Teresa Walker is a second-grade teacher in a large urban elementary school. Her students take a state test near the end of the school year to determine their learning progress. Teresa's year-end evaluation is determined in part by the amount her students improve, such as moving from the 50th to the 60th percentile in reading during the academic year
The overall process Teresa is experiencing best illustrates which of the following?
a. Accountability
b. High-stakes assessment
c. Value-added modeling
d. Standards-based instruction
c
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During labor, several conditions can be categorized as a dysfunction of labor and/or delivery. One of these conditions might be:
a. Fetus is breech or transverse b. Baby is born outside the hospital setting c. Maternal contractions are too painful d. Baby presents head first
Anderegg, Vergason, and Smith (1992) found that parents and extended family members pass through three phases when dealing with the diagnosis of disability:
a. __________________ (denial, blame/guilt, shock) b. __________________ (depression, anger, bargaining) c. __________________ (life-cycle changes, realistic planning, adjusting expectations)
To strengthen behaviors that are valued and to motivate students to do things that will benefit them, teachers would use:
a. cooperative skills. b. affirmation statements. c. paraphrasing techniques. d. a reinforcer.
Which of the following statements is a characteristic of preschool-age children's thinking?
A. Children's notions of cause and effect are based on mature concepts. B. Children know what is right, but often choose not to do it. C. Children's thinking about right and wrong is well established. D. Children's thinking is characterized by centration.