Homework Clinic
Social Science Clinic => Psychology => Topic started by: cartlidgeashley on Jun 20, 2018
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Self-regulation includes six different components. List and explain the components.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 2
Describe the positive features of high-stakes testing that advocates commonly cite.
What will be an ideal response?
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Answer to Question 1
Self regulation includes: Self-motivationtaking responsibility for completing tasks and engaging in appropriate activities; delay of gratificationforgoi ng immediate rewards to gain more substantial ones later; impulse controlresisting urges to display inappropriate behaviors; emotional regulationexpressin g emotions in socially appropriate ways; self-socializationunderstanding society's standards of behavior and acting in accordance with those standards; and self-regulated learningsetting personal learning goals together with the thinking and strategies used to reach the goals.
Answer to Question 2
Advocates of high-stakes testing argue that the process helps clarify the goals of school systems, sends clear messages to students about what they should be learning, and provide the public with hard evidence about school effectiveness. They also argue that the tests are the fairest and most effective means of providing a quality education for all students.