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76. A fifth-grade class is studying the phases of water. During a two-day lab activity, the students boil water, create ice and interact with liquid water at room temperature. They observe the characteristics of the phases and log their observations into their lab notebooks. The teacher then has them pair up and create a prediction on what would have to occur in order for water to go straight from the frozen phase to the gas phase. Based on Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, at which stage of development are these students most likely working?
  1. Sensorimotor
  2. Formal operational
  3. Concrete operational
  4. Preoperational
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77. According to Piaget’s theory of development, at what stage of cognitive development are most children in Kindergarten and the first grade functioning?
  1. Formal operational
  2. Sensory-motor
  3. Pre-operational
  4. Concrete operationa
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78. According to Piaget’s theories of development, which of the following characteristics are NOT indicative of the concrete operational stage of cognitive development?
  1. Logically reasons about specific objects and events
  2. Uses multiple features to classify objects and orders them in a series based on a single dimension
  3. Demonstrates an understanding of the conservation of number, weight and mass among objects that they can manipulate
  4. Can reason through abstract concepts and test hypotheses systematically
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79. Which psychologist suggests using an incentive system, providing individualized help that efficiently supports the learning of each student and using body language to convey behavioral messages as strategies that may decrease off-task behaviors during independent practice times?
  1. Lee Canter
  2. Maria Montessori
  3. Albert Bandura
  4. Fredric Jones
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80. What restriction does the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) place on school systems to keep them from placing a student with a mild learning disability in a self-contained classroom for students with severe mental disabilities based only on the fact that they do not have another special educational setting to serve them in?
  1. A Local Education Representative (LEA) must be present
  2. Students must receive instruction in their least restrictive environment (LRE)
  3. Students have a right to due process prior to being expelled from school
  4. The continuum of services is established by a panel of experts
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