Briefly describe four factors that researchers believe lead to lower achievement scores for low-SES minority students than for white students
What will be an ideal response?
Four factors that researchers believe contribute to the achievement gap between low-SES minority and white students are
(1) living conditions (such as inadequate health care, small and overcrowded living quarters,
stress of living in high crime neighborhoods)
(2) family environment (one-parent family, low support for education, cognitively impoverished communication between parent and child)
(3) characteristics of the student (such as lower need for achievement, belief that one doesn't need an education to get a good job, holding academic excellence in low regard)
(4) classroom environment (teacher provides academic and emotional support)
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Describe the process of norm-referenced grading
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The prevalence of children identified with cerebral palsy
a. decreased between the years of 1990 and 2005 . b. has remained constant over the past 30 years. c. increased between the years of 1990 and 2005 . d. has gradually increased due to increases in survival of low birthweight babies.
Counting behavior is important because it ________
a. helps you determine whether the behavior pinpointed is the one causing the problem b. gives you something to occupy your free time c. allows you to evaluate the effectiveness of intervention d. both helps you determine whether the behavior pinpointed is the one causing the problem and allows you to evaluate the effectiveness of intervention e. all of these choices
According to Lindquist, learning measurement concepts
a. involves applying concepts from number and geometry. b. requires active participation in a wide variety of physical and mental situations. c. is important because it is practical and is pervasive in many aspects of daily life.