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Lesson 1: Introduction
Progress Evaluation
You should now complete the Lesson 1 Progress Evaluation. Be sure to
reread the general requirements for progress evaluations
from the overview.
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Submitting your progress evaluation
Create a new document using Microsoft Word
97 or a more recent version of Word. At the top of the
page, please include your name, your CDIS ID number, mailing
address, e-mail address, the course title, and the lesson
number.
Save the Word file, either to your computer or a disk, as
Lesson01.doc. (Note: Word will automatically add the suffix
.doc.) Remember also to keep a copy of your progress
evaluation.
When you have completed the progress evaluation, submit the
progress evaluation to the Center for grading by clicking the
link below and following the additional instructions.
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20 total points: 1 true/false question (1
point), 4 multiple-choice questions (4 total points), 2 short-answer
questions (5 total points), and 1 essay (10 points).
True/False: Choose the one best answer.
(1 point)
- The textbook authors attribute the decrease in
risk-taking and violent behaviors among schoolchildren in the last
few years to the increase of violence reduction and crisis
intervention programs in schools.
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- True
- False
Multiple-Choice: Choose the one best
answer. (4 questions, 1 point each, 4 total points)
- What happened when Old’s home visiting program was turned
over to the local health department?
- The program was complicated because key elements were
changed.
- The program decreased the amount of child abuse.
- The program was successfully run by volunteers.
- The program successfully increased the amount of services
provided to families.
- What does James Garbarino mean by an ecological
perspective on human development?
- attending to the antecedents and consequences of behavior
when determining the causes of violence
- attending to the whole person, including outside
influences and family context when determining the causes of
violence
- attending to the early childhood experiences of individuals
when determining the causes of violence
- attending to the thought distortions of individuals when
determining the causes of violence
- The Sameroff study looked at the accumulation of risk and its
impact on intellectual development. What do the results of this
study indicate?
- Children’s lives must be free of risk to have a
positive impact on intellectual development.
- Poverty causes poor intellectual development in
children.
- As the number of individual risk factors increase, the
negative impact on intellectual development also
increases.
- Parental drug abuse causes poor intellectual development in
children.
- According to Eden and Otto’s study in 1997, what
percentage of boys in prison have conduct disorders?
- 8%
- 27%
- 49%
- 85%
Short Answer: Keep responses clear and concise.
(2 questions, 5 total points)
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Define resiliency as discussed in Chapter 1. (2 points)
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List three areas/factors in a child’s life you should
consider when examining precursors to violent behavior. (3
points)
Essay (10 points):
- Write a one– to two–page paper explaining and
elaborating on one of the concepts of Garbarino’s
“conceptual toolbox.” Include examples from your own
experience to illustrate the concept that you have chosen.
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