Full-service community schools:
a. The school building is the base of operation
b. Partner with outside agencies to provide medical and mental health services
c. Are open extended hours, weekends, and year round
d. All of the above
Ques. 2Compared to elementary school, middle schools:
a. place a greater emphasis on teacher control and discipline
b. provide more opportunities for student decision making
c. challenge students with classwork that requires higher cognitive skills
d. allow for more personal teacher-student relationships
Ques. 3The MOST prominent predictor of how involved families are in their child's education is:
a. Their perception that their involvement helps
b. Parents' level of education
c. Parents' work schedules
d. Parents' socioeconomic status
Ques. 4Japanese attitudes toward academic achievement do NOT include an emphasis on:
a. Discipline in the classroom
b. Engagement in schoolwork
c. Peer learning environments
d. Social development
Ques. 5Explain how the environment plays a critical role in learning, including how cultural influences and values within the community might affect cognitive development. Give an example of ways that parents, teachers, or adults in the community could facilitate learning in middle childhood.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 6The gender gap in math ability has been attributed to:
a. Self-selection by girls out of higher math courses
b. Genetic differences between boys and girls
c. Parental expectations and teacher behaviors
d. All of the above
Ques. 7Most studies on academic achievement show all of the following EXCEPT for:
a. Girls outscore boys on reading literacy
b. Girls get higher grades in school than boys
c. Boys complete high school at a higher rate
d. No differences between boys and girls in math ability in fourth grade