The Aim of Many of the Educational Reforms Proposed Today

question 2

Multiple Choice

The aim of many of the educational reforms proposed today is to improve this nation's

• A)critical-thinking abilities.
• B)international economic competitiveness.
• C)mathematical and scientific skills.
• D)understanding of multicultural differences.

Grasp the concepts of tacit and componential intelligence and their practical implications.

Distinguish between cognitive models of Piaget and Schaie.

Understand concepts related to language and cognitive development in children.

Identify the role of private speech in self-regulation and cognitive processing.

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Definitions:

Profit-Maximizing

This refers to the process businesses use to determine the output level at which profits are at their highest.

Marginal Revenue Curve

A graph that displays how additional revenue is affected by the sale of one more unit of a product or service.

Downsloping

describes a trend or curve that goes downward, often used in economics to describe demand curves where price decreases lead to an increase in quantity demanded.

Economic Profits

Profits exceeding the opportunity costs of a venture or investment, accounting for both explicit and implicit costs.