"Geography influences the way we live," Hector Gonzalez says to his students as they compare the influence of geography on lifestyles in Minnesota and California. "It influences the way make money, how we spend our leisure time, and even the way we dress. This is why we study it, and we'll look for these relationships in all the rest of our units." Which component and what variable of the Model
for Promoting Student Motivation are best illustrated by Hector's statements? Explain.
What will be an ideal response?
Climate variables are best illustrated by Hector's comments, and task comprehension is the single variable best illustrated by his comments. He is explaining why geography is important and why they are studying it.
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A) doing what is best for oneself. B) feeling you have direction in your life. C) choosing between something you want and something you have power over. D) displaying consistent behavior reflecting a general attitude. E) of these answers are correct.
Family researchers have identified four important components related to family structure. They include
a. division of labor and marriage. b. division of labor and power hierarchy. c. power hierarchy and economics. d. none of the above
Using texts at a variety of reading levels, focusing on main concepts instead of minor details, and instructing through both whole-to-part and part-to-whole approaches are examples of differentiating instruction through the:
a. process. b. content. c. product. d. assessment.
Nine-year-old Ricky has recently learned how to solve long division problems, and he still struggles with especially difficult problems. At his mother's request, he helps his eight-year-old sister Lucy with the simple long division problems she must do for her math homework. From the perspective of Vygotsky's theory, which one of the following is most likely to result?
a. Ricky's own long division skills will improve because he is more motivated. b. Ricky will gain nothing from helping his sister because doing long division is outside his zone of proximal development. c. Ricky's own long division skills will decrease, because any mistakes that Lucy makes will "corrupt" his own mathematical thinking. d. By helping Lucy with her long division problems, Ricky will be able to practice using the central conceptual structure that underlies his mathematical thinking.