Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Reading comprehension takes place when individuals integrate information from an author to their own background knowledge.
Ans: T
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Research has demonstrated that higher levels of teacher education result in better classroom quality and greater gains in children's cognitive and social development
a. True b. False
Facts about Cytomegalic Inclusion Virus (CMV) include:
a. About 80% of adults have antibodies to CMV. b. CMV is caused by a protozoa that behaves like a virus. c. Effective prevention and treatment of CMV have been developed. d. All of the above.
Ms. Killian and her fourth graders have been growing sunflowers under various conditions—they have grown sunflowers in different kinds of soil, with different amounts of water, and in varying degrees of sunlight. Below are four statements that Ms. Killian makes related to the sunflowers. Which one is most consistent with the idea of a cognitive apprenticeship?
a. "Who can tell me what photosynthesis is?" b. "How many of you have grown sunflowers at home? How many of you have moms or dads who are gardeners?" c. "This sunflower is taller than that sunflower over there. Let's consider what the growing conditions for the two flowers have been and try to figure out what might have led to the difference we see." d. "Elaine, please give each plant the same amount of water today that you gave it yesterday. Also, be sure that you keep each plant in the same location, so that the amount of sunlight it gets stays the same."
A culture-fair intelligence test is best described as an intelligence test that is:
A. administered to children in a limited number of cultural groups. B. designed to be free of cultural bias. C. administered to children of all cultural groups. D. designed to favor one cultural group over another.