GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSE LEARNERS

The ability to understand that relationships between two objects can extend to a third object is called _____.

Transitivity

English language learners often benefit from working in pairs and groups.

True

Good teachers know they cannot teach a concept in just one way, and that different topics lend themselves to different teaching methods.

True

Older teens are able to develop friendships with peers that are close and more long lasting. ____

True

One of the most important tasks of adolescence is development of personal values and a related code of conduct. ____

True

Children ages 10 to 12 are able to develop executive strategies, which include _____.

Assessing problems, Setting goals, Developing a plan to meet goals

People who learn best when they hear information are called _____ learners.

Auditory

The ability to sort items by one or more characteristics they have in common is called _____.

Classification

New research has provided evidence that the teen years are a window of opportunity for boosting lifetime _____ ability.

Cognitive

Which of the following does NOT influence the timing of puberty?

Diet

Learners with special needs and gifted and talented students are the two main groups of _____ learners.

Exceptional

A sense of self-identity is completely achieved in adolescence.

False

Compared to the growth from birth through age four, physical growth during the period from ages five to seven is _____.

Faster

In reference to teaching diverse students, an IEP is _____

Individualized Educational Program

During early and middle adolescence, teens have a feeling of _____, or feeling incapable of being defeated or having anything bad happen.

Invincibility

A person's own assessment of himself or herself based on an evaluation of personal abilities, successes, failures, and comments from other people is called _____.

Self concept

The ability to place objects in order by a characteristic, such as smallest to largest, is called _____.

Seriation

During the period of physical growth between ages eight and nine, girls tend to have _____ gains than boys in height and weight

Slightly larger

The term _____ includes a broad range of physical, mental, social, and behavioral challenges that affect learning.

Special needs

Some people involved in an IEP Meeting

Student, Parent, Administrator, Counselor