Research on the big-fish–little-pond effect tends to show which of the following?
a. Being a high achiever tends to make you feel like the school is small.
b. The achievement level of fellow students has little effect on one’s academic self-concept.
c. Being in a high achieving school tends to increase one’s academic self-concept.
d. Being in a high achieving school tends to lower one’s academic self-concept.
ANSWER: d
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Algorithms are:
a. useful because they allow students to work out math problems without having to think. b. meant to be used to solve math problems when everything else fails. c. are step-by-step calculation procedures. d. inventions of Greek mathematicians.
A three-year-old has memorized a favorite picture book and proudly shares it with her aunt. Afterwards, the aunt comments that the child "wasn't really reading," and suggests that the family is misguided in encouraging this behavior. Which of the following is an appropriate response from an early childhood educator?
a. "I agree. They seem clueless about what counts as reading." b. "They would accomplish so much more by using flash cards to teach her vocabulary." c. "When she starts preschool in the fall, they are going to be in for a shock about what is expected." d. "Actually, memorizing a book is an important first step in learning to read."
A balanced language development program in the primary years will be characterized by
A) goals related to the five aspects of language knowledge. B) goals related to only vocabulary development and spelling. C) a task-centered approach. D) a learner-centered approach.
The ability to distinguish one item from another is what type of knowledge?
a. factual knowledge b. procedural knowledge c. discrimination d. metacognitive knowledge