Judging from the brief descriptions below, which one of these four teachers is most likely to be using a mastery learning approach?
a. Ms. Alfonso gives examinations in which different students are asked different questions, depending on individual student needs and interests.
b. Mr. Bryant assigns term papers and oral reports rather than in-class examinations.
c. Ms. Carroll uses the highest four of a student's six exam scores to determine course grades.
d. Mr. Dickson insists that each student in his sociology class pass the first unit exam at the 85% level before beginning work on the second unit.
d
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The relationship-focused (RF) intervention
a. encourages parents to use responsible interaction strategies during routine interaction with their children with autism. b. encourages siblings of children with autism to interact in a more positive fashion. c. improves regular classroom teacher's interaction with children with autism. d. improves motor imitation skills better than other interventions.
Which of the following students has an incremental view of ability?
a. Cassidy is trying different strategies for learning her vocabulary words. She is sure she will find a strategy that works for her. b. Devon knows his dad did well in math when he was a student, but Devon believes he got his mom's genes and can't do as well as his dad. c. Staci makes good grades in literature, but she doesn't understand science. She knows there's nothing she can do to make high grades in science. d. Marcus's teacher asked him if he wanted to use the tutorial on the computer. He said it wouldn't help.He said his teachers have always told him he doesn't have a mind for math.
The challenge for parents of adolescents is ______.
a. when to shift from induction discipline to power assertion b. how to balance granting autonomy with maintaining connectedness c. figuring out how to cope as adolescents break their attachment to their parents d. deciding how firm you need to be to control adolescent behavior
Contradiction of research findings on the effectiveness of early interventions/education may be due in part to ______.
A. failure to distinguish between statistical significance and clinical significance B. failure to involve an adequate number of dependent variables in studies C. failure to comply with federal guidelines in terms of setting up research studies