What is the AVID program, and what evidence exists of its success?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination. It is a support program for grades 5–12 that prepares students for college. It is aimed at students who are middle-to-low-performing in schools with high proportions of disadvantaged students. AVID provides various types of support, including personal and career counseling, mentoring, and assistance in enrolling in and completing advanced courses. AVID programs have an impressive record in helping students graduate from high school and enter postsecondary institutions. (Specific statistics are given in the chapter.)
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a. Increasing teachers' use of effective classroom management strategies b. Promoting positive relationships with difficult students c. Strengthening social skills in the classroom and beyond d. Strengthening collaboration between teachers and parents e. All of the above
Ed Schein proposed a theory of
A. Career attributes B. Career adjustment C. Career ladders D. Career values E. Career anchors
Before using any audiovisual material for instruction, you should review the material and ask
(a) will the material effectively lend to student learning of the intended objective? (b) is the material suitable for the maturity and age level of the students? (c) is the material well prepared? (d) all of the above
Related services include:
a. Social work b. Speech/language pathology c. Counseling d. All of the above