Low-birthweight babies are those who are born weighing
a. less than 4 pounds.
b. less than 5 ½ pounds.
c. 2 pounds less than the current average for babies born in a region.
d. less than 2 pounds.
b
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Ms. Markowitz has just presented a lesson on the Great Depression of the 1930s in which she describes such contributing factors as banking regulations, the federal government's spending and taxing policies, and the consumer's saving and spending habits. She then tells the students that by the end of the week they have to create a concept map that portrays how these factors are related to one
another. Ms. Markowitz's behavior best reflects which of the following learning theory principles? a. Do something unusual to capture students' attention. b. Help students construct meaningful knowledge schemes. c. Help students develop their potential by satisfying their needs. d. Provide students with clear, well-organized lectures.
Using behavioral objectives to describe classroom goals sometimes results in a lengthy list of seemingly trivial behaviors. In such situations, which one of the following is, according to the textbook, an acceptable alternative?
a. Constructing a small list of abstract objectives, giving examples of behaviors that reflect each one. b. Foregoing instructional objectives when a teacher wants to focus on higher-level skills. c. Constructing a mixture of behavioral and nonbehavioral objectives. d. Emphasizing higher-level rather than lower-level skills.
Which term does the textbook use to refer to motivation that is unrelated to the task being accomplished?
a. Extrinsic b. Nonessential c. Superficial
Alpa is 17 months old and speaks using simple sentences—a skill not typically mastered until the age of 24 months. Which of the following is accurate
A) Alpa displays advanced achievement, but she is not gifted. B) Alpa's verbal skills are probably tied to her parents' level of income. C) Alpa is performing at a 30% advanced rate, and is probably gifted. D) Alpa's skills will probably even off once she reaches her second birthday.