Chapter 12 Pretest

What can you conclude based on the studies that compared very poor adolescents who had intensive intervention in preschool, those who had intensive intervention in elementary school, and those who had no intensive intervention?

Funding preschool interventions will yield more positive results than funding elementary school interventions.

Which of the following is an example of school performance?

Kelly received a C on her report card.

According to research, which of the following is an effective form of parental involvement?

being involved in school-based activities

In recent years, which academic discipline has awarded the highest percentage of its bachelor's degrees to males?

computer science

For many Americans today, development of occupational plans takes place

in the final years of college or years after college graduation.

The most effective strategy for keeping students from dropping out of high school has been

involving at-risk students in service learning and guided discussions of their life options.

The belief or expectation that one cannot influence events is called

learned helplessness.

Parents influence adolescents more in terms of ________, but friends influence adolescents more in terms of ________.

long-term educational plans; day-to-day school activities

One disturbing finding is that there appears to be a drop in students' ________ motivation as they transition from elementary into secondary school. This drop could be happening because ________.

mastery; teachers become more performance-oriented during this time

The transition from school to work is a(n) ________ defined transition.

socially