Explain scaffolding
What will be an ideal response?
Scaffolding requires that the teacher provide the student with enough help to complete a task, but gradually withdraws assistance as the student demonstrates increased competence.
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The practice of allowing a student who is gifted to skip several grades to accommodate his or her giftedness is called
a. acceleration. b. early entrance tracking. c. enrichment. d. advanced placement.
Computer-assisted instruction in phonemic awareness:
a. yields results as good or better than teacher instruction b. provides students with immediate feedback on pronunciation errors c. should be used only for students with the most serious phonemic deficits d. can be useful if paraprofessionalsprovide immediate corrections
Sheila moved to a new high school midyear. Her classmates and teacher have noticed that she does some strange things in the classroom. She often sits alone and pretends to smoke invisible cigarettes. When a student walks by her desk she pretends to extinguish the cigarette and blow away the smoke. She often mutters under her breath or talks to an imaginary person under her desk. From this
information, Sheila may be exhibiting: A) Internalizing behaviors B) Externalizing behaviors C) Learning difficulties D) Aggressive behaviors
Which best describes the relationship between the terms self-concept and self-esteem?
a. They are terms that mean the same thing. b. Self-concept is a cognitive perception, while self-esteem is affective. c. Self-esteem is a type of self-concept. d. Self-concept refers to academic learning situations, while self-esteem refers to non-academic situations.