When assessing students, Mrs. Carter introduces purposeful teaching into the testing situation to find out what the child can attain with social support. Mrs. Carter is using

Zubin would like to reach the cookies on the top shelf of the pantry but he is still too short to get them down. He needs his mother to raise her hands up and nudge them off the tall shelf

What term refers to the degree of assistance his mother provided to Zubin since he cannot perform the task on his own? a. scaffolding b. zone of proximal distance c. area of competence d. structuring

When an ophthalmologist surgically corrects a patient's vision through LASIK or PRK, the doctor is making adjustments to the ­patient's

a. cornea. b. lens. c. retina. d. iris.