In a middle school science lab activity, students are looking at how much water objects of varying sizes and weights displace. Lab partners Jack and Jennifer have just put two equal-size balls—one made of plastic and one made of lead—into separate beakers of water and measured how high the water rose in each one. They've observed that the water rose the same amount in the two beakers. Jack
says, "That can't be right. The lead ball should push the water up more because it's heavier." Jennifer responds, "We must have measured wrong. Let's try the experiment again." The two students' reasoning reflects:
a. confirmation bias
b. a substance schema
c. poor visual-spatial ability
d. a nativist view of science development
A
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A researcher found a correlation of .40 between aptitude test scores and school achievement. What proportion of the variance in school achievement can be attributed to variables other than aptitude?
a. .16 c. .60 b. .40 d. .84
In what ways can social skills instruction be incorporated into the general education curriculum to meet the needs of students with disabilities who receive services in inclusive general education settings?
What will be an ideal response?
It is not surprising that many students with EBD also have language deficits because
a. language acquisition requires higher order cognitive processing
b. behavior is taught and learned only by using language
c. communication skills are based on emotional development
d. behavior is a form of communication
Application, analysis, and evaluation are
A. higher-order thinking skills. B. mnemonic strategies C. more difficult for individuals with learning differences. D. only required when studying the sciences.