What are the obstacles to improving higher-order skills among low achievers?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Many students actually prefer low-level learning, teachers have low expectations for low learners, and there are high costs involved in effective instruction stressing cognitive development.
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Expectations that are meaningful, based on developmental research and accommodate variations are characteristics of which essential feature of beneficial early childhood standards?
A. developmentally appropriate content and outcomes B. support of programs, families and professionals C. ethical and appropriate implementation practices D. appropriate evaluation, review and revision process
A researcher wanted to know if sex and age affected how susceptible customers were to distraction when watching charity-based advertisements. She measured men and women aged 18–25, 26–30 and over 30 in two task conditions, one where they viewed an advertisement with no distraction and one where they experienced constant interruption from alternative sounds in the same room. How many factors were there in this study?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
Sandy wants to strengthen her United States History teaching this summer. She has enrolled in a master's-level course for history majors on the Underground Railroad. By enrolling in the course, Sandy illustrates her desire to increase her:
a. knowledge of content. b. general pedagogical knowledge. c. general prior knowledge. d. pedagogical content knowledge.
The mean math scores of students with learning disabilities in the 12th grade are at the
A. high-5th grade level. B. low-7th grade level. C. high-9th grade level. D. low-10th grade level.