What is metacognition, and how does the development of metacognitive skills help school-age children become more effective learners? (3 Points)

Explain the Brown Eye/Blue Eye experiment and discuss how it highlights the concept of systemic racism. How can this experiment and the understanding of systemic racism support conversations around race with children? As a teacher of a 2nd Grade classroom, how might you address topics of race and racism in the classroom, and what resources (shared in class or otherwise) can you use to help children navigate these topics in an age-appropriate way? (8 Points)

Bethany solves a physics problem by developing and testing several hypotheses. According to Piaget, this is an example of the _____ stage of cognitive development.  

As part of your cognitive and psychomotor objectives, it is required that you be able to correctly spell the scientific and common names of each organism studied.

_____________ are groups of individuals that interact frequently; while _____________ are characterized more by shared reputation or perceived image. (1 Point)

You’re a researcher conducting a study on attachment styles in infants. You’ve set up a controlled observation room where caregivers and infants interact. One caregiver leaves the room briefly, and you observe the infant’s reactions upon their return. Describe in detail what behaviors you would look for to understand the dynamics of this “strange situation” and how they might indicate different attachment styles. Be sure to define all 4 of these attachment styles within your answer. (5 Points)

Define Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and list two examples included in the ACEs questionnaire. Then identify three protective that help reduce the impact of ACEs on children and families. (4 Points)

The higher an adolescent’s autonomy from their peer group, the more likely they will have resilience against its influence (whether positive or negative). 

The stage of Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development that adolescence face is…

If a person doesn’t work to encode and store information so that it can be stored in long-term memory, it will likely be forgotten.