Question 1

_______________________________ is the belief that one can master a situation and produce favorable outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A)   Mastery orientation
B)   Performance orientation
C)   Self-efficacy
D)   None of these.

Question 2

More boys than girls are classified as having a learning disability.An explanation could be referral bias.In this case,what is referral bias?

Accepted Answer

A)   Teachers will refer more girls with inappropriate behavior than boys when it comes to learning disabilities.
B)   Teachers will refer more boys with inappropriate behavior than girls when it comes to learning disabilities.
C)   Teachers will refer both boys and girls equally when they have inappropriate behavior.
D)   None of these.

Question 3

In regard to the direct instruction approach,which of the following statements is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is teacher-centered.
B)   The children master academic skills.
C)   There are high expectations of children.
D)   There is a minimum time spent on learning tasks.

Question 4

Compare and contrast mastery orientation and performance orientation.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

The Montessori approach is a philosophy in which

Accepted Answer

A)   the teacher acts as the director of learning.
B)   the teacher decides on the classroom activities.
C)   specific time periods are set aside for various activities.
D)   children are given considerable freedom.

Question 6

What students believe about the causes of their success or failure influences

Accepted Answer

A)   their motivation.
B)   their performance.
C)   both their motivation and their performance.
D)   neither their motivation nor their performance.

Question 7

Which seventh-grader is most likely to not complete a high-school education?

Accepted Answer

A)   an African American
B)   an Asian American
C)   a Latino
D)   a white

Question 8

Which of the following statements reflects developmentally appropriate practice?

Accepted Answer

A)   Young children learn best through active hands-on teaching methods.
B)   Children develop at varying rates and schools need to allow for these differences.
C)   Schools should focus on improving children's social development as well as their cognitive development.
D)   All of these.

Question 9

Who created the "I Have a Dream" program?

Accepted Answer

A)   Eugene Lang
B)   Martin Luther King Jr.
C)   Carl Rogers
D)   Jesse Jackson

Question 10

A proposed cause of ADHD is

Accepted Answer

A)   cigarette and alcohol exposure during prenatal development.
B)   low birth weight.
C)   delayed development of the brain's frontal lobes.
D)   All of these.

Question 11

Which is not an argument against the direct instruction approach?

Accepted Answer

A)   Children turn into passive learners.
B)   Children are not challenged to think.
C)   The direct instruction approach does not give enough attention to content.
D)   The direct instruction approach does not lend itself to creativity.

Question 12

In the past decade,the poor performance of American children in __________ has become well publicized.

Accepted Answer

A)   reading and math
B)   reading and geography
C)   language arts and science
D)   math and science

Question 13

In 1990,Public Law 94-142 was renamed the

Accepted Answer

A)   Children with Disabilities Education Act.
B)   Public School Disabilities Act.
C)   Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
D)   Public Law 90-140.

Question 14

What is an example of a teacher being a competent cultural mediator?

Accepted Answer

A)   being sensitive to racist content in materials and classroom interactions
B)   learning more about different ethnic groups
C)   Both answers are correct.
D)   Neither answer is correct.

Question 15

Who would be more likely to make the following remark? "My child's math ability is due to an innate ability rather than effort and training."

Accepted Answer

A)   an Asian parent
B)   a European parent
C)   an American parent
D)   a Canadian parent

Question 16

Children with learning disabilities have

Accepted Answer

A)   low IQs.
B)   difficulty in specific academic areas.
C)   a known organic cause for their problems.
D)   unusual good memory or spatial abilities.

Question 17

Haley is considering placing her daughter in a program in which children often explore topics in a group.Parent participation is essential,and cooperation is a theme.What program described in the textbook would meet her needs for her child?

Accepted Answer

A)   Project Head Start
B)   child-centered kindergarten
C)   Reggio Emilia approach
D)   Montessori approach

Question 18

John is observing a classroom that is developmentally inappropriate.John observes that

Accepted Answer

A)   the teacher uses highly structured,teacher-directed lessons almost exclusively.
B)   children are able to select many of their own activities from a variety the teacher prepared.
C)   children are provided many opportunities to develop negotiating skills.
D)   the teacher enhances children's self-control by using positive guidance techniques.

Question 19

Recent estimates are that autism spectrum disorders affect 1 child in __________ individuals.

Accepted Answer

A)   150
B)   500
C)   1000
D)   2500

Question 20

_________ orientation involves being concerned with the achievement outcome; winning is what matters,and happiness is thought to result from winning.

Accepted Answer

A)   Mastery
B)   Performance
C)   Self-efficacy
D)   None of these.

Exam 16: Schools and Achievement

_______________________________ is the belief that one can master a situation and produce favorable outcomes.

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Compare and contrast mastery orientation and performance orientation.

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Which of the following statements reflects developmentally appropriate practice?

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Who created the "I Have a Dream" program?

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In regard to the direct instruction approach,which of the following statements is not true?

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In the past decade,the poor performance of American children in __________ has become well publicized.

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Recent estimates are that autism spectrum disorders affect 1 child in __________ individuals.

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John is observing a classroom that is developmentally inappropriate.John observes that

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_________ orientation involves being concerned with the achievement outcome; winning is what matters,and happiness is thought to result from winning.

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Which seventh-grader is most likely to not complete a high-school education?

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More boys than girls are classified as having a learning disability.An explanation could be referral bias.In this case,what is referral bias?

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What students believe about the causes of their success or failure influences

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A proposed cause of ADHD is

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In 1990,Public Law 94-142 was renamed the

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Which is not an argument against the direct instruction approach?

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The Montessori approach is a philosophy in which

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