Describe how organization aids learning
What will be an ideal response?
Information to be learned is frequently complex and interrelated. Organization allows us to clump or "chunk" related information together, thus reducing the load on memory and increasing the number of available cues to retrieve what has been learned.
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Multicultural awareness activities are
A) a disappearing early childhood curriculum area. B) an accepted planned curriculum area. C) out of fashion. D) a controversial issue most early childhood educators avoid. E) None of these answers are correct.
One of the criticisms that has been leveled at research that examines the similarity between twins separated at birth is that
A. there are so few cases of separated twins that this research cannot really tell us very much about the relative influence of genetics and environment. B. in many cases the twins were not really separated because they were adopted by relatives or lived close to each other while growing up. C. we do not yet have statistical techniques that allow us to separate the effect of genetics from the effect of the environment. D. many of the reports of great similarity between separated twins has been exaggerated and these reports are not supported by data.
What is a PLC?
a. professional learning community b. professional learning conference c. parental liaison committee d. promising learning concept
Marianna Stankovic looked around her 4th grade classroom to see that everything was in order for the Halloween party. She carefully lit several candles that sat on a table near her desk. When the bell rang, her excited students rushed into the room and before Marianna could tell them to slow down, Marko bumped into the table and ignited his costume. He was badly burned and his parents filed a
lawsuit claiming negligence on the part of the teacher. In such a case, the court would likely A) rule that a reasonable teacher would be able to foresee that the candles were dangerous. B) determine that the child was totally at fault. C) assign blame without hearing the case because teachers are responsible for injuries to their students. D) blame the school board for permitting such activities at school.