Question 1

In almost all developing countries,males and females receive formal education equally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is a fine motor skill?

Accepted Answer

A) typing on a keyboard 
B) throwing a football 
C) jumping rope 
D) running and skipping

Question 3

Briefly explain the treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)and the controversies surrounding them.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Briefly explain the treatments for attention deficit...

Question 4

Approximately how many children and adolescents have a psychological disorder that produces some impairment?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 in 5 
B) 5 in 10 
C) 1 in 4 
D) 3 in 10

Question 5

When middle-school-age children become more competent with the rules governing the use of language to communicate in a given social setting,they are demonstrating knowledge of

Accepted Answer

A) pragmatics. 
B) syntax. 
C) phonemes. 
D) metalinguistic awareness.

Question 6

What is the term for speech that deviates so much from the speech of others that it calls attention to itself,interferes with communication,or produces maladjustment in the speaker?

Accepted Answer

A) stuttering 
B) auditory language processing disorder 
C) auditory impairment 
D) speech impairment

Question 7

Which of the following is a fine motor skill?

Accepted Answer

A) typing on a keyboard 
B) swimming 
C) jumping rope 
D) riding a bicycle

Question 8

Adopted children tend to have weights that are more similar to their adoptive parents than their birth parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is a noteworthy educational innovation,based upon Vygotsky's work,where children work together in groups to achieve a common goal?

Accepted Answer

A) reciprocal teaching 
B) metamemory 
C) zone of proximal development 
D) cooperative learning

Question 10

What is the name of a test that consists of a series of items that vary according to the age of the person being tested?

Accepted Answer

A) Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) 
B) deviation IQ scores 
C) Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales,Fifth Edition (SB5) 
D) Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children,Second Edition (KABC-II)

Question 11

What is the term for a set of behaviors,beliefs,values,and expectations shared by members of a particular society?

Accepted Answer

A) diversity 
B) culture 
C) cultural assimilation model 
D) multicultural education

Question 12

What is the term for an understanding of one's own use of language?

Accepted Answer

A) metamemory 
B) comprehension 
C) metalinguistic awareness 
D) expressive/receptive communication

Question 13

Elementary school children in the U.S.grow,on average,________ a year.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 to 3 inches 
B) 4 to 5 inches 
C) 1 to 2 inches 
D) 3 to 4 inches

Question 14

Over the past decade or so,educators began to argue that the presence of students from diverse cultures enriched and broadened the education experience for all students.This would be an example of

Accepted Answer

A) diversity. 
B) the pluralistic society model. 
C) the cultural assimilation model. 
D) multicultural education.

Question 15

What is the term for the model that fostered the view of American society as the proverbial melting pot,in which the goal of education was to assimilate individual cultural identities into a unique,unified American culture?

Accepted Answer

A) diversity 
B) culture 
C) cultural assimilation model 
D) multicultural education

Question 16

Which of the following is the term for an approach to education through which students are kept at grade level but are enrolled in special programs and given individual activities to allow greater depth of study on a given topic?

Accepted Answer

A) special education 
B) acceleration 
C) enrichment 
D) gifted and talented

Question 17

Middle-school-age children utilize _____________ when information is fuzzy or incomplete,such as asking for clarifications of information.

Accepted Answer

A) metacognitive skills 
B) metalinguistic awareness 
C) pragmatics 
D) syntax

Question 18

Severe and early loss of hearing is associated with difficulties in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) abstract thinking 
B) the ability to comprehend written words 
C) cognitive development 
D) physical brain development

Question 19

Which of the following is considered one of the prevalent disorders that affects children with normal intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) bipolar disorder 
B) psychosomatic illnesses 
C) gender identity disorders 
D) learning disabilities

Question 20

Children who show evidence of high performance capability in areas such as intellectual,creative,artistic,leadership,or specific academic fields,are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) geniuses. 
B) special. 
C) gifted and talented. 
D) special education students.

Exam 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

In almost all developing countries,males and females receive formal education equally.

Which of the following is a fine motor skill?

Briefly explain the treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)and the controversies surrounding them.

Approximately how many children and adolescents have a psychological disorder that produces some impairment?

When middle-school-age children become more competent with the rules governing the use of language to communicate in a given social setting,they are demonstrating knowledge of

What is the term for speech that deviates so much from the speech of others that it calls attention to itself,interferes with communication,or produces maladjustment in the speaker?

Which of the following is a fine motor skill?

Adopted children tend to have weights that are more similar to their adoptive parents than their birth parents.

Which of the following is a noteworthy educational innovation,based upon Vygotsky's work,where children work together in groups to achieve a common goal?

What is the name of a test that consists of a series of items that vary according to the age of the person being tested?

What is the term for a set of behaviors,beliefs,values,and expectations shared by members of a particular society?

What is the term for an understanding of one's own use of language?

Elementary school children in the U.S.grow,on average,________ a year.

Over the past decade or so,educators began to argue that the presence of students from diverse cultures enriched and broadened the education experience for all students.This would be an example of

What is the term for the model that fostered the view of American society as the proverbial melting pot,in which the goal of education was to assimilate individual cultural identities into a unique,unified American culture?

Which of the following is the term for an approach to education through which students are kept at grade level but are enrolled in special programs and given individual activities to allow greater depth of study on a given topic?

Middle-school-age children utilize _____________ when information is fuzzy or incomplete,such as asking for clarifications of information.

Severe and early loss of hearing is associated with difficulties in which of the following?

Which of the following is considered one of the prevalent disorders that affects children with normal intelligence?

Children who show evidence of high performance capability in areas such as intellectual,creative,artistic,leadership,or specific academic fields,are referred to as