies to their own personal experiences. B

Question 3

Which one of the following students best fits the pattern associated with being at risk?

Accepted Answer

A) Sal started kindergarten a year later than his peers because his parents wanted to be sure he was ready for school. 
B) Wesley has recently failed sophomore algebra, and he is frustrated because he now has to go to summer school. 
C) André isn't doing very well in any of his classes; he will have to pull up his grades or he will not be allowed to continue to participate in varsity basketball. 
D) Evan is doing poorly in all of his classes because of repeated absenteeism and failure to turn in assignments. 
A) Sal started kindergarten a year later than his peers because his parents wanted to be sure he was ready for school. 
B) Wesley has recently failed sophomore algebra, and he is frustrated because he now has to go to summer school. 
C) André isn't doing very well in any of his classes; he will have to pull up his grades or he will not be allowed to continue to participate in varsity basketball. 
D) Evan is doing poorly in all of his classes because of repeated absenteeism and failure to turn in assignments. D

Question 4

In what way are the concepts of intelligence and creativity alike?

Accepted Answer

A) they both take on different forms in different cultures 
B) they are both innate abilities. 
C) they both develop in discrete stages. 
D) they are both universal. 
A) they both take on different forms in different cultures 
B) they are both innate abilities. 
C) they both develop in discrete stages. 
D) they are both universal.

Question 5

Creativity often involves divergent thinking.Which one of the following is the best example of divergent thinking?

Accepted Answer

A) Lacking any wooden blocks to build an arch for his toy soldiers to march under, Thomas builds an arch using upside-down paper cups. 
B) Frank solves several multiplication problems using a strategy he has learned for solving "9's" problems. 
C) Marsha builds a bookcase by following directions she has found in a hobby magazine. 
D) After reading in a library book about what hamsters like to eat, Jennifer gives the class hamster a diet of vegetables, fruit, and hamster pellets to help him grow faster. 
A) Lacking any wooden blocks to build an arch for his toy soldiers to march under, Thomas builds an arch using upside-down paper cups. 
B) Frank solves several multiplication problems using a strategy he has learned for solving "9's" problems. 
C) Marsha builds a bookcase by following directions she has found in a hobby magazine. 
D) After reading in a library book about what hamsters like to eat, Jennifer gives the class hamster a diet of vegetables, fruit, and hamster pellets to help him grow faster.

Question 6

Which of the following is the most appropriate use of intelligence tests in Canada's education systems?

Accepted Answer

A) to determine who should be eligible for private schools. 
B) to provide a gauge of how effective instruction is. 
C) to identify students who may require special educational services. 
D) to predict which students are likely to perform best in demanding professional careers. 
A) to determine who should be eligible for private schools. 
B) to provide a gauge of how effective instruction is. 
C) to identify students who may require special educational services. 
D) to predict which students are likely to perform best in demanding professional careers.

Question 7

Quebec is a province with a relatively high drop-out rate (upwards of approximately 30%).Based on what you know about the reasons why students drop out of school, provide possible explanations for this phenomenon as well as 5 recommendations for teachers that might be used to address the issue.

Accepted Answer

Why students drop out of school (the res

Question 8

Which one of the following students is likely to be classified as having a learning disability?

Accepted Answer

A) Clint has trouble learning abstract information and cannot easily adapt to new situations 
B) George gets average scores on intelligence tests but has difficulty with certain kinds of memory tasks and is well below average in reading and writing 
C) Justine performs well on academic tasks but has a poor self image and has difficulty behaving appropriately in the classroom 
D) Tara has no problem with reading and writing, but refuses to speak out to answer questions in class 
A) Clint has trouble learning abstract information and cannot easily adapt to new situations 
B) George gets average scores on intelligence tests but has difficulty with certain kinds of memory tasks and is well below average in reading and writing 
C) Justine performs well on academic tasks but has a poor self image and has difficulty behaving appropriately in the classroom 
D) Tara has no problem with reading and writing, but refuses to speak out to answer questions in class

Question 9

Three of the following are likely to give you reasonable clues about a student's cultural background and/or ethnic group membership.Which one is probably least dependable as an indicator of a student's cultural background and ethnicity?

Accepted Answer

A) the ethnicity of the student's parents 
B) the color of a student's skin 
C) the cultural and religious activities in which a student regularly participates 
D) a language other than English spoken as the primary language at home 
A) the ethnicity of the student's parents 
B) the color of a student's skin 
C) the cultural and religious activities in which a student regularly participates 
D) a language other than English spoken as the primary language at home

Question 10

Marcus and Francie are two eighth-grade students who have just failed a math test.Considering gender differences in students' explanations for failure, how are the two students likely to explain their poor test performance?

