Sherwood School follows an educational philosophy that requires its teachers to teach a pre-approved interpretation of great works. Sherwood does not provide contemporary courses, such as engineering drawing, as it believes that the knowledge from classic literature is timeless and is sufficient to produce cultured students. Sherwood's educational philosophy is most accurately termed as _____
A) perennialism
B) essentialism
C) progressivism
D) existentialism
A
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Which of the following choices is a previously neutral behavior that is paired with a reinforcer and therefore takes on reinforcing properties of its own?
A) An antecedent B) A negative reinforcer C) A positive reinforcer D) A secondary reinforcer
m = 500 and s = 60; The mean of a sample drawn from this population equals 459. Which of the following statements is invariably correct?
a. The sample was not randomly selected. b. The sample was too small to be an accurate reflection of the population. c. Great! The mean of a sample is always smaller than the mean of the corresponding population. d. The variance of the sample must be larger than the variance of the "parent population." e. None of the above are true.
Which morphemic elements should be taught to struggling readers?
a. the easiest ones b. those normally taught to achieving readers in their grade c. the more challenging ones d. those that they will most likely meet in their reading
To be successful using a computer program:
a) Children need to wait for their turn b) Children need to wait after clicking the mouse c) Children need to read the book first d) Children need to use more than one finger