Is it better for a writing assignment to be precise and specific or brief and offering little to no guidance?
a. precise and specific because students need direction in the classroom
b. precise and specific because as teachers, it is our job to eliminate problems for our students
c. little to no guidance because students should be allowed to use their creativity when answering prompts
d. both approaches can present appropriate and meaningful challenges
d
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Which of the following is an example of the application of the information-processing/social cognitive approach to instruction?
a. Students write the weekly list of spelling words five times each. b. Students copy definitions of science terms from the chalkboard. c. Students use wet sand and measuring cups to study volume and measurement. d. Students complete workbook pages that relate to reading materials.
A dialect attains status as the "standard language"
a. when those in power use it in public b. when the army defeats the navy c. when it becomes grammatically correct d. when slang is purged from its lexicon
Which one of the following illustrates the use of a rubric in a classroom assessment?
a. Responses to a 10-point essay in a history class are given 5 points for describing historical events accurately, 4 points for explaining how the events are interrelated, and 1 point for using complete sentences throughout the essay. b. In a swimming test, students are asked to swim one lap each of the breaststroke, backstroke, and crawl. c. A science test has 30 multiple-choice questions, 10 alternative-response questions, 3 short-answer questions, and one essay. d. A math assignment presents a complex problem with several parts and asks students to break it down into at least five simpler problems.
Your text says literacy and emergent literacy are:
A) the interconnected processes of reading and writing. B) formal reading and writing instruction that should not begin before age 7. C) the writing process that begins with learning to form lower case letters. D) processes that require workbooks and teacher-directed seatwork.