According to research, which of the following generalizations is the most accurate comparison of ...

According to research, which of the following generalizations is the most accurate comparison of high- and low-SES parents?
 
  a. In interacting with their children, low-SES parents are more likely to give reasons for their directions than are high-SES parents.
  b. In interacting with their children, low-SES parents are less likely to give reasons for their directions than are high-SES parents.
  c. In interacting with their children, low- and high-SES parents are equally likely to give reasons for their directions.

Ques. 2

Of the following, low SES parents tend to place the greatest emphasis on:
 
  a. autonomy and initiative.
  b. affiliation and sensitivity.
  c. achievement and independence.
  d. conformity and obedience.

Ques. 3

Which tends to be true of students from lower socioeconomic status homes?
 
  a. They have fewer school-related background experiences than students from higher SES backgrounds.
  b. They are unable to learn in general education classrooms and usually are placed in classes for students with exceptionalities.
  c. They tend to gravitate to activities out of the academic mainstream, such as sports, music, and art.
  d. They tend to have more fully developed social lives than students from higher SES backgrounds.

Ques. 4

Which of the following is a characteristic of a learning community?
 
  a. Learners seek as much knowledge as they can from their teachers.
  b. Teachers provide the content guidelines, present information, and reinforce student learning.
  c. Students work independently to construct their own individual knowledge.
  d. Students interact with teachers and each other to help everyone learn.

Ques. 5

The first thing I ask myself when I start a word problem, Liam Johnson, a math teacher, comments to his students as he displays a word problem on the board, is what is the problem asking for,' and then, if possible, I try to draw a diagram or picture of the problem to help me visualize the problem.
  Of the following, the guideline for applying information processing with students that Liam is best demonstrating is:
 
  a. Conduct reviews to activate schemas and check perceptions.
  b. Begin learning activities with attention-getting experience.
  c. Interact with students to promote cognitive activity and reduce cognitive load.
  d. Model and encourage metacognition.

Ques. 6

Describe six guidelines that you can use as you apply the human memory model in your teaching. Provide an example of each.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Ques. 7

A mental structure that categorizes a set of objects, events, or ideas is:
 
  a. a concept.
  b. a principle.
  c. a theory.
  d. a fact.

Ques. 8

Cognitive apprenticeships generally include three of the following components. Which one do they not typically include?
 
  a. Increasing complexity
  b. Modeling
  c. Direct instruction
  d. Scaffolding