ILTS 237 Pearson Practice Exam
According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, the moral development of students in middle
school is most often characterized by judgments based on:
A) What pleases and is approved
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ILTS 237 Pearson Practice Exam
According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, the moral development of students in middle
school is most often characterized by judgments based on:
A) What pleases and is approved of by others
B) Individual Code of Ethics
C) Socially agreed-upon standards of individual rights
D) Maintenance of social order - ANS - A) What pleases and is approved of by others.
According to the sociocultural perspective of development proposed by Lev Vygotsky, young children's
private speech influences cognitive development in which of the following ways?
A) Facilitating connections between ideas
B) Building content knowledge to support new learning
C) Prompting reflection on past experiences
D) Guiding thinking and problem-solving processes. - ANS - D) Guiding thinking and problem-solving
processes.
A school psychologist is meeting with a middle school student whose teacher reports that she
consistently refuses to attempt challenging tasks and rarely completes homework assignments. When the
school psychologist raises these issues with the student, she shrugs and replies "What's the point? I've
never been any good at school and I will probably fail anyway, so why should I even try?" This situation
best illustrates which of the following concepts?
A) Social/emotional objectives need to be integrated into instruction in order for young adolescents to
perform well on cognitive tasks.
B) Students' motivation tends to increase when they feel a sense of control over their own learning.
C) Issues related to social/emotional development can have a substantial effect on students' performance
in the cognitive domain.
D) The rate at which students achieve developmental milestones often varies across domains. - ANS -
C) Issues related to social/emotional development can have a substantial effect on students' performance
in the cognitive domain.
Compared to students without intellectual abilities, a student with a mild intellectual disability is more
likely to:
A) Perform at or above age-level expectations in the area of practical skills.
B) Demonstrate off-task behavior during whole-class or small-group instruction.
C) Exhibit extreme shyness when asked to respond orally to teacher questions.
D) Require frequent repetition and verbal prompts to learn and apply new concepts. - ANS - D) Require
frequent repetition and verbal prompts to learn and apply new concepts.
The presence of a specific learning disability is likely to have the most significant influence on a
student's development in which of the following areas?
A) Moral reasoning skills
B) Emotional attachment
C) Academic self-concept
D) Leadership abilities - ANS - C) Academic self-concept
The parents of a middle school student hold high expectations for their child, consistently emphasizing
the importance of earning high grades and participating i
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