Chapter 12

Question 1

Memory skills

Answer 1

Strategies gradually learned during childhood. Knowledge helps organize memory, but can distort recall. Script aids recall, but can distort memory.

Question 2

Steer burg iq test

Answer 2

Know

Question 3

Binet and development of intelligence testing

Answer 3

Intelligence age.
Distinguish bright from dull children.
Stanford Binet-mix of chronological age and mental age.
Single iq score;average of 100. Mental age of 9, but 6 years old, has score of 150.
Does not apply for older children or adults

Question 4

Are iq tests valid.

Answer 4

Validity-defined as success in school.
Increased with dynamic testing
Differentiated instruction
Response to intervention

Question 5

3 components of reading

Answer 5

1)Pre-reading skills
Phonological awareness
2) word recognition
3)Comprehension

Question 6

Writing skills

Answer 6

Older writers have more to tell
Knowledge telling vs knowledge transforming strategies
Mechanical requirements of writing
Ability to revise

Question 7

Math skills

Answer 7

Different strategies for adding and subtracting
North American students rank lower in math
In other countries-children spend more time in school. Have more homework, parents have higher standards, parents emphasize effort.