Students in an eighth-grade class are studying the Civil War in social studies. As part of this unit of study, they work together to create a semantic map of words associated with the Civil War, including words that they have recently learned (e.g., emancipation, habeas corpus). This activity is most likely to promote students' vocabulary development by
A) showing them how context can be used to determine the meaning of new vocabulary.
B) providing them with fun experiences using the new vocabulary.
C) helping them to categorize, visualize, and remember new vocabulary.
D) guiding them to discover the multiple meanings of new vocabulary.
C
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a. Fragmentation b. Jerkiness c. Momentum d. Satiation
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
It is a good idea to substitute the mean score if a participant leaves gender or other categorical variables blank.
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a. social anxiety disorder b. major depressive disorder c. generalized anxiety disorder d. obsessive-compulsive disorder
Which habit would best develop abstract thinking?
a. Keeping a personal journal with reflections on your learning. b. Putting theories you’ve learned to test in your daily life. c. Taking notes in outline form as you read assigned texts. d. Seeing a play or performance related to your course content.