Exam 4 Flashcards
Which statement is supported by research on computers and academic learning?
Interactive screen media use is associated with academic progress
Which situation best represents reciprocal teaching?
Nico, Tyler, and their teacher read a passage on ecosystems and take turns leading dialogues on it
Mrs. Nixon guides the overall process of learning in her classroom, but no other distinction is made between adult and child contributors: All participate in joint endeavors and have the authority to define and resolve problems. Mrs. Nixon is using a ________ approach to instruction.
communities of learners
Which statement about traditional vs constructivist classrooms is true?
Constructivist classrooms are associated with gains in critical thinking and more positive attitudes toward school
When assessing students, Mrs. carter introduces purposeful teaching into the testing situation to find out what the child can attain with social support. Mrs. Carter is using ________
dynamic assessment
Rosanna has the ability to discriminate complex inner feelings and to use them to guide her own behavior. According to Gardner, Rosanna has a strong _______ intelligence
intrapersonal
Which of the following is not a research supported and effective treatment of children with ADHD
medication only
McKenzie (9 years old) is trying to memorize the names of different explorers. If she is using organization as a memory strategy, she might ________
group explorers by country of origin
When studying for a test on the planets, Peter remembers the phrase “My Very Energetic Mother Just Screamed Utter Nonsense.” Which memory strategy is he using?
elaboration
Which statement about the impact of culture and schooling on concrete operational thought is accurate?
evidence indicates that specific cultural and school practices influence the ability to perform Piagetian tasks
A child in the concrete operational stage will have the most trouble understanding _______
abstract ideas
Mrs. Hartley asked her first graders to draw a map of their classroom using their memory. The students’ maps will probably ______________
include landmarks
Nine-year-old Ryan thinks through a series of steps, and then mentally changes direction, returning to the starting point. Ryan is capable of ________
reversibility
Which of the following children is most likely to have a sense of industry?
Thayer, who has a positive but realistic self-concept.
As school-age children move into adolescence, self-concept is increasingly vested in feedback from ________.
close friends
Mrs. Cybrig would like to help her low-effort daughter gain a sense of academic competence. Which of the following would you recommend to her?
Select tasks that challenge, but do not overwhelm, her daughter
Which statement about children and diversity is true?
By the early school years, children associate power and privilege with white people
Which statement about self-conscious emotions in middle childhood is true?
Pride motivates children to take on further challenges, whereas guilt prompts them to strive for self-improvement.
Research confirms that an effective way to reduce prejudice is through _______.
intergroup contact in racially and ethnically diverse cooperative learning groups
__________ are collectives that generate unique values and standards for behavior and a social structure of leaders and followers
peer groups
Charles received many negative votes on peer acceptance self-reports from the children in his class. How would Charles be classified?
rejected
Elementary school teachers tend to stereotype boys who display “masculine” behaviors as _________
lazy and troublesome
T or F: Researchers are advocating for interventions that help families, teachers, and peers become more accepting of children’s gender-atypical interests and behaviors and that protect little children from harassment
True
Which statement about coregulation is accurate?
Coregulation supports and protects children while preparing them for adolescence
T or F: When siblings get along well, the older sibling’s academic and social competence does not tend to “rub off” on the younger sibling
False
T or F: Children with the same sex parents do not differ from the children of heterosexual parents in mental health, quality of life, or peer relations
True
The overriding factor for children in positive adjustment after divorce is __________.
effective parenting
Define popular kids
Define controversial kids
What is process praise? What is person praise?
Person praise highlights a person’s inherent attributes or characteristics, while Process praise highlights the behavior and effort that goes into certain attributes or characteristics
Based on information from the textbook, identify at least one response to the following: “Should parents try to promote children’s self-esteem by telling them they’re ‘smart’ or ‘wonderful’?”
Berk emphasizes that praise should focus on effort or specific achievements, so it would be better to say something like “You worked really hard! Im really proud of the effort you put in to this!”
How could you change the person praise of “You are good at English you got an A on your last test” to be process praise instead?
“Your practice and engagement paid off! Super good work!”
Identify two characteristics from Piaget’s cognitive development theory and describe how they change from early childhood to middle childhood
1) Reversibility - Piaget believed that in early childhood children can not reverse an operation, yet in middle childhood, they can go through a process from the beginning and then reverse it.
2) Egocentrism - Piaget believed that in early childhood, children cannot conceptualize the perspectives or feelings of anyone but themselves, yet in middle childhood, they begin to gain emotional understanding and can take the perspectives of others, initiating a rise in empathy.
Identify two factors that contribute to childhood obesity and how they contribute
Heredity- obese children are likely to have at least one obese parent and identical twins are more likely than fraternal twins to share the disorder
TV and Food Habits - children who spend more hours watching TV are more likely to become obese, as well children whos family food habits are not nutrionally balanced
What is one way, building from information in the textbook, that you would suggest to reduce prejudice?
fostering intergroup contact with cooperative activities with peers from diverse backgrounds
