The most logical consequence for a student who keeps talking to his/her friends is

The most logical consequence for a student who keeps talking to his/her friends is
 
  a. writing a letter of apology to the friends for disrupting their learning
  b. separating the student from his/her friends in class
  c. writing I will not talk inappropriately in class 25 times
  d. sending a note home telling the parents you're worried that this will be a chronic problem

Ques. 2

Students with special needs are students who:
 
  A) Have cognitive and emotional deficits that impair their classroom performance.
  B) Have physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, epilepsy, or AIDS.
  C) Have inherited conditions (e.g., Down syndrome, some instances of dyslexia) that adversely affect their ability to achieve at appropriate levels in the classroom.
  D) Are different enough from their peers that specially adapted instruction or materials are necessary to promote their success at school.

Ques. 3

Which one of the following statements is most accurate regarding individual achievement and competition in many Native American, Mexican American, and Southeast Asian cultures?
 
  A) Students from these cultures may get so caught up in competition that they lose track of what's most important for them to learn.
  B) Students from these cultures may compete with each other for the lowest grade in class and so may intentionally fail their tests.
  C) Many students from these cultures are uncomfortable with competition and may prefer to help their classmates rather than compete with them.
  D) Students from all of these cultures have a greater-than-average need to achieve individual recognition so that they can make their parents proud.

Ques. 4

The concept of socialization, as psychologists typically use the term, can best be described as:
 
  A) Frequent interaction among same-age peers.
  B) Frequent interaction among children of different ages.
  C) A process that encourages children to think positively about themselves.
  D) A process that molds children to act and think in culturally appropriate ways.

Ques. 5

Which one of the following is the best example of a teacher's pedagogical content knowledge?
 
  A) Knowing what researchers have discovered about the effectiveness of discovery-learning approaches to instruction
  B) Knowing several effective ways to teach students about negative numbers
  C) Making a reasonable guess as to why a particular student misbehaves just before lunch time every day
  D) Understanding why water expands when it freezes

Ques. 6

Three of the following are possible reasons why classroom dialogues help students better understand classroom subject matter. Which one is not necessarily a benefit of classroom dialogues?
 
  A) Students are exposed to the views of other peopleviews that may be more accurate than their own.
  B) Students must clarify their ideas sufficiently to explain them to their classmates.
  C) Students may discover weaknesses in their own thoughts and ideas about a topic.
  D) Students are more likely to form visual images related to their ideas when they describe those ideas to others.

Ques. 7

Three of the following are typical benefits of group discussions in the classroom. Which one is not a typical benefit when learners discuss classroom material?
 
  A) Class discussions may promote more thorough understanding of a topic.
  B) Class discussions encourage students to organize their thoughts about a topic.
  C) Class discussions promote more rapid learning of classroom subject matter.
  D) Discussions about controversial topics encourage students to reevaluate their current opinions.

Ques. 8

Which one of the following best describes a mediated learning experience?
 
  A) Two children argue about which of two courses of action is the right thing to do when they've hurt a classmate's feelings.
  B) A teacher gives students lots of practice with various athletic skills.
  C) A parent promises a reward for good behavior.
  D) An adult helps a child make sense of a new situation.

Ques. 9

Which one of the following examples best illustrates the concept of distributed cognition?
 
  A) Reginald brainstorms the various plots he might use in the short story he is writing and then eventually chooses one of them.
  B) Mark, Jason, and Leanne each solve one-third of their assigned homework problems and then share their answers with the other two.
  C) Rhonda watches her favorite situation comedy while simultaneously eating an apple and doing her homework.
  D) Edie, Linda, and DeWayne discuss various ways they might solve a physics problem.