A number of hypotheses and explanations have been offered as to why males and females achieve differently. The most commonly given explanation is
a. Biological factors influence learning.
b. Women are overrepresented in the cycle of poverty.
c. Gender-role stereotyping and sexism.
d. Women's right and left brains are not as well integrated as those of men.
c.
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a. Ask Mary to move a large block from place to place when she moves in the classroom. b. Eliminate all walking field trips in the neighborhood. c. Provide stools as appropriate so Mary can reach shelves; ensure that she has independent access to toilets, lavatories, and drinking fountains; adapt a chair for comfortable seating. d. Inform Mary's parents that the district does not have the money to alter the physical environment just for one child.
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a. Severe language disorders. b. Muscle weakness or paralysis on one side of the body. c. Higher incidence of behavior problems and hyperactivity. d. All of the above.
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a. ethnographic research. b. survey research. c. quasi-experimental research. d. experimental research.