One study described in the textbook indicated that, among Black and Latino students, transitioning to a school where the proportion of students from the same ethnic background is lower than it had been at their previous school is associated with all of the following except:
A. greater disengagement from school.
B. greater engagement in school.
C. lower grades.
D. more frequent absences.
Ans: B. greater engagement in school.
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event by simply naming it. a. naming b. nominal c. explanatory d. descriptive e. experimental
If I must remember someone's name without anycues, the type of memoryretrieval required
is called A) free recall B) recognition C) eidetic D) cued recall
Stanley was sitting on his front porch when he saw a child run into the street after a stray ball. The child did not see that there was a car coming, and Stanley knew something very bad was about to happen. He jumped off of his porch, ran into the street,
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