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rosent76 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

The drop in school grades and difficulties in psychological adjustment that occur when students make the transition from elementary to middle school can result from a mismatch between the characteristics of early adolescents and the design of middle school schedules and classroom practices, known as a poor ___________________ _.

a. developmental fit
b. stage-environment fit
c. core curriculum fit
d. understanding of adolescent development

Question 2

Expectations about their future life course may be partly responsible for differences in school achievement between Latino and Asian American students. Latino students perceive themselves as seeking ____________ goals, whereas Asian American students perceive themselves as fulfilling ____________ expectations for high school achievement.

a. social; familial
b. work-related; teachers
c. personal; peer
d. intrinsic; extrinsic