Exam 12: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence is made up of the following parts: __________, __________, and __________.

Read about the stages of reading in your text and then think about your own child's level of reading. Which stage of development would you consider your child to be in? Explain. In addition, note the methods used to teach reading. What method has your child used to learn how to read? What is your opinion on the code-based approaches to reading versus the whole-language approach?

How has the language of your child improved during the period of middle childhood? Have you observed an increase in vocabulary and the understanding of language (metalinguistic awareness)? Describe this development. In addition, have you noticed any areas where your child's speech is not fully adult yet and still requires a bit of refinement? Explain.

Approximately __________ million children are homeschooled, or taught by their parents in their own homes.

A seventh-grade student who uses reading to learn about the world is likely in which reading stage?

As a teacher in the 1960s, Mr. Philips felt that the new immigrants that were placed in his class should learn how to "fit in," not only in his class, but in society. To him, this meant they should refrain from speaking their native language and speak only English. This view of American society is known as the __________.

The cycle of behavior on which a teacher transmits an expectation about a child and thereby actually brings about the expected behavior is known as the __________ effect.

Franci is working on a problem for her math class in which she needs to calculate the winner of a road race. She needs to consider the distance each car traveled, the amount of time each driver drove, and the speed of each car. Before moving into the concrete operational stage, Franci would never have been able to tackle this problem, but now she can focus on multiple aspects of the problem, an ability known as __________.

On average, the mean IQ score of African Americans tends to be about __________ IQ points lower than the mean score of Whites.

According to Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, the __________ element is the insightful component of intelligence. Those high in this element can easily compare new material with what they already know, and can combine and relate facts that they already know in novel and creative ways.

During a math lesson, Mr. Lestage divided students into small groups and provided each group with a series of problems to solve together. This is an example of __________.

Define emotional intelligence and explain why some psychologists support the notion of teaching emotional intelligence in school.

In the book The Bell Curve, the authors argue that the IQ difference between Whites and African Americans is primarily due to __________.

In ___________, children work together in groups to achieve a common goal.

The consistent repetition of information that children wish to remember is known as __________.

Lachelle and her mother are playing a memory game. Lachelle's mother says, "Apple, chair, hammer, nail, table, banana," and so on. It is now Lachelle's turn to recall the list of items. Lachelle finds that if she groups the items into categories like fruits, tools, and furniture, she tends to remember more items than if she simply repeats them in the order her mother calls them out. This is an example of __________.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of home schooling, and make an argument for or against this educational movement.

Describe multicultural education, including the shift from a cultural assimilation model to a pluralistic society model.

In __________ approaches to reading, reading should be taught by presenting the basic skills that underlie reading. This approach emphasizes the components of reading, such as the sounds of letters and their combinations-phonics-and how letters and sounds are combined to make words.

Which of the following intelligence tests allows the person giving the test to use a different language when posing questions?