The discussion of such issues as sexuality, abortion, and the role of prayer in school is
a. easy for middle school students since they purposely form opinions that are the opposite of their parents' opinions.
b. easy for adolescents because their opinions are freely formed.
c. difficult for middle school students because they tend to know very little about these issues.
d. difficult for adolescents, especially if their opinions differ from those of their classmates.
D
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When asked to write a short essay, most high elementary school or high school students:
a. begin writing immediately without any planning b. express ideas as they come without evaluating or organizing them c. both of the above d. none of the above
Nala wants to determine if providing awards for science fair winners increases or decreases participation by average students. She thinks that by promoting science as a competition some children may decide not to participate. To address this question, Nala identifies two types of schools in her district, schools that provide awards or schools that do not. She compares the participation rate of
students in her two groups. Given Nala's study, what is the dependent variable? a. School location b. Student achievement c. School type d. Participation rate
Knowledge of global dynamics suggests that:
A. we should expect some unanticipated effects when we intervene in any system. B. we need to study more about current conditions in the world. C. the closer we look, the more surprises we will find. D. there are more similarities among people than there are differences.
In tabular or matrix items, the students' task is to organize heterogeneous responses into homogeneous groups in a table
a. True b. False