In the 1950s and 1960s, grouping in the classroom was widely practiced. Then came a period in which grouping was always wrong and an injustice. Today, many educators believe that grouping can be helpful if it is used selectively and in limited and flexible ways. This is an example of what type of thinking?
a. schematic
b. dialectical
c. scaffolding
d. formal operational
B
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Two important things that parents can do to reduce the risk of an infant dying from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome are to
A. eliminate gluten from the infant's diet and only use bottled water when making the baby's formula. B. put the infant to sleep on his back and make sure the mother does not to smoke while pregnant or after the baby is born. C. not allow the baby to sleep for more than 3 hours at a time and to not feed the baby after 6 p.m. D. allow the baby to co-sleep in the parents' bed and keep the bedroom temperature above 80 degrees.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Hindu-Arabic Numeration System?
a. It uses ten digits. b. Zero is a placeholder. c. The digits are added together to determine the value. d. The placing of the digit determines its value.
During the toddler years, play
a. is mostly symbolic. b. is cooperative. c. remains fairly simple. d. becomes more complex.
Which of the following is not an overarching goal of assessment?
a. To better understand children's overall development b. To monitor children's progress through the curriculum c. To show differences in children's performance d. To identify children who are at risk for academic failure or special education