A problem for standardized testing that is especially prevalent in lower socioeconomic status urban area schools is:
a) high student mobility.
b) low child measurability.
c) high infant mortality.
d) low student mobility.
a High student mobility of students from lower socioeconomic status results in students having gaps in instruction related to the changes in school curriculum and potential absenteeism.
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Which of the following items is not one of the four characteristics of children based on the constructivist approach?
a. Young children are theory builders. b. Cognition requires a foundation of physical knowledge. c. Children acquire increasing dependency on the adults in their world. d. Young children are social beings.
Studies indicate children who are not reading by the end of third grade are unlikely to perform well through the remainder of their formal schooling
a. True b. False
A stress-related illness
A. is completely avoidable if one exercises regularly and eats right. B. is always triggered by personal or intimate relationships that go sour. C. is more likely to affect a student if he/she has experienced a number of stressors in the past year. D. is primarily a psychological problem, best treated with antidepressants or other such medications.