Pearson test Questions and Answers for 2024/2025 Final Exam Revision.

▪ Which of the following statements best describes Piaget's ideas about the role of disequilibrium in cognitive development? - AnsCognitive growth results when an individual realizes that his or her current ways of thinking are NOT effective involving a problem. ▪ Which of the following factors is likely to have the most significant positive effect on adolescent identity development? - AnsLocal communities rich in educational and vocational options and opportunities for exploration. ▪ Which of the following social behaviors typically first appears in early adolescence? - AnsForming small groups of peers with similar family backgrounds, attitudes, and values. ▪ A high school classroom several students who exhibit significant variation in their physical development. It is most important for the teacher to consider this range in development when planning experiences that: - Ans Require a high degree of coordination. ▪ Teachers in a middle school provide students with opportunities to participate in regular exploratory activities designed to introduce them to a variety of specialized subjects. These activities are likely to be most effective in helping students begin to address which of the following challenges? - Ans Making decisions about their future education and careers. ▪ Students in middle school science class come from diverse socioeconomic circumstances. Some students have limit4d access to enrichment opportunities while other students from more affluent circumstances have much greater access to such opportunities. In this situation, the teacher can best promote students' success as learners by: - AnsEnsuring that ALL students have the necessary background knowledge to benefit from instruction. ▪ A high school includes several lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students. Teachers in the school's history department have a goal of providing a positive educational experience for LGBT students. Which of the following initial strategies is likely to be most effective in helping the teachers achieve their goal? - AnsIncorporate the contributions of LGBT individuals into the curriculum. ▪ In general, students with specific learning disabilities are more likely than their peers without disabilities to develop: - AnsLow self-esteem. ▪ High creative students are most likely to demonstrate which of the following characteristics? - AnsFrequent experimentation with materials and ideas. ▪ English Learners at the middle school and high school levels are likely to be most successful in their learning when they receive explicit instruction and support in which of the following areas? - AnsAcademic language development. ▪ Which of the following statements describes a significant limitation in the application of behavior learning theory? - AnsProcess such as students' grasp and problem-solving strategies are difficult to observe directly. ▪ A teacher who makes a practice of activating students' background knowledge as a regular part of instruction is most clearly applying which of the following ideas about knowledge construction? - AnsEngaging students in accessing mental networks of related concepts to help them understand new information. ▪ Which of the following approaches is likely to be most effective in facilitating middle school students' knowledge construction? - AnsProviding students with opportunities to use new learning i authentic and meaningful contexts. ▪ Which of the following teacher practices during class discussions would best communicate to students that their contributions are important and valued? - AnsProviding students with ample response time and cues as needed to answer questions. ▪ A high school math class includes students who are performing at a range of achievement levels. Which of the following instructional practices is most likely to have a significant negative effect on the learning of low-achieving students? - AnsPlacing students in to long-term groups according to ability. ▪ Students is a high school English class are studying a novel in which a major theme is "freedom versus security". The teacher poses the question, "Should students be allowed to leave school property during lunch?" The teacher then divides students in to two groups and assigns each group a position on the issue. Each group must develop 5 points to support its position and then present the group's points to the class. This activity demonstrates the teacher's understanding of how to: - AnsDesign learning experiences that are relevant to students' lives.