1. Discuss the pitfalls associated with interpreting cross-cultural assessments of academic achievement.
   
   
2. Discuss the factors predicting academic success.
   
   
3. Summarize the controversy concerning whether schools should implement academic tracking.
   
   
4. Describe the difficulties children may experience as they go through transitions in schooling and how these transitions can be made easier by parents and teachers.
   
   
5. Identify how teachers' expectations and classroom management strategies influence students' self-esteem and performance in the classroom.
   
   
6. Describe cultural differences in school achievement and the various explanations proposed to account for these differences.
   
   
7. Explain the difficulties youths with serious emotional disorders and other disabilities face in school.
   
   
8. Describe the impact of computers on the social development of children.
   
   
9. Describe children's television viewing patterns and their ability to comprehend television programs.
   
   
10. Summarize the impact television has on children's cognitive and language development.
    
    
11. Describe television's influence on the child's social development, including aggression, prosocial behavior, gender stereotypes, and consumer behavior.
    
    
12. Identify ways to encourage children to view television critically.