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Individual differences.
Question 136 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
This type of personality may be better suited for language learning:
Quiet, observant learners | |
Extroverted learners | |
Both | |
None of the above |
Question 137 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
Select the ones that are true about the component skills approach.
It allows us to explore the functional interdependence among different reading operations. | |
The aim is to identify particular individual differences in text-information processing. | |
It cannot generate the empirical data for theory construction. | |
Only (A) & (B) |
Question 138 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
In detecting and isolating significant text ideas, ..... plays a great role in comprehension and retention.
text-structure knowledge | |
background knowledge | |
Either (A) or (B) | |
Neither (A) nor (B) |
Question 139 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
They like using words effectively. These learners have highly developed auditory skills and often think in words. What type of intelligence is referred to above?
visual | |
interpersonal | |
intrapersonal | |
linguistic |
Question 140 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
When discussing individual characteristics such as identity and ethnic group affiliation, Norton Pierce discussed the notion of 'investment' in relation to immigrant women in Canada. This term refers to:
The interaction among integrative motivation, power relationships and language learning. | |
The relationship between power imbalance and language learning | |
The relationship between the language learner and his/her identity in relation to the social world. | |
None of the above |
Question 141 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
Formal operational thought is most similar to
conventional morality. | |
fluid intelligence. | |
generativity. | |
crystallized intelligence |
Question 142 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
If a test is reliable, it means that
it is given in the same way every time. | |
it tests what it is suppose to test. | |
it is a fair assessment. | |
it yields consistent results. |
Question 143 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
Reading experts argue that ..... is the dominant metacognitive capability distinguishing good readers from poor readers.
speed balancing | |
comprehension monitoring | |
backtracking | |
eye fixation duration |
Question 144 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
The fact that identical twins' IQ scores are so close together (highly correlated) even when they are raised apart suggests
intelligence is strongly genetic | |
intelligence has a strong environmental component | |
Identical twins attend better schools than fraternal twins | |
Adopted parents have a positive effect on intelligence. |
Question 145 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
The characteristics of savant syndrome have been used to support
Gardner's argument for multiple intelligences. | |
Thurstone's notion of social intelligence. | |
Binet's intelligence quotient formula. | |
Spearman's belief in intelligence as one general ability, or g factor. |
Question 146 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
A normal distribution is one in which:
The majority of scores are high | |
The majority of scores are low | |
All scores fall in the middle range | |
The majority of scores fall in the middle range |
Question 147 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
Which of the following is NOT a part of Sternberg's intelligence theory?
practical | |
analytic | |
interpersonal | |
creative |
Question 148 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
Learners' expectations regarding how they should be corrected and how grammar should be taught are referred to as:
Learner anxiety | |
Learner beliefs | |
Learner attitudes | |
None of the above |
Question 149 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
Which of the following is NOT an individual difference?
Anxiety | |
Aptitude | |
Methodology | |
Motivation |
Question 150 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
Decisions about when to start second language instruction should be based on:
The 'younger the better' principle | |
Realistic goals such as learners' learning objectives and how long it takes to achieve them | |
Both A and B | |
None of the above |
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