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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| According to the work of Cattell and Horn, there are two types of intelligence | fluid and crystallized |
| The theory that defines intelligence as encompassing at least eight separate kinds of intelligence is | Gardner's multiple intelligences |
| Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence includes what three distinct types of intelligence? | creative, analytic and practical |
| An intelligence quotient is a | score comparing mental and chronological age |
| Most psychologists today believe that intelligence is influenced | about equally by heredity and environment |
| What affective characteristic has been added to Renzulli and Reis' definition of giftedness? | commitment |
| Which one of the following assessments would provide the most valid basis for identifying students who are academically gifted? | individual IQ test |
| An implication of the regular education initiative is that | teachers will need to be more knowledgeable about teaching handicapped children |
| Inclusion, as it relates to special education, means that students will | participate in the typical subject-matter lessons in the school's regular classrooms |
| Tammy received her fourth F in her math class. She accepted the grade and believes that there is nothing she can do to improve her scores. Tammy appears to be experieencing | learned helplessness |
| Attention Deficit Disorder refers to a condition that | affects an individual's ability to focus on tasks and/or be patient |
| Which one of the following situations is considered a language difference rather than a language disorder? | speaking in a dialect |
| The trend today in educating students with mental retardation involves giving greater emphasis to what type of skill(s)? | self help and domestic |
| Troy is frequently accused of day-dreaming during class. The problem has become annoying enough that his teacher has requested medical testing. These behaviors suggest that possible occurrence of | an absence seizure |
| Educational practices in American schools during the twentieth century have tended to be based on | middle class, sectarian values |
| The cultural-deficit model suggests that immigrant students | come from an inferior culture that leaves them at a disadvantage |
| Membership in what cultural group is the best predictor of cultural differences? | social class |
| Mark decides that he doesn't want to be like the "rich kids who sell themselves out to the system." Accordingly, he prides himself on not learning what the school is trying to teach. Which of the following concepts best characterizes his behavior? | resistance culture |
| Which of the following variables is MOST likely to correlate positively and highest with children's school achievement | parent's attitude toward education |
| Researchers generally believe that differences between ethnic groups in cognitive abilities occur primarily as a result of | different experiences in and out of school |
| What type(s) of learning approaches would be the most helpful in eliminating gender bias in the classroom? | balance competitive and cooperative approaches |
| In order to reduce the possible negative stereotypes about students who speak a different dialect, teachers should | accept students' dialects as a valid and correct language system, but teach standard English as well |
| According to Woolfolk, the most desirable approach to the "language problem" in today's bilingual schools is to | try to make students fluent in both languages |
| Alan performs well on most academic and learning tasks, but he has some difficulty on a test involving memorization of numbers. Spearman's explanation for Alan's test scores is expressed best by the statement that Alan | has a high g factor but has problems with specific abilities. |
| Which one of the following students BEST illustrates the concept of learned helplessness as an explanation for failure by low socioeconomic status children? | Michael decides that he has no chance of passing the seventh grade or getting out of school |
| Bill, age 16, is bright and articulate. His classmates watch him with great interest because he "will try almost anything." Unfortunately, his reading level is very low, probably no higher than fourth-grade level, and he does not succeed in most courses. | learning disability |
| A student is having a generalized epileptic seizure. Your first response as the teacher should be to | move hard objects away from the student |
| In treating hyperactivity, the medication that seems to work best is | stimulants |
| Terman's classic study found that children who are gifted tend to be | larger and stronger as adults than their peers |
| All of the following student conditions are covered under Section 504 EXCEPT | poverty |
| What type of approach to understanding language seems best for students with hearing impairments? | combination of speech and manual reading methods |
| A teacher who knows how to effectively use cooperative learning in his or her classroom is demonstrating | crystallized intelligence. |
| Woolfolk's position on the issue of labeling exceptional students is that such practices | have both positive and negative effects and need to be exercised cautiously. |
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