Which one of the following best illustrates how sociocognitive conflict might promote cognitive development?
a. Two children work together on a crossword puzzle that includes the week's new spelling words.
b. A teenage boy worries that his friends might think he's a nerd if he refuses a can of beer at a party.
c. The students in a cooperative learning group debate different ways of solving a difficult math problem.
d. Two students help each other prepare for a quiz by giving each other practice test questions.
c
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In which one of the following situations does a researcher definitely have a problem with the reliability of a data collection technique?
a. Ms. Arthur assesses children's overall physical fitness on Monday; she then assesses it the following Monday. Children who perform well one week are not the same ones who perform well the following week. b. Mr. Benavidez uses a test of mechanical aptitude to determine which high school students are ready to take a calculus course. Later, he finds out that the students who got some of the lowest scores on the test are actually some of the best students in the calculus course. c. Mr. Candelaria distributes a questionnaire to a group of fifth graders without first obtaining their parents' permission. d. To determine the frequency with which young adolescents drink alcoholic beverages, Ms. D'Amato conducts two-hour, one-on-one interviews with a sample of 200 middle school students.
Being bilingual puts a child at risk for a language disorder or delay
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The skill of reading accurately, at an appropriate rate, and with expression is called
a. fluency b. phonemic awareness c. text comprehension d. phonics
What aspects of the reader affect comprehension?
a. The reader’s vocabulary. b. The reader’s background knowledge. c. both a and b. d. neither a nor b