Accepted Answer

A) Marcus will think that he failed because he "just can't do math." Francie will think, "I got an F because I didn't work hard enough on this subject-I could have studied more." 
B) Marcus will attribute his failure to a lack of effort, thinking, "I didn't study hard enough, 'cause I don't need to get good grades." Francie will think, "I'm just not very good at math." 
C) Marcus will think that he is not very lucky when it comes to tests, and Francie will think that she failed because she did not have her friends to help her study. 
D) Marcus will think, "I got an F because I'm not smart enough to do this math." Francie will think, "I failed because the teacher hates me and the test wasn't fair." 
A) Marcus will think that he failed because he "just can't do math." Francie will think, "I got an F because I didn't work hard enough on this subject-I could have studied more." 
B) Marcus will attribute his failure to a lack of effort, thinking, "I didn't study hard enough, 'cause I don't need to get good grades." Francie will think, "I'm just not very good at math." 
C) Marcus will think that he is not very lucky when it comes to tests, and Francie will think that she failed because she did not have her friends to help her study. 
D) Marcus will think, "I got an F because I'm not smart enough to do this math." Francie will think, "I failed because the teacher hates me and the test wasn't fair."

Question 11

Which one of the following is a legitimate reason for not relying solely on intelligence tests when we identify gifted students?

Accepted Answer

A) Because of the culture-dependent nature of intelligence, we may overlook gifted students from an ethnic minority group. 
B) Because intelligence tests measure innate intelligence, we may overlook students whose giftedness is due to an enriched environment. 
C) Because intelligence test results are so difficult to interpret, we are likely to identify many non-gifted students as gifted. 
D) Because high achievement is a more important criterion than high intelligence when we identify gifted students, we should focus on achievement test results instead. 
A) Because of the culture-dependent nature of intelligence, we may overlook gifted students from an ethnic minority group. 
B) Because intelligence tests measure innate intelligence, we may overlook students whose giftedness is due to an enriched environment. 
C) Because intelligence test results are so difficult to interpret, we are likely to identify many non-gifted students as gifted. 
D) Because high achievement is a more important criterion than high intelligence when we identify gifted students, we should focus on achievement test results instead.

Question 12

One of your objectives for the coming school year is to foster your students' creative thinking and/or behaviour in a subject area you will be teaching.Basing your discussion on at least four different factors known to influence creativity, describe four strategies you might use to promote such creativity.Illustrate each strategy with a concrete example of what you might do.

Accepted Answer

The textbook identifies six factors that

Question 13

Which of the following is not an educational implication associated with the general principles regarding student diversity?

Accepted Answer

A) take students' backgrounds into consideration when devising tasks 
B) remember that generalizations based on groups do not always apply to individuals 
C) future performance can be predicted based on present abilities and performance 
D) acquire multiple pieces of information before drawing conclusions about a student 
A) take students' backgrounds into consideration when devising tasks 
B) remember that generalizations based on groups do not always apply to individuals 
C) future performance can be predicted based on present abilities and performance 
D) acquire multiple pieces of information before drawing conclusions about a student

Question 14

What was the rationale behind the development of Canadian researchers' PASS model of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) single measures of "g" are of little use diagnostically 
B) Canadians needed a different kind of IQ than Americans 
C) Children and adults display their intelligence in different ways. 
D) there are many different types of intelligence 
A) single measures of "g" are of little use diagnostically 
B) Canadians needed a different kind of IQ than Americans 
C) Children and adults display their intelligence in different ways. 
D) there are many different types of intelligence

Question 15

Rani has just moved here from a Middle Eastern country where most women remain at home serving their husbands and taking care of their children.She seems confused when she is asked to perform the same school tasks as her male classmates.Rani's situation illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A) the value of public conversation. 
B) the influence of counter-stereotypical information. 
C) a cultural mismatch. 
D) the importance of wait time. 
A) the value of public conversation. 
B) the influence of counter-stereotypical information. 
C) a cultural mismatch. 
D) the importance of wait time.

Question 16

Three of the following are differences that teachers may find among children from some cultural backgrounds.Which behaviour is probably not the result of a student's cultural background per se?

