Exam 6: Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood

A local educational NGO is investigating the idea of mandatory intelligence testing for all students. Write a statement to present to the NGO in favour of the proposal. Next, write a statement to present to the NGO against the proposal.

____ and _____ are key elements of effective metacognitive knowledge.

Which statement best describes the impact of various factors (for example, biomedical, social) on intellectual disability?

Who is most likely to be diagnosed with, and treated for, ADHD?

Gugu is an architect commissioned to design a renovation plan for a private school set in a rural environment. She is excellent at picturing what an existing building would look like with certain modifications. This ability is probably most reflective of a high level of ____ intelligence.

Which best describes a knowledge-telling strategy?

The first memory strategy acquired by most children is:

One successful program for teaching writing, the Self-Regulated Strategy Development in Writing program, tells students that _____ is a trick that good writers use.

Which provides the best example of cognitive self-regulation?

Thandi has just come to realise that in order to learn, she must focus her attention on her teacher, not her classmates. This indicates an advance in Thandi's ____ skills.

What is the causal relationship between food additives, sugar consumption, and ADHD?

Exceptional talent is the product of

Roger has a mental age of 10. That means Roger

Abdul won tickets to the Gaming Convention by listing all the possible words that could be created from the words 'GAMINGRULES'. This is an example of:

Which child is best characterised as having a phonological awareness disorder?

You are the parent of a normal-size nine-year-old boy. As such, how many calories should you ensure that your child consumes each day so that he maintains a normal rate of development?

A concrete-operational thinker and a formal-operational thinker are given the following logical statements: (1) If you drop a 10-kilogram bowling ball on your foot, it will tickle. (2) You drop a 10-kilogram bowling ball on your foot. What reaction would you expect?

The definition of a 'learning disability' always includes

Children with developmental dyslexia benefit from two kinds of instruction. Which of these reflects one of these types of instruction?

Knowledge-telling and knowledge-transforming are types of ____ strategies.