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__________ occurs when a child incorporates new knowledge into existing knowledge. |
| | A) | Assimilation |
| | B) | Accommodation |
| | C) | Equilibration |
| | D) | Lateralization |
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Which of the following is the best example of an argument for environmental influences on language? |
| | A) | Humans are prewired to learn language. |
| | B) | Even if parents do not speak to children, children still demonstrate language acquisition. |
| | C) | Parents' reinforcement of children's linguistic attempts helps them to fine-tune their use of language. |
| | D) | Children have an inborn propensity to figure language out on their own. |
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According to William Stern's 1912 definition of intelligence quotient (IQ), a person would have an IQ greater than 100 under which of the following conditions? |
| | A) | A person's chronological age is greater than his or her own mental age. |
| | B) | A person's mental age is greater than his or her own chronological age. |
| | C) | A person earns average scores on an intelligence test, as compared to other individuals of the same chronological age. |
| | D) | A person earns a higher than average score on an intelligence test, as compared to other individuals of the same chronological age. |
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William Stern's intelligence quotient (1912) is defined as which of the following? |
| | A) | A person's chronological age divided by the person's mental age, multiplied by 100 |
| | B) | A person's mental age divided by the person's chronological age, multiplied by 100 |
| | C) | A person's mental age divided by a standard value for their age, multiplied by 100 |
| | D) | A person's mental age divided by the average mental age for other people of the same chronological age, multiplied by 100 |
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Which of the following individuals proposed that there are eight types of intelligence, and developed Project Spectrum to apply this information to classroom teaching? |
| | A) | Robert Sternberg |
| | B) | William Stern |
| | C) | Alfred Binet |
| | D) | Howard Gardner |
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Which of the following descriptions of students reveals the greatest level of "analytical" intelligence as proposed by Sternberg? |
| | A) | Carlos has won numerous awards for his ability to play the piano. |
| | B) | Mika is a champion tennis player. |
| | C) | Anna won the science fair for designing an irrigation system. |
| | D) | Kara earned a perfect score on her midterm history exam. |
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All of the following skills are included in Howard Gardner's eight types of intelligence except which one? |
| | A) | Sensory skills |
| | B) | Movement skills |
| | C) | Verbal skills |
| | D) | Intrapersonal skills |
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Which of Gardner's intelligences is involved in an activity calling for self-reflection and setting life goals? |
| | A) | Verbal skills |
| | B) | Interpersonal skills |
| | C) | Intrapersonal skills |
| | D) | Naturalist skills |
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A psychologist who wants to emphasize the importance of nature in the nature-nurture debate would cite which of the following factors as being most influential in an individual's intelligence? |
| | A) | The individual attended preschool. |
| | B) | The individual enjoys reading books. |
| | C) | The individual does well in school. |
| | D) | The individual's parents have high IQs. |
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Which of the following best describes a criticism of tracking?
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| | A) | Slower students in each track "hold back" the progress of the class. |
| | B) | Better students in each track set the pace at which topics are covered. |
| | C) | Students in the low-track group are stigmatized. |
| | D) | A small percentage of students in each track are destined to fail. |
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To avoid using information about a student's intelligence in negative ways, teachers should _________. |
| | A) | base their expectations of students on IQ scores |
| | B) | consider the students' intellectual competence in a wide range of areas |
| | C) | develop advanced curriculum to meet the needs of students with high IQ scores |
| | D) | not gain access to students' IQ scores |
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Research suggests that people in all cultures have a tendency to do all of the following except which one? |
| | A) | Believe that what happens in other cultures is unnatural and incorrect. |
| | B) | Behave in ways that favor their own cultural group. |
| | C) | Prefer to associate with individuals from different cultural groups. |
| | D) | Feel proud of their own cultural group. |
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Critics of bilingual education have voiced concern that bilingual education fails to do which of the following? |
| | A) | Enhance students' self-esteem. |
| | B) | Increase the likelihood of academic success. |
| | C) | Prepare students for the workplace. |
| | D) | Show respect for students' family and community. |
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Which of the following statements best represents a sexist attitude? |
| | A) | In a recent study of eighth graders, boys scored higher on science tests than did girls. |
| | B) | Since women do poorly in math, they should not become engineers. |
| | C) | Boys are more active than girls and therefore are more likely to fidget. |
| | D) | Hormonal changes of puberty lead to increased body fat for girls. |
