Describe several health and developmental problems that low-birth-weight infants are more likely to experience.
What will be an ideal response?
Low-birth-weight infants show: increased susceptibility to infections; poor bone density; delayed organ development; increased risk of respiratory distress including SIDS; difficulty in metabolizing carbohydrates, fats, and proteins; inability to regulate body temperature; and deficiencies of iron (anemia) and vitamins E, B6, D, and folacin.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Some examples of skills specifically related to emergent mathematical ability include asking children to:
a. decide how to portion out the strawberries at lunch so that each one gets her fair share. b. decide how many shovels are needed so everyone can dig at the same time. c. draw pictures of what they think makes it rain. d. tell the teacher how many buttons they think are in the jar. e. a, b, and d are all correct.
In terms of the reliability of test scores, there are multiple elements to each person’s score. The score that is actually recorded is the _______.
a. error score b. true score c. false score d. observed score
A statistical tool in which we use two or more predictor variables to forecast scores on an outcome variable is called ______.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).