Pearson et al. asked second graders to read a passage about spiders and then tested them on text-implicit and text-explicit questions. Results showed:
a. high-prior knowledge learners performed better than low-prior knowledgelearners especially on text-implicit questions
b. high-prior knowledge learners performed better than low-prior knowledgelearners especially on text-explicit questions
c. high-prior knowledge learners performed about the same as low-prior knowledge learners on both types of questions
d. high-prior knowledge learners enjoyed reading the passage more than low-prior knowledge learners
Question 2
If a student is using the counting-all procedure for simple addition, which problem should take the most time to answer?
a. 3 + 4 = ___
b. 2 + 5 = ___
c. 1 + 7 = ___
d. 3 + 3 = ___
Cooked tarantula spiders are considered a delicacy in Cambodia.
Scorpions, Spiders and Sharks: Electron-Microscope Images
Spiders Everywhere
Intradermal drug administration: (b) the administration site is prepped Source: Pearson Education/PH
Passage of the “Tariff of Abominations,” 1828
Bird being tested for West Nile virus.