Frank teaches eighth-grade history and is viewed as a radical by the faculty at Eisenhower Middle School. His students rotate through six hands-on centers in his classroom. They take field trips, discuss current events, work at tables rather than desks, and are constantly involved in some type of project. Frank’s philosophy is likely that of ______.
a. a progressivist
b. an essentialist
c. a perennialist
d. a pragmatist
a. a progressivist
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When an 18-month-old throws a temper tantrum because he can’t have a cookie, he is demonstrating that he has not yet developed?
a. ?a self-concept. b. ?self-regulation. c. ?self-esteem. d. ?a secure attachment.v
In the _____, each learner is valued and teachers help children learn to respect and acknowledge differences in abilities and to value each person as an individual
a. caring community of learners b. mastery climate c. Reggio Emilia approach d. whole child approach
Mrs. DuBose wants to know how well her students can independently create a color wheel. This type of knowledge would be best measured by a(n) test
a. diagnostic b. performance c. aptitude d. written
Only one of the following statements about children with special needs is true. Which one is false?
a. Because they learn so quickly, children who are gifted rarely use effective study strategies. b. Some students with social or behavioral problems have few effective strategies to help them learn academic subject matter. c. Students who show significant delays in general cognitive development also show delays in metacognitive development. d. Students with learning disabilities often benefit from explicit instruction about effective learning strategies.