Exam 12: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Javier's father works together with him in a coordinated, fluid way. Each focuses on the same aspect of a problem. Javier's father prefers a(n) __________ style of communication.

Children who are expert in an area

Follow-up research on concrete operational thought shows that when children of the same age are tested, those __________ do better on transitive inference problems.

In Ms. Adkin's classroom, children participate in a wide range of challenging activities with teachers and peers, with whom they jointly construct understandings. As children appropriate the knowledge and strategies generated through working together, they become competent, contributing members of their classroom. Ms. Adkin has a __________ classroom.

Which of the following parents is most likely to mention cognitive traits when asked for their idea of an intelligent first grader?

Traditional classrooms have become increasingly pronounced as a result of the

With regards to teaching mathematics, research finds that __________ is most beneficial.

Which of the following statements about traditional versus constructivist classrooms is true?

Which of the following statements about the "digital divide" is true?

Eight-year-old Goran immigrates to the United States with his family. About how long will it take Croatian-speaking Goran to attain speaking and writing skills in English on a par with his English-speaking agemates?

Which of the following best characterizes Piaget's view of cognitive development in middle childhood?

According to Sternberg,

Which of the following statements about integration in American schools is true?

Elena moved to the United States from Guatemala when she was 6 years old. Research shows that if her school curriculum integrates both Spanish and English, she will

In a study of the impact of class size on elementary school children, placing teacher's aides in regular-size classes

Which of the following statements is supported by research on computers and academic learning?

__________ thinking involves arriving at a single correct answer, whereas __________ thinking involves generating multiple and unusual possibilities when faced with a task or problem.

According to international comparisons, instruction in the United States is __________ than in other industrialized countries.

Compared to homogeneous groups of above-average students, heterogeneous groups

Bilingual children