Ms. Porter is the favorite teacher of tenth grader Alejandro. During today’s writing assignment, she reminds him how well he did on the previous essay and helps him set goals for each step of the new writing task. She assures him that he can succeed with this essay. This is an example of:

The mother's statement is an example of a _______ model of language development

A) Behaviorist B) Linguistic C) Constructivist D) Social

Kim has developed a research plan and would like to critique it before submitting it to her advisor. Which of the following guidelines does the text recommend?

a. Engage a good editor to help with writing mechanics and flow. b. Compare it to existing proposals available online. c. Ask a colleague not involved in her research to review it critically. d. Develop a list of all potential problems that may arise in the study.

School was viewed as a vehicle for building nationalistic spirit because

A. westward migration had resulted in decreases in national loyalty. B. the flood of immigrants challenged the American identity. C. individuals expressed greater loyalty to the local community. D. All these answers are correct.

According to the Anglo-conformity or assimilationist ideology, schools should concentrate on:

A. fostering cultural diversity among students and teachers. B. allowing parents to decide between assimilation and pluralism for their own children. C. nothing but academics. D. making immigrant children as much like white, middle-class, Anglo-Saxon Protestants as possible in as short a time as possible.