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Independence ISD is working on programs to help children of low socioeconomic status who live in poverty. What should not be included in their program? |
| | A) | early intervention by communities and schools |
| | B) | efforts to generate a sense of efficacy |
| | C) | expectations for lower-SES children to do less than others because they come to school with educational deficits |
| | D) | promotion of achievement by teaching thinking and problem-solving skills |
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Washington Middle School is trying a new multicultural program that is based on teaching the culturally different. What is the basis of this type of program? |
| | A) | to help "students of different backgrounds learn to communicate more effectively with others while feeling good about themselves" |
| | B) | to celebrate a group's identity and achievements |
| | C) | to "develop and maintain students' own cultural identity" while also helping them develop competence in the dominant culture |
| | D) | to learn the dominant language but maintain and value students' native language |
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Mrs. Langtree, a kindergarten teacher, facilitates development of more positive student personalities in the younger grades by: |
| | A) | restricting play so that it is structured to the exact needs of children. |
| | B) | providing activities that foster initiative. |
| | C) | providing activities that are just beyond children's capacities in order to challenge them. |
| | D) | encouraging competition between children. |
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Lillah Jones had five- and six-year-olds in her first grade class. She was concerned with proper development, so she made sure that she offered lots of concrete items to manipulate. Her students, in general, are in which stage of development? |
| | A) | Formal Operational Stage |
| | B) | Sensorimotor Stage |
| | C) | Concrete Operational Stage |
| | D) | Preoperational Stage |
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Sanja in Mr. Martini's second grade class insisted that he punish Julio for pushing. Mr. Martini explained that he had seen what happened and that Julio had been pushed by another boy, so it was just an accident." "He pushed me," insisted Sanja, "and you have to sit out recess if you push! That's the rule!" Mr. Martini was amazed that Sanja would insist, but then he remembered she was probably in the stage of moral development identified as: |
| | A) | morality of cooperation. |
| | B) | morality of constraint. |
| | C) | moral principles. |
| | D) | maintenance of security and order. |
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Ms. Perry received word that she will be having Keisha, a special needs child, in her classroom because it is the "least restrictive environment". To what does this type of placement refer? |
| | A) | an IEP |
| | B) | PL-94-142 |
| | C) | mainstreaming or inclusion |
| | D) | divergent |
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Tom Schoolcraft identified several of his learners as having difficulty reading diagrams and picking out details. What label do educators use for this type of student who "sees the forest" as opposed to the individual "trees"? |
| | A) | field-dependent |
| | B) | field-independent |
| | C) | a convergent thinker |
| | D) | ADHD |
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Lana Davis had several of her young children continue all year to use a sand tray when practicing making their letters. She was aware that these children preferred which modality: |
| | A) | kinesthetic learners |
| | B) | tactile learners |
| | C) | visual learners |
| | D) | auditory learners |
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Jack was a whiz at chess and was a member of the after-school Chess Club. He wanted to become an aeronautical engineer, and Mr. Hoover, one of his teachers, encouraged him. What did Mr. Hoover know about Jack's Multiple Intelligences? |
| | A) | Jack was exceptional in Spatial Intelligence. |
| | B) | Jack was exceptional in Interpersonal Intelligence. |
| | C) | Jack was exceptional in Logical-mathematical Intelligence. |
| | D) | Jack was exceptional in Naturalist Intelligence. |
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Mr. Burns worked with two students identified as ADD and ADHD. He did research to find what would be a key factor in the classroom for these children. On what did he focus for these children? |
| | A) | getting them medication |
| | B) | working with parents to maintain parental control |
| | C) | treating them as he would other children |
| | D) | working on self-concept |
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