What is your age-group or cohort? Describe at least three factors or experiences that made your early education different from that of either your parents' generation or the generation in elementary school today
You may choose to focus on technology, educational philosophy,subject matter,changes in the society that affect how after-school hours are spent, and so
forth. Use these examples to explain why researchers who study intelligence need to be conscious of cohort differences.
Fill in the blank with correct word
Answers will vary. Students will probably mention computers and related
technological changes as distinguishing features of their own experience and that of
the upcoming generation. Other recent changes include wider availability of
preschool and after-school programs, which add up to more time spent away from
home, and the various toys and programs aimed at teaching infants. Examples
chosen are less important than that students demonstrate an understanding of what
constitutes a cohort difference and of how such differences might affect learning.
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a. Klinefelter syndrome b. Down syndrome c. Hemophilia d. Turner syndrome
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a. readers directly connect a written word with the word's meaning. b. we should emphasize the way that words sound. c. readers perceive the individual letters in the visual stimulus, so we should take a bottom-up approach to reading. d. beginning readers emphasize the whole word; advanced readers emphasize the sounds within each word.
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b. an electron microscope. c. the naked eye. d. a CT scanner.