In the human brain, a great deal of synaptic pruning occurs in early childhood. This pruning appears to be:
a. The unfortunate result of insufficiently stimulating home environments
b. An adaptive process that allows children to deal more efficiently with their environment
c. Due to an imbalance of important nutrients, and especially to low levels of the B vitamins in many children's diets
d. Reflective of the fact that the forebrain is slowly taking over responsibility for functions that have previously been regulated by the hindbrain and midbrain
b
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____ curriculum usually includes instruction in all curriculum areas with adaptations made for students with unique characteristics or special needs, including students who are gifted, learning disabled, physically disabled, emotionally disabled, or mentally disabled
a. Social studies b. Mathematics c. Exceptional education d. All of the above
An investigator found that the proportion of graduates of private high schools who are admitted to prestigious colleges is much higher than the proportion of public high school graduates whom these colleges admit. The investigator might conclude that private high schools do a better job-preparing students for college. Or, and investigator could propose many other hypotheses. Choose the correct
hypothesis. Which of the following is a hypothesis of an alternate independent variable? a. the same things that motivate parents and students to select private schools instead of public schools motivate them to do what is necessary to get into prestigious colleges. b. admissions officers in prestigious colleges are biased in favor of private school graduates. c. the milieu of private schools is more similar to college than the milieu of public schools.
Curriculum narrowing has resulted in
a. a. Less time for social studies, more time for math. b. b. Less time for social studies, more time for art. c. c. Less time for reading instruction. d. d. More time for social studies instruction.
The statement, ‘the purpose of today's lesson is to be able to select and sequence instructional examples' is an example of ____
a. an anticipation guide b. an advance organizer c. a study guide d. a concept map