Name and briefly describe the characteristics typically associated with successful schools
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer will include the following key points:
- Staff and students understand that academic excellence is the primary goal and standards are set accordingly. The school day emphasizes instruction and students are recognized publicly for their academic accomplishments.
- The school climate is safe and nurturing.
- Parents are involved. Children need to know that their parents are committed to their success.
- Progress of students, teachers, and programs is monitored. Evaluation must occur regularly using objective measures that reflect academic goals.
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A. higher school achievement B. increased behavioral problems C. authoritarian parenting D. a slowed pace of cognitive development
Recent research on the A-not-B error suggests that the reason 10-month-olds fail to recover the hidden toy is not because they lack object permanence but instead they ______.
A. have immature visual systems B. have an immature motor system C. lack logical thinking D. lack symbolic thinking
It is difficult to distinguish between colors at night because
a. we are seeing primarily with the cones. b. rods do not adapt to the dark. c. we are seeing primarily with the rods. d. we are used to seeing mostly with the fovea. e. visual accommodation cannot occur in the dark.
Firstborn children:
A) are more highly motivated to achieve than later-born children. B) show lesser anxiety levels than later-born children. C) act more aggressively compared to younger siblings. D) tend to be somewhat more rebellious and liberal than later-born children.