A ninth-grade math teacher is searching for ways to make math more engaging for her students. Which of the following would be most appropriate to motivate her students to learn more about math?
a. Assign worksheets that will be completed independently.
b. Ask students to bring in ways that math is used in everyday life.
c. Complete the odd-numbered math problems from the textbook.
d. Present detailed lectures and require the students to take notes.
Ques. 2Dr. Penrose is studying the reflexes that infants exhibit at or shortly after birth. He speculates about the ways in which these reflexes might be, or perhaps were at one time, important for infants' survival. Dr. Penrose's approach illustrates which one of the following theoretical perspectives?
a. Biological
b. Behaviorist
c. Sociocultural
d. Developmental systems
Ques. 3A kindergarten teacher has a student who consistently cries each morning when brought to school by his family. What would be the most developmentally appropriate way to ease this student's arrival to school so that he can confidently start his day in class?
a. Advise the family to drop him off and leave immediately.
b. Ask an older student to walk the kindergarten student to class.
c. Shower the student with attention.
d. Routinely have the student say goodbye to his family and start an activity.
Ques. 4A middle-school faculty and staff are considering an effective way to ensure that all students are completing their assignments. Which of the following would be most effective with students who are in middle school?
a. Phone calls to families when assignments are not submitted
b. A chart system with stickers for completed assignments
c. A teacher mentor who keeps in touch with each individual student
d. An uncompleted project is assigned a zero for the grade
Ques. 5Which one of the following theoretical perspectives most emphasizes genetic and maturational contributions to children's development?
a. Psychodynamic
b. Biological
c. Cognitive-developmental
d. Developmental systems
Ques. 6You are asked to give advice for developmentally appropriate practice for a new child caregiver who will be working with infants. Which of the following pieces of advice will be most appropriate to give to this infant caregiver?
a. Design a stimulating environment with opportunities for exploration.
b. Individualize reading instruction.
c. Set up stations for small group work.
d. Bake cookies from recipes brought from home.
Ques. 7Imagine that you are a teacher. The students in your class have frequent mood swings, and they worry a lot about what others might think about them. They are also just beginning to think idealistically about how the world might be better than it actually is. Your students are most likely in the developmental period of:
a. Early childhood
b. Middle childhood
c. Early adolescence
d. Late adolescence
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