Recent brain research suggests that the greatest factor determining children's intellectual development is:
a. environment and heredity equally.
b. heredity almost exclusively.
c. an interactive process relying on genetics, environment and a child's responses.
d. environmental factors almost exclusively.
c
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The system of raised dots used by many blind and visually impaired individuals to read was invented by
a. Helen Keller. b. Charles Barbier. c. Samuel Perkins. d. Louis Braille.
Using a more homogeneous sample is one strategy used by researchers to ______.
a. increase between-group variability b. decrease between-group variability c. increase within-group variability d. decrease within-group variability
Another step in accessing the social side of learning includes planning for a safe environment that also considers use of classroom space, therefore teachers should bear all the following in mind, EXCEPT:
a. be aware that students may arrive at school hungry, tired, angry or upset so take proactive steps to avoid negative outcomes. b. diverse learners are accustomed to living in unpredictable environments and never find changing activities or spaces difficult, so it is not necessary to provide advanced warning for transitions, schedule changes, etc. c. students should be told what behavior is expected so they are aware of what is acceptable or unacceptable at any given time. d. students should be strategically grouped to take advantage of individual strengths.
A computer software program that suggests the next word a writer wants to use is called a(n)
a. speech recognition program. b. word prediction program. c. e-mail program. d. word-processing program. e. web program.