Stanford’s 2009 CREDO study determined that in states with poorly performing charter schools had a higher percentage of schools operated by for-profit education management organizations than did states with fewer charter schools run by not-for-profit organizations
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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Gang members usually come from families with _________ adult supervision.?
a. ?too much b. ?minimal c. ?frequent d. ?helpful
Nine-year-old Ricky has recently learned how to solve long division problems, and he still struggles with especially difficult problems. At his mother's request, he helps his eight-year-old sister Lucy with the simple long division problems she must do for her math homework. From the perspective of Vygotsky's theory, which one of the following is most likely to result?
a. Ricky's own long division skills will improve because he is more motivated. b. Ricky will gain nothing from helping his sister because doing long division is outside his zone of proximal development. c. Ricky's own long division skills will decrease, because any mistakes that Lucy makes will "corrupt" his own mathematical thinking. d. By helping Lucy with her long division problems, Ricky will be able to practice using the central conceptual structure that underlies his mathematical thinking.
Picture books can serve as motivators for reading with middle-school students
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Whose theory emphasizes the social context of learning and the importance of the relationship between an adult and
the student? a. Bloom b. Dewey c. Piaget d. Vygotsky e. Skinner