Question 1

Over the past two decades, more than 50 nations have participated in at least one massive international test of educational achievement. Longitudinal data finds that _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   if achievement rises, the national economy declines
B)   if achievement declines, the national economy advances
C)   if achievement rises, the national economy advances
D)   there is no relation between achievement and the national economyE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Metacognition is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   the process of putting information into long-term memory
B)   the process of recalling information
C)   thinking about thinking
D)   the ability to process multiple stimuliE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

According to Vygotsky's sociocultural framework, every experience after _____ teaches individuals something.

Accepted Answer

A)   birth
B)   childhood
C)   adolescence
D)   adulthoodE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Holly is taking the PIRLS, which is the main international test of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   science and math
B)   IQ
C)   creative problem solving
D)   readingE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 5

How readily past learning can be brought into working memory from long-term memory is referred to as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   storage
B)   retrieval
C)   input
D)   short-term memoryE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Within an information-processing perspective, the three major steps of the memory process are affected by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   maturation
B)   experience
C)   maturation and experience
D)   maturation for girls and experience for boysE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

A school funded by tuition charges, endowments, and often religious or other nonprofit sponsors is a_____ school.

Accepted Answer

A)   voucher
B)   private
C)   religious
D)   charterE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 8

According to the text, children who are home-schooled may struggle in which of the following areas?

Accepted Answer

A)   academic
B)   social
C)   physical
D)   cognitiveE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 9

The knowledge that things can be arranged in a logical order is the logical principle of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   conservation
B)   seriation
C)   classification
D)   reversibilityE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

In the United States, public schools that set their own standards, are licensed by the state, and receive funding from private money and sponsors are _____ schools.

Accepted Answer

A)   voucher
B)   private
C)   religious
D)   charterE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Metacognition refers to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   improving one's problem-solving strategies
B)   memorizing detailed information
C)   thinking about one's thinking processes
D)   considering multiple alternativesE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Emma studied for the spelling test all week and spelled each of the tested words correctly. Emma's ability to do well on her spelling test was based on her ability to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   store the spelling words in long-term memory
B)   retrieve the correct spelling of words from long-term memory
C)   classify each word in long-term memory
D)   conserve the list of words in long-term memoryE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following is not an example of a control process?

Accepted Answer

A)   emotional regulation
B)   selective attention
C)   metacognition
D)   pragmaticsE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

In most nations other than the United States, _____ make(s)  decisions regarding public education.

Accepted Answer

A)   the central government
B)   parents
C)   local jurisdictions
D)   religious institutionsE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

With respect to teacher expectations for academic success among children, _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   teacher expectations are not important
B)   teacher expectations are important
C)   teacher expectations are only important for girls
D)   teacher expectations are only important for boys.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 16

Piaget believed that in middle childhood, children are in the cognitive period of _____ thought.

Accepted Answer

A)   formal operational
B)   preoperational
C)   metacognitive
D)   concrete operationalE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 17

The U.S. law, enacted in 2001, that aimed to increase educational accountability by requiring states to qualify for funding based on standardized measures of achievement is referred to as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   TIMSS
B)   NAEP
C)   NCLB
D)   PIRLSE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

According to Piaget, a child between the ages of 6 and 11 can apply logical principles to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   abstractions, such as truth and liberty
B)   chemistry and physics
C)   concrete situations (real, tangible, visible) 
D)   questions of social justice and equalityE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Public subsidy for tuition payment at a non-public school is referred to as a _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   voucher
B)   private school
C)   religious school
D)   charter schoolE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

During middle childhood, children understand all of these aspects of language EXCEPT _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   prefixes
B)   compound words
C)   phrases
D)   sarcasmE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Exam 12: Seciton 3: Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development

According to Piaget, a child between the ages of 6 and 11 can apply logical principles to _____.

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In the United States, public schools that set their own standards, are licensed by the state, and receive funding from private money and sponsors are _____ schools.

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Over the past two decades, more than 50 nations have participated in at least one massive international test of educational achievement. Longitudinal data finds that _____.

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Which of the following is not an example of a control process?

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During middle childhood, children understand all of these aspects of language EXCEPT _____.

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According to Vygotsky's sociocultural framework, every experience after _____ teaches individuals something.

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Metacognition is _____.

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Piaget believed that in middle childhood, children are in the cognitive period of _____ thought.

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The knowledge that things can be arranged in a logical order is the logical principle of _____.

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In most nations other than the United States, _____ make(s) decisions regarding public education.

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According to the text, children who are home-schooled may struggle in which of the following areas?

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Metacognition refers to _____.

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The U.S. law, enacted in 2001, that aimed to increase educational accountability by requiring states to qualify for funding based on standardized measures of achievement is referred to as _____.

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How readily past learning can be brought into working memory from long-term memory is referred to as _____.

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Within an information-processing perspective, the three major steps of the memory process are affected by _____.

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Holly is taking the PIRLS, which is the main international test of _____.

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Emma studied for the spelling test all week and spelled each of the tested words correctly. Emma's ability to do well on her spelling test was based on her ability to _____.

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With respect to teacher expectations for academic success among children, _____.

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Public subsidy for tuition payment at a non-public school is referred to as a _____.

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A school funded by tuition charges, endowments, and often religious or other nonprofit sponsors is a_____ school.

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