Question 1

Which of the following best illustrates the use of a concept map in the classroom?

Accepted Answer

Mr. Alexander puts the words 'force, gravity, velocity, acceleration, and time' on the board and asks students to draw lines between related words and describe the relationships.

Question 2

According to research, what is a primary reason children from low-income families have smaller vocabularies than those from higher-income families?

Accepted Answer

They are exposed to fewer words each day.

Question 3

A teacher notices that students become confused during science demonstrations, focusing on only one aspect and missing connections. According to Piaget, these students are most likely engaging in:

Accepted Answer

Preoperational thinking.

Question 4

Which of the following teaching practices is consistent with what we know about the capacity of working memory?

Accepted Answer

Ms. B. tells her students to focus on main ideas rather than every detail.

Question 5

What is the most common reason that students continue to misbehave in the classroom?

Accepted Answer

The attention they get is a positive reinforcer.

Question 6

After Ms. Logan's students work in groups, she tells them they will be tested individually but reminds them their groups can be 'superteams' only if everyone knows the material. What instructional strategy is she using?

Accepted Answer

Cooperative learning

Question 7

Research on transfer suggests that students who have mastered a skill or concept in one setting:

Accepted Answer

May or may not be able to apply it in a new setting, even if the setting is similar.

Question 8

Gabbi, age 4, hands her mother a page with several rows of continuous scribbles. What does this illustrate about her writing development?

Accepted Answer

She has an incomplete understanding of word boundaries.

Question 9

How do multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) compare with response to intervention (RTI) models?

Accepted Answer

MTSS incorporates academic and behavior objectives, while RTI focuses on academic objectives.

Question 10

Eight-year-old Emilio speaks Spanish at home and English elsewhere. He understands grade-level work but reads very slowly. What instructional adaptation is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Provide extended time to complete assignments.

Question 11

According to information-processing theory, which component of the memory system did Verona Bishop's students first use during the 3-second experiment?

Accepted Answer

Sensory register

Question 12

For students entering Piaget's 'formal operations' stage, which instructional strategy is most developmentally appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Create assignments that require debate (argue pro or con on an issue).

Question 13

Mr. Bisset assigns students to analyze divergent perspectives, develop arguments, and recall resources for a debate. Which brain function is most important for this assignment?

Accepted Answer

Many parts of the brain working simultaneously

Question 14

Piaget argued that children begin to follow rules conscientiously and develop autonomous morality when they:

Accepted Answer

Can engage in formal operational thought.

Question 15

Bradley has cerebral palsy and requires assistive devices. Being educated in a full inclusion setting means that Bradley:

Accepted Answer

Receives all instruction in a general education setting.

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of a teacher using a cue to redirect behavior?

Accepted Answer

Mr. C. catches the eye of a student who is off-task, and the student returns to work.

Question 17

According to bioecological systems theory, four-year-old Marc's two best friends from different settings are part of his:

Accepted Answer

Microsystem

Question 18

Daily report cards, group contingency programs, home-based reinforcement, and individual behavior management programs are all based on:

Accepted Answer

Behavioral learning theory

Question 19

Which one of the following students is most clearly working in his or her zone of proximal development?

Accepted Answer

Berta, who can hammer a nail straight only when her teacher stands beside her and reminds her what to do.

Question 20

Lisa is trying to remember the eight stages in Erikson's psychosocial theory. Her teacher recommends starting her study session with stage 5 rather than stage 1. This advice is most likely intended to help her avoid:

Accepted Answer

The serial position effect.

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