Piren conducted a study into the characteristics of minority women who pursue mathematics and science degrees. Some of her findings suggest that Socioeconomic Status (SES) is an important factor in predicting which women continue in Math and Science and which do not. Further, parents educational background was the largest SES predictor variable. Piren will address each of these findings in relation to her hypothesis and the existing research in which section of her research report?

The environment for infants and toddlers should ______.

a. be divided into activity areas b. have one large, open area c. be housed completely indoors d. discourage movement and exploration

Which of the following is true regarding the prevention of risk?

a. Risk can be reduced by improving these children and their families’ access to health care. b. Children who live in shelters may be embarrassed or afraid they will be judged because they are homeless. c. Approximately half a million migrant students live in the U.S, and about 15 percent of them are Hispanic. d. Diverse students are underrepresented in the poverty category compared to their representation in the general population.

The British award for the best picturebook of the preceding year is ________.

What will be an ideal response?

Piaget would probably view the development of a system of classification of animals and plants as evidence of our need to

a. view the parts of any whole in some kind of hierarchy. b. adjust to our environment in an effort to maintain equilibrium. c. organize the elements of our world into some kind of interrelated system. d. change existing schemes in order to incorporate new experiences.