Accepted Answer

A) Some students may look down at their feet as a way of showing respect for authority figures. 
B) Some students may feel that teachers' personal questions are intrusive and they may have been specifically taught not to answer certain kinds of questions. 
C) Some students may be accustomed to "talking back" to authority figures when they disagree. 
D) Some students may have been taught that artistic expression in areas such as art, dance, and music is of greater importance than academic achievement. 
A) Some students may look down at their feet as a way of showing respect for authority figures. 
B) Some students may feel that teachers' personal questions are intrusive and they may have been specifically taught not to answer certain kinds of questions. 
C) Some students may be accustomed to "talking back" to authority figures when they disagree. 
D) Some students may have been taught that artistic expression in areas such as art, dance, and music is of greater importance than academic achievement.

Question 17

Three of the following examples illustrate specific strategies that can be effective in helping students with learning disabilities learn classroom material.Which strategy has not been shown to be effective with these children?

Accepted Answer

A) Josie's teacher gives her special memory tricks to help her remember how to spell certain words (e.g., "The principal is my pal"). 
B) Shari's teacher looks at the errors Shari makes when she solves long division problems for clues about what she might be doing incorrectly. 
C) Russell's teacher suggests that he listen to his favourite radio station while he studies for tomorrow's spelling test. 
D) Vern's history teacher loans Vern a videotape that depicts some of the historical events that they are reading about in class. 
A) Josie's teacher gives her special memory tricks to help her remember how to spell certain words (e.g., "The principal is my pal"). 
B) Shari's teacher looks at the errors Shari makes when she solves long division problems for clues about what she might be doing incorrectly. 
C) Russell's teacher suggests that he listen to his favourite radio station while he studies for tomorrow's spelling test. 
D) Vern's history teacher loans Vern a videotape that depicts some of the historical events that they are reading about in class.

Question 18

Ms.Sandhu has a new class of 24 sixth graders-12 girls and 12 boys.Given what we know about gender differences in verbal ability and visual-spatial ability, which one of the following predictions is Ms.Sandhu justified in making about her students?

Accepted Answer

A) Her highest reading group will have almost all girls, and her lowest reading group will have mostly boys. 
B) All of the boys should do better than all of the girls on a test of visual-spatial ability (in other words, there is no overlap between the two groups). 
C) About 80% of the boys should do better than 80% of the girls on a test of visual-spatial ability. 
D) There will be no noticeable differences in the average abilities of boys and girls. 
A) Her highest reading group will have almost all girls, and her lowest reading group will have mostly boys. 
B) All of the boys should do better than all of the girls on a test of visual-spatial ability (in other words, there is no overlap between the two groups). 
C) About 80% of the boys should do better than 80% of the girls on a test of visual-spatial ability. 
D) There will be no noticeable differences in the average abilities of boys and girls.

Question 19

Describe how similar or different the boys and girls in your classroom are likely to be, on average, in:
a.scholastic abilities;
b.physical and motor skills;
c.self-esteem;
d.explanations for success and failure; and,
e.expectations for themselves.

Accepted Answer

Responses to various parts of the questi

Question 20

Three of the following are accurate statements about the limitations of intelligence tests.Which one is not an accurate statement?

Accepted Answer

A) Some students may have little motivation to perform at their best. 
B) They may yield somewhat different scores for the same student on different occasions. 
C) They focus more on the kinds of things females are likely to know and so are biased against males. 
D) They focus on skills important in mainstream Western culture and ignore some skills more important in other cultures. 
A) Some students may have little motivation to perform at their best. 
B) They may yield somewhat different scores for the same student on different occasions. 
C) They focus more on the kinds of things females are likely to know and so are biased against males. 
D) They focus on skills important in mainstream Western culture and ignore some skills more important in other cultures.

Three of the following children have a learning disability.Which one probably does not?

Which one of the following teachers is using a strategy that reflects the concept of distributed intelligence?

Which one of the following students best fits the pattern associated with being at risk?

In what way are the concepts of intelligence and creativity alike?

Creativity often involves divergent thinking.Which one of the following is the best example of divergent thinking?

Which of the following is the most appropriate use of intelligence tests in Canada's education systems?

Quebec is a province with a relatively high drop-out rate (upwards of approximately 30%).Based on what you know about the reasons why students drop out of school, provide possible explanations for this phenomenon as well as 5 recommendations for teachers that might be used to address the issue.

Which one of the following students is likely to be classified as having a learning disability?

Three of the following are likely to give you reasonable clues about a student's cultural background and/or ethnic group membership.Which one is probably least dependable as an indicator of a student's cultural background and ethnicity?

