Prevalence estimates indicate that 10-20% of students with learning disabilities also have ADHD
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
True
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The four statements below describe effects that motivation may have on cognition and/or behavior. Three of the statements are accurate. Which one is not necessarily accurate?
a. Motivation influences how information is mentally processed. b. Motivation enhances memory for information irrelevant to the task at hand. c. Motivation increases task persistence. d. Motivation influences the choices that people make.
The text cites a research study that found which of the following to be true?
a. Programs that involved families supporting learning at home were linked to higher student achievement. b. The less family involvement in children’s learning, the more progress their children made. c. Selected types of families were able to exert positive influences on their children’s learning. d. The most effective parent involvement related to general activities rather than academic activities.
Research indicates that ability grouping often has negative effects on students placed in low-ability groups, resulting in lower than expected achievement. Which of the following best explains these results?
a. Organizing instruction is more difficult for low-ability students than it is for high-ability students, and as a result, achievement is lowered. b. Low-ability students are usually more fearful of their teachers, and as a result, achievement is lowered. c. Teachers tend to have lowered expectations for low-ability students, and as a result, their instructional efforts are lowered. d. Teachers of low-ability students tend to have less access to materials that enhance learning, and as a result, achievement is lowered.
Which of the following are the two basic types of intelligence tests?
a. aptitude and achievement b. criterion- and norm-referenced c. individual and group d. Binet and Wechsler