Think about how you were taught to read. What approach was used? Describe the balanced approach and the use of guided reading sessions. How effective do these methods seem to be?
What will be an ideal response?
Of course, the means by which each student learns to read is going to vary by age and culture. The balanced approach to reading emphasizes that education must go beyond basic phonics. Guided reading refers to working with small groups of children using books that are somewhat difficult for them. The teacher's role is to help the children devise strategies that help them in pronunciation and reading skills. This is an application of Vygotsky's theory.
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Raven's Progressive Matrices require very little use of what?
a. Reasoning b. Attention c. Language d. Vision
A political candidate uses a negative campaign commercial in which the candidate's opponent is shown alongside a negative image of an angry mob. The intent of the commercial is to cause voters to
a. have an accurate contrast between the candidate and the opponent. b. realize the opponent was the individual who angered the mob in the first place. c. associate the opponent with a negative emotional response. d. associate positive emotional responses with the candidate who sponsored the commercial.
While you are driving, you make an illegal lane change and see a flashing light behind you. You immediately think, "Ticket time" and prepare to pull over. But as the car behind you draws nearer, you see that is just a car with a vivid turn signal. Your behavior regarding the flashing light illustrates
a. dishabituation. b. a perceptual set. c. reality testing. d. precognition.
Psychosexual theory emphasizes that __________
A) children actively construct knowledge as they manipulate and explore the world B) directly observable events—stimuli and responses—are the appropriate focus of psychological study C) how parents manage their child’s sexual and aggressive drives in the first few years is crucial for healthy personality development D) the ego makes a positive contribution to development, acquiring attitudes and skills that make the individual a useful member of society