Effective teachers set high goals for their teaching and organize plans for reaching those goals. Which of the following activities is included in good planning?
A. Figuring out which things students should do when, in what order, and how
B. Focusing on lesson plans only
C. "Winging it" and emphasizing spontaneity
D. Devising ways to reduce time spent on inquiry, discussion, and practice
Answer: A
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a. Spelling skills c. Phonics skills b. Visualization skills d. Sentence-diagramming skills
Dara's parents both work for a corporation that expects them to work 50 hours a week. Dara's child care center is close to her parents' worksite and now stays open longer each day to accommodate the needs of the families who work in the corporation. Because of the center's responsiveness to them, Dara's parents experience less stress and Dara has thrived. Which theory best explains why Dara has thrived?
A) Transactional theory B) Bioecological theory C) Relationship-based theory D) Maslow's hierarchy of human needs
Effective use of the Principle of Selectivity
A) encourages you to select classes that interest you. B) provides you with techniques for selecting study methods to develop your weaker modalities. C) focuses on identifying important levels of information. D) cannot be applied to notetaking strategies.
One study examined an Indian theory of architectural design that aligning buildings with the earth’s magnetic field and the movement of the sun leads to positive outcomes for the building’s inhabitants (Travis et al, 2005). More specifically, they hypothesized that homes that have front doors facing the south will experience more burglaries than homes facing the other directions (north, west, east). In this study, the independent variable is best described as ______.
a. number of burglaries b. homes c. location of the front door d. the earth’s magnetic field and the movement of the sun