To assess a child's linguistic development, professionals often use a method called Mean Length Utterance (MLU). This method is applied by:
a. Counting the number of phonemes and dividing by the number of words.
b. Counting the number of syllables and dividing by the number of words.
c. Counting the number of morphemes and dividing by the number of utterances.
d. Counting the number of utterances in a conversation.
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When testing the hypothesis, H0: ยต= 85, a researcher rejects this hypothesis. A possible outcome is:
a. a Type I error has been made. b. a Type II error has been made. c. the confidence interval does not contain the population mean. d. the confidence interval does not contain the sample mean.
Cooperative learning strategies
a. are too difficult for young children b. foster social/emotional development as well as science learning c. take too much time
Word study activities at the primary level
A) occur only during center-based activities. B) focus on a particular aspect of word knowledge, e.g. semantic, morphemic, phonetic. C) occur during whole class instruction. D) only focus on rhyming and syllabication.
In his attachment theory:
A. John Bowlby asserted that children brought up with consisting loving parents form the foundations of trust and attachment and grow into well-adjusted adults capable of forming loving and trusted relationships B. Erik Erikson asserted that if children did not overcome the basic crisis of attachment versus disattachment, they would never become healthy adults C. Jean Piaget asserted that children that did not attach their thoughts to their actions would be underdeveloped and unable to physically achieve their full potentials D. Lev Vygotsky asserted that unless parents helped children to attach different toys together, children would not learn from the parents all that they needed to