Which of the following is a factor contributing to mathematics difficulties?
a. Socioeconomic status
b. Language difficulties
c. Gender
d. All of the above
Ans: b
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a. being value-free. b. tight control of the setting and independent variables. c. trustworthiness techniques. d. removing the experimenter from the setting.
A middle school boy who is physically less mature than the other boys in his class is most likely to
a. have lower self-esteem and stronger feelings of inadequacy. b. excel academically. c. be more popular with girls than boys. d. All of these answers.
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a. Students with more background knowledge will understand the reading material more readily than their classmates. b. Students' reading comprehension will depend almost entirely on their word decoding skills; their prior knowledge won't make much of a difference. c. Students with more background knowledge are less likely to double-check their understanding and so will make more comprehension errors. d. Students with less background knowledge may be reluctant to read about an unfamiliar topic; thus, motivating them to learn during the unit will be a challenge.