1) the fact that children need to communicate and that they acquire whatever language
they hear spoken by the people around them suggests which basic principle of language
development?
a. language is a social phenomenon.
b. language is complex and therefore children cannot learn the system all at once.
c. language is linked to identity.
d. all languages are symbol systems with socially constructed rules.
2) the acronym iep refers to:
a. inner excellence program
b. individualized education plan
c. information, effort, performance
d. international education profile
3) as a new teacher entering the classroom today, you should expect to encounter which
educational philosophy?
a. back-to-basics
b. hands-on/real-world
c. both back-to-basics and hands-on/real-world
d. neither back-to-basics nor hands-on/real-world
4) the corporal punishment of children is illegal in all of the following countries except:
a. israel
b. norway
c. austria
d. the united states
5) which of the following statements regarding the stability of iq scores is true?
a. the stability of iq scores increases as children develop.
b. by middle childhood, iq scores are reasonably good predictors of adult iq.
c. iq scores can fluctuate by as much as 30 points from early childhood to adolescence.
d. all of these statements are true.
6) the ability to draw a logical inference based on the relationship between two
statements or premises, characteristic of formal operational thought, is called:
a. propositional logic.
b. hypothetico-deductive reasoning.
c. combinatorial reasoning.
d. probability logic.
7) approximately how man minutes per day do children ages 2-17 spend watching
television?
a. 30-65
b. 60-95
c. 90-125
d. 125-150
8) in binets measure of intelligence, the ______ is a score that represents the number of
test items a child gets correct, compared to the average number of items children of the
same age get correct
a. iq
b. ca
c. ma
d. g
9) congenital disorders are physical disabilities that are:
a. resulting from unknown causes.
b. caused by an accident.
c. present at birth.
d. caused by infancy and childhood diseases.
10) according to the text, ______ is the most successful and popular technique for
integrating exceptional children into the general classroom.
a. the use of learning centers
b. cooperative learning
c. the buddy system
d. peer tutoring