One Possible Yardstick for Measuring the Role of Schools in Children's

question 32

Multiple Choice

One possible yardstick for measuring the role of schools in children's development is to ask if schooling promotes cognitive development.Does the research evidence support this relationship?

• A)Schooling is associated with increased factual knowledge, but does not promote growth in thinking skills or metacognitive knowledge.
• B)Schooling promotes both factual knowledge and growth in thinking skills and metacognitive knowledge.
• C)Schooling promotes cognitive growth but tends to diminish children's social and interpersonal skills.
• D)Schooling has negligible effects on cognitive growth but increases a child's interpersonal skills.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Theory

A theory in psychology that emphasizes internal states and processes, such as perception, thought, problem-solving, and memory, as fundamental in understanding behavior.

Depression

A mental health disorder characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a lack of interest or pleasure in activities.

Bleak Thoughts

Pessimistic, hopeless, or despairing ideas and mental states.

Schizophrenia

A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception and withdrawal from reality.