Compare and contrast homogeneous and heterogeneous student grouping

What will be an ideal response?


Homogeneous groups tend to be alike in specific ways. In school, that means the homogeneously-grouped students would be at approximately the same level of aptitude and achievement. Heterogeneous groups tend to be dissimilar. In school, heterogeneous classes consist of students with varying aptitudes and achievement.

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Which statement is true?

a) Apprenticeship training is a thing of the past, belonging only to the industrial era. b) Working harder and smarter will mean an automatic increase in pay. c) Alternative forms of education will become fewer in the years ahead. d) Income inequality has been growing in the United States.

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Which of the following models are included in family systems theory perspectives?

a. developmental contextualism, circumplex, family life cycle b. bioecological, developmental contextualism, circumplex c. sociocultural, family life cycle, bioecological d. family life cycle, sociocultural, developmental contextualism

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The term primacita, which the boys' father used to represent the process of correctly stacking the tomatoes, is best described as:

a. an internal structure. b. a form of scaffolding. c. an example of development. d. a cognitive tool.

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Carlton often gets so wrapped up in a video game that he has little or no awareness of events going on around him. An entire afternoon can pass by very quickly as he meets one challenge after another in his video-game world. Carlton's motivation state can best be characterized as involving:

a. Flow b. Drive reduction c. Self-handicapping d. Extrinsic motivation

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