Describe the differences in curriculum in elementary schools, middle schools, and junior high and high schools
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The elementary curriculum is heavily basic-skills oriented and each teacher has considerable autonomy in determining how these are taught. As a result, reading, writing, math, and to a certain extent, science are the areas of the curriculum most heavily emphasized.
The middle school curriculum is organized around specific content areas, and, unlike elementary schools, the content areas are each allocated the same amount of time
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a. "Could you make an artwork like this?" b. "What do you see?" c. "What is special about this part of the painting?" d. "How do you think the artist made this texture?"
In the intermediate/middle-level classroom, response to first authentic, first-person accounts often involve
a. First-person writing activities in which students assume a simulated role or character or history. b. First-person dramatization as an eyewitness to a piece of history. c. Both a and c are examples of response to authentic accounts. d. None of the above are examples of response to authentic accounts.
One difference between STEM learning in the concrete operations period compared with the preoperational period is that concrete operational children have ______.
a. a growing ability to think abstractly b. an innate curiosity about the world c. the ability to engage in make believe d. less ability to categorize objects
What are the advantages of participating in an internship in college?
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