Suggestions made by the American Academy of Family Physicians on how to prevent childhood obesity include:
a. avoiding prepared and sugared foods entirely.
b. providing 40 percent or fewer calories from fat.
c. providing ample fiber in the child’s diet.
d. all of the above.
ANSWER: d
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On Elizabeth's birthday she was given a lottery ticket. When the drawing was held the numbers drawn matched those on her ticket and she was given two hundred cookies. She immediately concluded that the best way to obtain cookies was to buy a lottery ticket. Her conclusion is a product of
a. an unsystematic observation. b. a carefully constructed plan of action. c. systematic logic. d. modeled progression.
Which of the following statements is specifically included in the NCTM Standards for the teaching of data analysis and probability?
a. All students should be able to formulate questions that can be addressed with data. b. All students should be able to construct a bar graph. c. All students should be able to determine a mean, median, and mode. d. All students should be able to simulate a probability problem. e. All students should be able to use technology to analyze data.
When an assessment is measured on a norm-referenced basis, it:
a. identifies specific areas of deficiency or learning difficulty. b. judges an individual's performance, achievement, or ability relative to the overall performance of a group. c. provides information on how well a student performs in relation to his or her previous achievement and overall potential rather than in comparison to other students in the norm group. d. provides an example of assessment device such as portfolios, exhibitions, demonstrations, rubrics, and observational checklists.
Which one of the following is the best example of a discovery learning approach to instruction?
a. Ms. Markowitz instructs her students to take notes during her lecture; she then goes over the notes with them to make sure they understand the material. b. Mr. Vicker takes his science students to a tide pool and asks them to describe and categorize the different life-forms they find there. c. Mr. Tseng gives his students a free day to spend in the library reading about whatever subjects they like. d. Ms. Haxten instructs her drama students to think about what their characters are like as they memorize their lines for a play.