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Weyne Hill High School has few resources, a large number of students, lower achievement scores, lower graduation rates, and lower percentage of students going to college. According to the information provided in this scenario, where is Weyne Hill High School most likely to be located? |
| | A) | In a higher-income neighborhood |
| | B) | In a lower-income neighborhood |
| | C) | In a collectivist society. |
| | D) | none of the above are correct. |
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Ms. Williams is reading over her students' names as listed on her attendance record. Although she has not met any of her future students because the school year will not officially begin until the following day, Ms. Williams is already classifying some of her students as being more intelligent, less competent, or more responsible on the basis of their ethnic names. What is Ms. Williams engaging in? |
| | A) | Creating a hierarchy based on genders |
| | B) | Creating ineffective teaching strategies |
| | C) | Preparing for a collectivist teaching year |
| | D) | Creating stereotypes based on ethnicity |
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Mrs. Perez is a teacher at Springfield Elementary School. She teaches academic subjects to immigrant children in their native languages, while gradually adding English instruction. What type of teacher is Mrs. Perez? |
| | A) | A bilingual education teacher |
| | B) | A special education teacher |
| | C) | A regular classroom teacher |
| | D) | A resource education teacher |
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Mr. Denosting wants to empower his students. Which of the following would he need to begin doing in his classroom? |
| | A) | Better representing minorities and cultural groups |
| | B) | Giving students the opportunity to learn about the struggles of different ethnic groups |
| | C) | Helping White students and students of color develop multiple perspectives within their curricula |
| | D) | All of the above are correct |
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Ms. Rogers asks her students to write down their family histories so that she may include parts of each of the student's family's past in the class's history lesson. Ms. Rogers is engaging in __________ education. |
| | A) | minority |
| | B) | culturally-relevant |
| | C) | issues-centered |
| | D) | moral |
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Mrs. Guenero is careful of the behaviors that she exhibits in her class because she believes that gender development occurs through observation and imitation of gender behavior. She is also aware of the reinforcement and punishment that she gives her students for gender behavior. She uses ________. |
| | A) | psychoanalytic theory of gender |
| | B) | cognitive developmental theory of gender |
| | C) | gender schema theory |
| | D) | social learning theory |
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Exposure to more family conflict and violence, less social support, polluted air and water, and inferior schools are factors representative of _________. |
| | A) | high socioeconomic status |
| | B) | culture bias |
| | C) | gender discrimination |
| | D) | an impoverished childhood environment |
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Research shows that teachers communicate differently with girls and boys in the classroom. All of the following suggests that classrooms are biased against girls EXCEPT: |
| | A) | Boys demand more attention, while girls are more likely to quietly wait their turn. |
| | B) | In many classrooms, teachers spend more time watching and interacting with boys while girls work and play quietly on their own. |
| | C) | Teachers often give boys more time to answer a question, more hints at the correct answer, and further tries if they give the wrong answer. |
| | D) | School personnel tend to ignore that many boys clearly have academic problems. |
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Mrs. Williams' classroom is filled with books, posters, and other resources related to different American cultures. She communicates high expectations for all of her students, regardless of ethnicity or social background. Mrs. Williams is implementing effective teaching strategies for _____________. |
| | A) | multicultural education |
| | B) | culture bias |
| | C) | second-language learning |
| | D) | mentoring |
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Mrs. Jenkins brought copies of letters written by Revolutionary War soldiers to her social studies classroom. After reading the letters aloud, she asked her students to select one soldier and write a letter back to him. The war letters are examples of: _____________. |
| | A) | jigsaw classroom materials |
| | B) | state-mandated curriculum |
| | C) | biased materials |
| | D) | primary documents |
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Mr. Newell's classroom displays pictures of children from around the world and his bookshelves contain a wide range of books and magazines. The majority of his students come from diverse backgrounds and one of Mr. Newell's class rules is that no child may be teased or excluded on the basis of race, ethnicity, or gender. Mr. Newell is implementing which kind of classroom curriculum? |
| | A) | Anti-bias curriculum |
| | B) | State curriculum |
| | C) | Emergent curriculum |
| | D) | Subject matter curriculum |
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Of children with disabilities, approximately what percent are considered mentally retarded? |
| | A) | 6 % |
| | B) | 11 % |
| | C) | 18 % |
| | D) | 23 % |
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An enrichment program is a standard option for teaching which of the following groups of children? |
| | A) | Children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder |
| | B) | Children with autism |
| | C) | Children who are gifted |
| | D) | Children who are mentally retarded |
