Using a person's weight and height to gauge total body fat in adults is a measurement known as:
a. Body Mass Index (BMI)
b. Fat Cell Count (FCC)
c. Excess Calorie Amount (ECA)
d. All of the above
a. Body Mass Index (BMI).
Body Mass Index (BMI) is one of the most accurate ways to determine when extra pounds translate into health risks. BMI is a measurement using a person's weight and height to gauge total body fat in adults.
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a. Attacking the person b. Thinking in all-or-nothing terms c. Jumping to conclusions d. Pointing to a false cause
One common learning disability is known as
A. dyslexia. B. memory loss. C. memory conditioning. D. acronym.
Self-evaluation serves a number of useful purposes. Which of the following is NOT one of the benefits of having students self-evaluate prior to a parent-teacher conference?
a. a reduction in student anxiety about what parents and teachers will be discussing b. an increased student sense of significance, competence, and power c. a chance for students to think critically about their progress at a certain point in the school year d. generation of a record of student progress that ultimately reduces the teacher's responsibility for assigning grades
Which of the following is an example of formal assessment?
a) norm-referenced tests b) observation c) error analyses d) analysis of work products