Ms. Leverett has adopted a new approach for teaching students to develop persuasive arguments. She models the process, coaches students as they practice, pairs students to explain their thinking, receive feedback, and reflect on new learning. Then she assigns the complex topics for debate. Her process demonstrates one application of Vygotsky's principles. It is an example of:
a. reciprocal teaching
b. a cognitive apprenticeship
c. sociocultural problem solving
d. proximal development
Ques. 2Tamara has become very involved in her community environmental group. She can envision and describe a world that is based completely on renewable and clean energy. Her ability to think about the future and what might be possible is an example of:
a. sociocultural cognition.
b. science fiction.
c. metacognition.
d. hypothetical-deductive reasoning.
Ques. 3According to national mental health statistics, who is most likely to experience depression during middle childhood?
a. Girls are more likely than boys to experience depression.
b. Boys and girls are equally likely to experience depression.
c. Boys are more likely than girls to experience depression.
d. In general, children do not experience depression before they reach adolescence.
Ques. 4The causes of childhood depression are not well understood. What is generally believed about causality?
a. Temperament, biology, and social factors cause childhood depression.
b. Competition and stress are responsible for childhood depression.
c. Stress and socio-economic factors are the greatest causes of childhood depression.
d. A genetic predisposition is responsible for childhood depression.
Ques. 5How can parents help children cope with frightening events and disaster?
a. Stop children when they want to retell events many times. Change the subject.
b. Convince children that the events are not as serious as they seem.
c. Reassure children you are there to protect them.
d. Reassure children that such events will not happen again and refocus their attention.
Ques. 6In a social studies class, the teacher engages the students in a debate about the state's right to relocate homeowners to build a much needed highway. The homeowners are offered a financial settlement, but they are forced to move against their will. What kind of reasoning can the teacher expect from her 11-year-old students about the problem of relocating individuals and families for the betterment of the state?
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 7Discuss four strategies athletic coaches, band directors, or advisors to student clubs could use to promote prosocial behaviors in middle childhood.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 8As a society why should we be so concerned about aggressive children and young bullies?
What will be an ideal response?
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