Explain reasons why totally direct instruction is no longer a likely viable option for the classroom teacher
What will be an ideal response?
Answer should include: advantages: standardization of learning; better assurance of students learning minimum competencies disadvantages: teachers will teach to the test which is dishonest; students will learn only minimum competencies; tests may not be valid; tests may discriminate against certain students; tests may not be in keeping with the best of what is known about how children learn
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Family involvement in children’s learning at home
a. is one of Joyce Epstein’s six keys to family and school partnerships. b. is supported by all content area professional associations. c. is a theoretical construct only. d. both A and B
Keith Long and Marlo Drake, two junior high teachers, were talking in the teachers' lounge. "I have made a commitment to my class," Keith commented. "If I ever do anything that breaks one of our rules, I've told the class to remind me of it, and I'll try to do better." The variable in the Model for Promoting Student Motivation that Keith's comment best illustrates is:
a. personalization. b. modeling. c. task comprehension. d. involvement.
The primary limitation of ethnographic research is:
A. researcher bias. B. biased sampling of respondents. C. lack of hypotheses. D. limited instrumentation.
Explain how broader contexts of development influence microsystems and individual outcomes.
What will be an ideal response?