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Maria keeps rubbing her eyes during the teacher's lesson, which takes place through the use of an overhead. She also holds books close to her face when she reads and she has even complained to her parents that sometimes things on a page appear to be moving around. Maria has a _____________. |
| | A) | receptive disorder |
| | B) | expressive disorder |
| | C) | visual impairment |
| | D) | attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder |
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Joey is once again not following directions. The teacher notices that Joey usually has no problems following directions if he turns one ear toward her or if he asks several times to have the directions repeated. Joey most likely has one of these conditions: |
| | A) | Visual impairment |
| | B) | Hearing impairment |
| | C) | Articulation problem |
| | D) | Mental retardation |
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Mrs. Chiden has just been informed that she will have several students in her class next school year with learning disabilities. Mrs. Chiden can expect these students to all ________. |
| | A) | have normal intelligence or above |
| | B) | have difficulty in at least one academic area and usually several |
| | C) | have no other diagnosed problem or disorder that can be attributed to the cause of the disability. |
| | D) | all of the above are correct |
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Mr. Sanders is concerned about one of his students. The student, Mateo, has serious and persistent problems concerning his relationships with other students; he displays aggression and is often out of control. Mateo displays signs of depression that can last up to several weeks, and he experiences fears that are often school related and interfere with his learning. Mateo is most likely to be suffering from ________. |
| | A) | mental retardation |
| | B) | attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder |
| | C) | emotional and behavioral disorders |
| | D) | sensory disorders |
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Ms. Meyers is a regular classroom teacher who has just begun working with children with special needs. Her principal has advised that she be familiarized with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), since she will now be interacting with parents whose children have special needs, and she will have to create individualized education plans (IEP). Which of the following is not true and therefore not one of the items that Ms. Meyers will be learning about regarding IDEA's specific provisions that relate to the parents of a child with a disability? |
| | A) | Schools are required to send notices to parents of proposed actions. |
| | B) | Parents are not allowed to attend meetings regarding the child's individualized education plans (IEP). |
| | C) | Parents are allowed to attend meetings regarding the child's placement. |
| | D) | Parents have the right to appeal school decisions to an impartial evaluator. |
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Mrs. Barone is using technology in her classroom to help children with disabilities function in the classroom environment. The technology she is using consists of various services and devices that include communication aids, alternative computer keyboards, and adaptive services. What type of technology is Mrs. Barone using? |
| | A) | Assistive technology |
| | B) | Instructional technology |
| | C) | Regular education technology |
| | D) | Receptive technology |
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Hugo has been identified as being gifted. What are the program options available for educating children who are gifted? |
| | A) | Special classes |
| | B) | Acceleration and enrichment programs in the regular classroom setting |
| | C) | Enrichment programs in the regular classroom setting |
| | D) | Mentor and apprenticeship programs in or out of the regular classroom setting or work-study programs in the community |
| | E) | All of the above are correct |
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In 1975, Congress passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. What does this law require? |
| | A) | All students with disabilities receive homebound instruction. |
| | B) | All students with disabilities receive life skills training. |
| | C) | All students with disabilities be placed in separate, special education classes. |
| | D) | All students with disabilities are given a free, appropriate public education. |
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Children with disabilities can be placed in a variety of settings. Which of the following is the least restrictive environment? |
| | A) | Regular classroom with supplementary instruction |
| | B) | Part of time spent in a resource room |
| | C) | Special schools |
| | D) | Homebound instruction |
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Lauren is a hearing-impaired student who is receiving instruction in a regular second-grade classroom. This approach to educating students with disabilities is called ___________. |
| | A) | collaborative consultation |
| | B) | inclusion |
| | C) | special education |
| | D) | interactive teaming |
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Learning is primarily the result of ________. |
| | A) | development |
| | B) | experience |
| | C) | innate abilities |
| | D) | socialization |
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Which of the following statements describes the social inequities associated with technology? |
| | A) | Students from middle- and upper-income families are far more likely to have computers at home. |
| | B) | Schools with high percentages of low-income minority students tend to use computers for drill and-practice exercises. |
| | C) | Boys are more likely to use computers for math and science applications while girls are more likely to use computers for word processing. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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