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

1. It is virtually impossible to anticipate the way a student will behave in any given situation.
2. Students who are 11 or 12 years old are becoming more social.
3. A student in the formal operations stage, according to Piaget, reasons and explains phenomena on the basis of appearances and intuition.
4. Martine is able to articulate how she will approach the multi-step problem she is asked to complete in her math class, and can identify which parts are likely to be most difficult for her. Martine is likely to be in middle or high school.
5. Keya entered middle school as a polite and compliant student who generally completed her work without much resistance. You notice, however, that she is beginning to give you push-back, not just completing her work, but about compliance with class expectations. You should be concerned because this behavior is not developmentally appropriate.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE

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