A teacher wants to use evaluations to increase student effort. Which of the following strategies would be desirable?
a) Keep students guessing about what they have to do to get a good grade.
b) Reduce the difficulty of the test so that 90 percent of the students reach mastery quickly.
c) Evaluations should be given frequently, with clear criteria.
d) Employ different grading standards for different students, based on ability levels.
c To increase student effort, give frequent evaluation and specific feedback.
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