Asking high-school students to solve authentic math problems, such as how many gallons of water are needed to fill a fishtank with a small leak, is a useful strategy to help them overcome the common misconception that:
a. students who aren't born with a genetic gift for math will always struggle.
b. mathematics is useful only for people who want careers that require "number-crunching."
c. understanding proportions and abstract concepts is too difficult for most adolescents.
d. there's only one way to solve any particular math problem.
d
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Which of the following is NOT a component of an effective transition program?
a. Lower expectations of a student's job seeking potential b. Building social skills and self confidence c. Work experiences including volunteer work d. Leisure skills including participating in extracurricular activities
Michael Apple fears the push for standards and tests runs the risk of affixing _________ on children at-risk and their teachers:
a) Time pressures b) Labels c) Early promotions d) Achievement
Maintenance addresses
a. Why a behavior has occurred b. The occurrence of the target behavior over time c. Whether or not a behavior occurs in untrained situations d. the use of functional contingencies
Compare and contrast ‘Intervention Assistant Team' and ‘Response to Intervention.'
What will be an ideal response?