Describe how ADHD and conduct disorder affect students’ school and social functioning.

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Students with ADHD demonstrate many behaviors that impair academics, including fidgeting, lack of attention, excessive activity, and issues with self-regulation such as organization, planning, and decision-making in the classroom. Problems lead to difficulties in learning such as reading, math, and writing, and lower overall achievement. Impulsive and hyperactive behaviors lead to conflicting relationships with adults and social rejection by peers, especially in adolescents. Children with conduct disorder display high levels of aggression, have lower verbal skills and academic achievement,

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Behaviorist theories emphasize learning:?

a. ?through construction of meaning. b. ?motor skills rather than cognitive skills. c. ?in stages. d. ?through reactions to stimulus.

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The element of equity involves all of the following EXCEPT an individual feeling:

A. that he/she is equal to others. B. that he/she is being treated fairly and justly. C. the same as others. D. that interactions with others are nonbiased.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

Maintenance stage means provisions are made to reinforce learning outcomes and authentic tasks.

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Which of the following offers an app-based alternative to the Livescribe pen, which allows students take both written and auditory notes?

a. Evernote b. Google drive c. Brainscape d. Study Blue

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