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Small classes usually do NOT affect |
| | A) | students' achievement. |
| | B) | total amount of class discussion. |
| | C) | students' attitudes. |
| | D) | students' self esteem. |
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The Pygmalion effect suggests that _____ is an important factor in the academic achievement of children. |
| | A) | intrinsic motivation |
| | B) | parental support |
| | C) | peer pressure |
| | D) | teacher expectancy |
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What is one advantage of using group rewards to reduce disruptive behaviour? |
| | A) | Group rewards are easier to administer without hurting some children's feelings. |
| | B) | Most children prefer group rewards to individual rewards. |
| | C) | Group rewards are more similar to the reward structure that adults live under. |
| | D) | Peer pressure increases the effectiveness of the behaviour modification technique. |
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Typically, when an older student tutors a younger student, |
| | A) | the tutor usually gains more from the experience. |
| | B) | the tutee or younger student usually gains more from the experience. |
| | C) | the parents usually gain more time since homework demands are less. |
| | D) | the teachers' unions gains more free time for its members. |
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Parents can help diminish the negative effects of television by: |
| | A) | limiting the amount of television their children watch. |
| | B) | talking with their children while watching TV |
| | C) | allowing young children to watch only cartoons. |
| | D) | discouraging imitation of TV characters. |
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Adolescents who move from a primary school to a junior high school before entering into high school often experience |
| | A) | an easy transition. |
| | B) | better self-esteem. |
| | C) | lower self-concepts. |
| | D) | higher achievement scores. |
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If a teacher uses operant reinforcement to facilitate learning in the classroom, she/he must be sure that such an approach uses rewards |
| | A) | that are expensive. |
| | B) | that are generic. |
| | C) | consistently. |
| | D) | sparingly. |
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Perhaps the best way for learning to become more individualized and tailored to the needs and capabilities of the student is by employing |
| | A) | tutors. |
| | B) | more teachers. |
| | C) | computers. |
| | D) | teaching machines. |
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The inclusion of all children, regardless of special educational needs, into regular classrooms is referred to as |
| | A) | early intervention. |
| | B) | integration. |
| | C) | inclusion. |
| | D) | accessibility. |
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All but one of the following have been identified as harmful effects of television viewing. |
| | A) | increased aggressive behaviour |
| | B) | fewer emotional reactions to observed violence |
| | C) | increased restlessness |
| | D) | increased imagination |
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In teaching children to read, the currently accepted method is the |
| | A) | ABC method alone. |
| | B) | whole-word method with the phonics method. |
| | C) | whole-word method alone. |
| | D) | phonics method alone. |
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The main function of schools should be to |
| | A) | provide extracurricular activities. |
| | B) | enhance the social and emotional development of adolescents. |
| | C) | be comprehensive and provide a multifaceted curriculum. |
| | D) | develop an intellectually mature person by emphasizing training in basic subjects. |
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Schools that stress both cognitive and social skills based on knowledge of child development use |
| | A) | subject-centered teaching. |
| | B) | developmentally appropriate practices. |
| | C) | Montessori methods. |
| | D) | techniques from Project Preschool. |
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A critical factor in reducing the dropout rate involves |
| | A) | improving the connection between schooling and home. |
| | B) | a significant increase in the amount of money the government is willing to spend on education. |
| | C) | ending racial inequality in the classroom. |
| | D) | increasing the length of the school year. |
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Which condition promotes intrinsic motivation? |
| | A) | Children receive rewards for good work. |
| | B) | Children learn that success depends on effort rather than work. |
| | C) | Children are compared to others. |
| | D) | All of these answers are correct. |
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Children who endorse an entity theory of intelligence believe that |
| | A) | intelligence is fixed. |
| | B) | intelligence is malleable. |
| | C) | "I'm smart when I read a hard book." |
| | D) | "I'm smart when I can figure out school work on my own." |
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Children who are labelled helpless |
| | A) | are persistent. |
| | B) | seek challenges that foster learning. |
| | C) | improve their level of performance despite failure. |
| | D) | tend to give up easily. |
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Children who show the helpless pattern |
| | A) | are concerned with looking smart. |
| | B) | tend to have performance goals. |
| | C) | want to avoid negative judgments of their ability. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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Recent research suggests that achievement motivation patterns develop by ___ years. |
| | A) | 4 |
| | B) | 6 |
| | C) | 8 |
| | D) | 10 |
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Compared to lower class mothers, middle class mothers |
| | A) | offer their children explanations about why their behaviour in school matters. |
| | B) | are equally likely to have children who succeed academically. |
| | C) | place more importance on their children's education and intellectual development. |
| | D) | are equally likely to participate in school-related activities. |
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In North America, the most likely disability affecting school children is _____. |
| | A) | a learning disability. |
| | B) | mental retardation. |
| | C) | a physical disability. |
| | D) | Down Syndrome. |
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The efficacy of teaching special needs students in inclusive classes may depend on the _____. |
| | A) | self-acceptance displayed by the special needs students. |
| | B) | beliefs held by the teacher. |
| | C) | beliefs held by the other students. |
| | D) | philosophy endorsed by the school board. |
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Children who are early and heavy viewers of television |
| | A) | tend to decrease their consumption of television in middle childhood. |
| | B) | exhibit lower reading scores in middle childhood. |
| | C) | tend to believe that others are trustworthy and helpful. |
| | D) | hold realistic views of the degree of danger and crime in the world. |
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Particularly under-represented on television are |
| | A) | older people. |
| | B) | older men. |
| | C) | older women. |
| | D) | white men. |
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While ___ of 4- to 5-year-olds can distinguish between a commercial and the television program itself, ___realize that the goal of the ad is "to try to make you buy things". |
| | A) | 90%; 1% |
| | B) | 1%; 90% |
| | C) | 50%; 50% |
| | D) | 70%; 30% |
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In the school setting, computers ____ social interaction. |
| | A) | promote |
| | B) | reduce |
| | C) | have little impact on |
| | D) | limit only teacher-student |
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The phonics method is ____ in approach. |
| | A) | literature-based |
| | B) | top-down |
| | C) | bottom-up |
| | D) | whole language |
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Some research suggests that children trained in whole-language instruction |
| | A) | exhibited better handwriting. |
| | B) | wrote with less frequency. |
| | C) | were better spellers for non-words only. |
| | D) | were better spellers. |
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Grade 5 boys exhibit better reading for stories about |
| | A) | medium interest material. |
| | B) | social relationships. |
| | C) | material unrelated to their personal experiences. |
| | D) | airplanes and astronauts. |
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In______, two students work together to solve a task that neither could master before. |
| | A) | peer tutoring |
| | B) | cooperative learning |
| | C) | jigsaw method |
| | D) | peer collaboration |
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