"Wow, that is terrific work," Mrs. Magyar emphasized. "You always make the greatest illustrations for your stories!"
Mrs. Magyar and her fourth-grade student Darline were looking through Darline's crayon and water color drawings during art class. Darline sat listlessly and seemed uninterested in continuing to work at all.
"Honey, just put some red right in there for the sun and that'll be super," Mrs. Magyar suggested. Darline obediently picked up the red crayon and made some stray marks on her picture.
"Excellent!" Mrs. Magyar again responded, and she then moved on to chat with other students while Darline sat and stared out the window. According to research on teacher actions that influence learner motivation, what mistake did Mrs. Magyar make in attempting to motivate Darline?
a. She communicated low expectations by praising minimal effort.
b. She communicated low expectations through her animated vocalizations.
c. She communicated unreasonably high expectations by telling Darline how to draw the sun.
d. She made no mistake in this example.
a
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