How might entity beliefs affect student motivation and behavior?

What will be an ideal response?


According to Carol Dweck, students who believe that intelligence or cognitive ability is a fixed or stable entity are primarily motivated to get good grades and avoid failure.

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Two types of interaction provided by young children’s use of computers are:

a. teacher-to-child and child-to-group. b. child-to-child and teacher-to-child. c. child-to-child and child-to-computer. d. children-to-children and teacher-to-child.

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The Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education report was significant for high schools because it represented a shift from

a. college preparation to a comprehensive orientation. b. federal control to local control. c. noncertified to fully certified teachers. d. private to public funding for schools.

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Which of the following is true regarding the federal government and education?

1. It may tax and spend in support of education 2. It may enter into voluntary agreements with states in support 3. It may enforce control measures essential in the accomplishment of the purposes for which the Federal funds are appropriated and spent 4. All of the above

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Transfer or reassignment of administrators can generally be made without notice, reason, or hearing

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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