Mr. Carbona is trying to teach his kindergarten students about different animals. Henry, one of his students, explains to Mr. Carbona that he does not need to learn about lions because he has one at home. When Mr. Carbona explains to him that he must have a cat at home. Henry insists that it is a lion because it looks just like the one in the picture. According to Piaget, Henry is:
A. assimilating.
B. using multiple classification.
C. practicing animism.
D. accommodating.
Answer: A
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Good readers use phonics toward the process of
a. reading unknown words only. b. reading with automaticity. c. noticing every letter. d. identifying every word.
Assessment of a developmental delay includes
A. physical development. B. cognitive development. C. communication development. D. social or emotional development. E. adaptive development. F. all of the above. G. only B and C.
Researchers advocate that change must occur to meet the needs of schools in the following manner. Which one does not apply?
a. Consider alternative theories for change. b. Move from the present structure. c. Develop better ways to think about d. Deal with the predictable processes