No Child Left Behind (NCLB) mandates that students make academic gains each year; these gains are known as
a. implicit growth.
b. Common Core development.
c. adequate yearly progress.
d. differentiated achievement.
ANS: C
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Tax that is levied on items that are considered undesirable for consumption, or which consumers are encouraged to spend less on, is
a. excise. b. income. c. sales. d. property.
To encourage the development of a morality of caring, Carol Gilligan recommends that teachers do which of the following?
a. Reinforce students with praise and other rewards when they display behaviors that demonstrate caring.
b. Use acceptable forms of punishment, such as timeout, when students display behaviors that indicate a lack of caring.
c. Create a curriculum that provides students with opportunities to think and talk about moral issues involving caring.
d. Invite guest speakers involved in caring professions, such as doctors, nurses, and ministers into class to discuss the importance of caring.
All of the following are reasons to take notes except:
a. You become a passive part of the listening process b. You create a visual aid of the material c. Effective note takers average higher grades d. It helps you retain information e. You create a history of course content
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A college admissions officer wants to know if visiting the campus affects people’s perceptions of the college. He has seven people fill out an attitude toward the college questionnaire before the campus visit, during the visit (at lunch), and after the visit. The data are collected on a 7-point Likert scale with higher numbers indicating more positive attitudes. The data he collects are as follows. Time Mean Before 2.43 During/at lunch 3.43 After 5.57