Question 1

What is bilingual education? What are the positive aspects of bilingual education?

Accepted Answer

Bilingual education teaches academic sub...

Question 2

Which of the following is a type of intelligence identified in Robert J.Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cultural intelligence
B)   Practical intelligence
C)   Spatial intelligence
D)   Verbal intelligenceE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Louise is teaching her son to read by telling him the sounds that each alphabet stands for.What approach is she using?

Accepted Answer

A)   Whole-language
B)   Phonics
C)   Balanced-instruction
D)   MorphologicalE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Of all children from 3 to 21 years of age in the United States,_____ percent received special education or related services in 2011-2012.

Accepted Answer

A)   5
B)   13
C)   27
D)   32E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

When no evidence of organic brain damage can be found,cases are labeled _____ intellectual disability.Individuals with this type of disability have IQs between 55 and 70.

Accepted Answer

A)   pseudo-social intellectual disability
B)   moderate intellectual disability
C)   cultural-familial intellectual disability
D)   severe intellectual disabilityE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following statements about IQ or intelligence is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Modifications in environment have no impact on one's IQ score.
B)   Schooling has been shown to have no influence over intelligence.
C)   The conception of intelligence is the same across cultures.
D)   IQ scores have been rapidly increasing around the world.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Sally's mental age is 12,but her chronological age is 9.Sally's IQ is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   75
B)   100
C)   92
D)   133E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

If we look at Madeline's mental age and divide it by her chronological age,and then multiply it by 100,we are calculating her _____.

Accepted Answer

intelligen...

Question 9

Interventions with children who have a learning disability often focus on improving:

Accepted Answer

A)   math ability.
B)   right and left brain functioning.
C)   writing skills.
D)   reading ability.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Tabitha has a learning disability that involves a severe impairment in her ability to read and spell.She most likely has _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Tabitha has a learning disability that involves...

Question 11

Identify the theorists who proposed the fuzzy trace theory in understanding the development of memory.

Accepted Answer

Charles Br...

Question 12

If the word "win" is on a list of words a child is asked to remember,the child might think of the last time he won a pony race with a friend.This is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   rehearsal
B)   organization
C)   inclusion
D)   elaborationE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

According to Robert J.Sternberg,which type of intelligence in students is most likely to be favored in conventional schooling?

Accepted Answer

According to Robert J.Sternberg,students...

Question 14

The incidence of cancer in children has _____ in recent years.

Accepted Answer

A)   been linked to obesity
B)   increased dramatically
C)   slightly increased
D)   decreased dramaticallyE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

_____ are characterized by an uncontrolled proliferation of abnormal cells.

Accepted Answer

A)   Blood and bone cancers
B)   All child cancers
C)   Skin and bone cancers
D)   Skin and blood cancersE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

According to the fuzzy trace theory,the _____ consists of the precise details of the information.

Accepted Answer

A)   gist
B)   verbatim memory trace
C)   fuzzy trace
D)   mental imageryE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Three-year-old Jared was taken to the doctor by his parents who were concerned by his seeming lack of attachment to those around him.Jared hardly spoke at all and spent all day preoccupied with bouncing his ball off a wall.After a thorough investigation,his pediatrician diagnosed him with _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   fragile X syndrome
B)   ADHD
C)   autistic disorder
D)   ICF syndromeE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is TRUE of children with cultural-familial intellectual disability?

Accepted Answer

A)   Individuals with this type of disability have IQs between 50 and 70.
B)   Individuals with this type of disability are highly insensitive of what is expected of them.
C)   Individuals with this type of disability often need intangible rewards-praise rather than candy.
D)   Individuals with this type of disability can often be identified easily in schools,where they excel in academics.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Who created the concept of intelligence quotient?

Accepted Answer

A)   Alfred Binet
B)   William Stern
C)   David Wechsler
D)   Robert J.SternbergE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

On average,children gain _____ pounds per year during middle and late childhood.

Accepted Answer

A)   1 to 2
B)   2 to 3
C)   5 to 7
D)   7 to 10E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Exam 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

According to the fuzzy trace theory,the _____ consists of the precise details of the information.

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According to Robert J.Sternberg,which type of intelligence in students is most likely to be favored in conventional schooling?

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If the word "win" is on a list of words a child is asked to remember,the child might think of the last time he won a pony race with a friend.This is an example of _____.

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Which of the following is TRUE of children with cultural-familial intellectual disability?

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Which of the following is a type of intelligence identified in Robert J.Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?

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Louise is teaching her son to read by telling him the sounds that each alphabet stands for.What approach is she using?

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Tabitha has a learning disability that involves a severe impairment in her ability to read and spell.She most likely has _____.

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Of all children from 3 to 21 years of age in the United States,_____ percent received special education or related services in 2011-2012.

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What is bilingual education? What are the positive aspects of bilingual education?

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If we look at Madeline's mental age and divide it by her chronological age,and then multiply it by 100,we are calculating her _____.

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Which of the following statements about IQ or intelligence is true?

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Identify the theorists who proposed the fuzzy trace theory in understanding the development of memory.

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On average,children gain _____ pounds per year during middle and late childhood.

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Three-year-old Jared was taken to the doctor by his parents who were concerned by his seeming lack of attachment to those around him.Jared hardly spoke at all and spent all day preoccupied with bouncing his ball off a wall.After a thorough investigation,his pediatrician diagnosed him with _____.

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Sally's mental age is 12,but her chronological age is 9.Sally's IQ is _____.

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When no evidence of organic brain damage can be found,cases are labeled _____ intellectual disability.Individuals with this type of disability have IQs between 55 and 70.

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Interventions with children who have a learning disability often focus on improving:

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Who created the concept of intelligence quotient?

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The incidence of cancer in children has _____ in recent years.

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_____ are characterized by an uncontrolled proliferation of abnormal cells.

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