Marcus and Francie are two eighth-grade students who have just failed a math test.Considering gender differences in students' explanations for failure, how are the two students likely to explain their poor test performance?

Which one of the following is a legitimate reason for not relying solely on intelligence tests when we identify gifted students?

Which of the following is not an educational implication associated with the general principles regarding student diversity?

What was the rationale behind the development of Canadian researchers' PASS model of intelligence?

Rani has just moved here from a Middle Eastern country where most women remain at home serving their husbands and taking care of their children.She seems confused when she is asked to perform the same school tasks as her male classmates.Rani's situation illustrates:

Three of the following are differences that teachers may find among children from some cultural backgrounds.Which behaviour is probably not the result of a student's cultural background per se?

Three of the following examples illustrate specific strategies that can be effective in helping students with learning disabilities learn classroom material.Which strategy has not been shown to be effective with these children?

Ms.Sandhu has a new class of 24 sixth graders-12 girls and 12 boys.Given what we know about gender differences in verbal ability and visual-spatial ability, which one of the following predictions is Ms.Sandhu justified in making about her students?

Describe how similar or different the boys and girls in your classroom are likely to be, on average, in: a.scholastic abilities; b.physical and motor skills; c.self-esteem; d.explanations for success and failure; and, e.expectations for themselves.

Three of the following are accurate statements about the limitations of intelligence tests.Which one is not an accurate statement?

Educational Psychology and Teacher Decision Making

Cognitive and Linguistic Development

Personal, Social, and Moral Development

Learning and Behaviour Processes

Learning and Cognitive Processes

Knowledge Construction

Social Cognitive Views of Learning

Motivation, Affect, and Cognition

Instructional Strategies

Creating and Maintaining a Productive Classroom Environment

Instructional Assessment

Describing Relationships with Correlation Coefficients

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Exam 4: Individual and Group Differences

Three of the following children have a learning disability.Which one probably does not?

Which one of the following teachers is using a strategy that reflects the concept of distributed intelligence?

Which one of the following students best fits the pattern associated with being at risk?

In what way are the concepts of intelligence and creativity alike?

Creativity often involves divergent thinking.Which one of the following is the best example of divergent thinking?

Which of the following is the most appropriate use of intelligence tests in Canada's education systems?

Quebec is a province with a relatively high drop-out rate (upwards of approximately 30%).Based on what you know about the reasons why students drop out of school, provide possible explanations for this phenomenon as well as 5 recommendations for teachers that might be used to address the issue.

Which one of the following students is likely to be classified as having a learning disability?

Three of the following are likely to give you reasonable clues about a student's cultural background and/or ethnic group membership.Which one is probably least dependable as an indicator of a student's cultural background and ethnicity?

Marcus and Francie are two eighth-grade students who have just failed a math test.Considering gender differences in students' explanations for failure, how are the two students likely to explain their poor test performance?

Which one of the following is a legitimate reason for not relying solely on intelligence tests when we identify gifted students?

Which of the following is not an educational implication associated with the general principles regarding student diversity?

What was the rationale behind the development of Canadian researchers' PASS model of intelligence?

Rani has just moved here from a Middle Eastern country where most women remain at home serving their husbands and taking care of their children.She seems confused when she is asked to perform the same school tasks as her male classmates.Rani's situation illustrates:

Three of the following are differences that teachers may find among children from some cultural backgrounds.Which behaviour is probably not the result of a student's cultural background per se?

Three of the following examples illustrate specific strategies that can be effective in helping students with learning disabilities learn classroom material.Which strategy has not been shown to be effective with these children?

Ms.Sandhu has a new class of 24 sixth graders-12 girls and 12 boys.Given what we know about gender differences in verbal ability and visual-spatial ability, which one of the following predictions is Ms.Sandhu justified in making about her students?

Describe how similar or different the boys and girls in your classroom are likely to be, on average, in: a.scholastic abilities; b.physical and motor skills; c.self-esteem; d.explanations for success and failure; and, e.expectations for themselves.

Three of the following are accurate statements about the limitations of intelligence tests.Which one is not an accurate statement?

Educational Psychology and Teacher Decision Making

Cognitive and Linguistic Development

Personal, Social, and Moral Development

Learning and Behaviour Processes

Learning and Cognitive Processes

Knowledge Construction

Social Cognitive Views of Learning

Motivation, Affect, and Cognition

Instructional Strategies

Creating and Maintaining a Productive Classroom Environment

Instructional Assessment

Describing Relationships with Correlation Coefficients

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