A study investigated the effect of kindergarten experience on the amount of anxiety shown by first graders in the classroom. In this study the dependent variable was
a. anxiety. c. kindergarten experience.
b. grade level. d. school success.
A
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Efforts to improve the academic performance of working-class students in the primary grades should focus on
a. homogeneous grouping. b. individualized instruction. c. large-class instruction. d. remediating basic skills.
Shoshona and Patti are both tenured foreign (world) language teachers. In the Latin courses, which Shoshona teaches, there has been a 30 percent decrease in student enrollment. Patti has assigned numerous papers to students without ever grading them, has shown films in class week after week, and has frequently given the students a study hall. According to tenure law, what can administrators do
regarding both teachers' future teaching assignments? a. Because of tenure, Shoshona cannotbe laid off even if there is a reduction in force. However, despite tenure, Patti may lose her job if the administrators demonstrate that she is incompetent. b. Shoshona can be laid off; however, Patti has a contractual right to teach and cannot be fired because of classroom performance. c. Tenure protects and ensures the teaching jobs of both Shoshona and Patti. d. Tenure does not protect the jobs of teachers who are proven to be incompetent or when schools have a reduction in force.
Children who experience learned helplessness are likely to wait on others to initiate interactions
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In Bandura's theory of reciprocal determinism, three forces interact to form an individual's personality. These forces are person components, environmental reinforcers and behavior. Assuming two children have similar person components, such as curiosity and intelligence, describe a scenario for each child that would result in one child growing up with a strong sense of autonomy and the other
growing up with a minimal sense of autonomy. Be sure to discuss the three components of autonomy in your answer. What will be an ideal response?