Exam 9: Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

A multidisciplinary team assessment would be most appropriate for which of the following children?

Annette, a native speaker of Spanish, attends a class that is taught by Ms. Perez, who is fluent in both English and Spanish. The class is taught using some of each language, but relying on Spanish to explain complex ideas. Annette is learning through which approach?

Hadia is not a native speaker of English. She attends a class that uses only English for all instruction. Hadia is learning English through which approach?

Ahmed is reaching middle childhood. Up to this point he had been growing rapidly, but his growth lately seems to have slowed down considerably. His parents are wondering if there is cause for concern. What could you tell them?

Piaget's second stage of moral development called autonomous morality is characterized as:

The scores of most standardized tests in the United States are based upon:

12-year-old John has an IQ of 60. He is not able to perform daily living skills independently and lacks communication and social skills. John would most likely be classified as having:

When Nadine talks to her principal, she uses a different tone of voice than she does when she talks to her friends in the playground. This is an example of:

The Piagetian middle childhood stage in which the child begins to develop a set of rules or strategies for examining the world is called:

Joan has trouble reading. Sometimes the letters get mixed up so that it looks to Joan like a completely different word. She has difficulty with written tests but performs quite well on oral tests. Joan's learning disability is most likely:

What is an IEP and how is it created?

It is mandated by law that children with disabilities are to be placed in the least restrictive environment in the school. This means students are no less likely to be schooled in a segregated setting due to:

The effective schools movement advocates which of the following?

Assessment instruments that attempt to measure abilities such as cognitive processing and achievement are called:

Which of the following statements is true concerning learning disabilities?

Brain researchers have found that trauma, neglect, and abuse can have severe effects on a child's developing brain. But if they are placed in a loving and supportive environment, their brains can amend the effects of these factors. This is due to:

The major cause of death of children in middle childhood is:

The heuristics that cut across the boundaries between intelligence and personality and that influence a person's preferred way of perceiving, remembering, and using information are called:

At age 8 Maria is better able to understand the concept of class inclusion. In a game of 20 questions, Maria would be more likely to ask which of the following questions?

Although Sheila did not lose a family member in the September 11 tragedy as her friend Beverly did, she experienced grief and mourning over the event. She came to feel and understand the event in much the way her friend did. This is an example of: