Three Years After the Federal No Child Left Behind Act

question 64

Multiple Choice

Three years after the federal No Child Left Behind Act went into effect,fourth-grade minority students showed the greatest improvement in math scores;but according to test experts,it would take __________ years to close the existing gap between minority and nonminority students in math.

• A)25
• B)50
• C)100
• D)200
• E)500

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Definitions:

Cognitive Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that focuses on changing unhelpful or destructive thought patterns, with the aim of influencing emotions and behaviors.

Group Therapy

A sociocultural approach to the treatment of psychological disorders that brings together individuals who share a particular psychological disorder in sessions that are typically led by a mental health professional.

Transference

In psychoanalysis, the process by which emotions originally associated with a significant person in one's life are unconsciously redirected onto the therapist.

Altruism

Giving to another person with the ultimate goal of benefiting that person, even if it incurs a cost to oneself.