Why do you think educators have been so fiercely pro and con about the value of phonics instruction? Which of these probably is not a reason?
A. Educators champion a method based on their personal experiences with learning to read.
B. People have relied on the opinions of individuals, who, because of their stature, influence others to think as they do, rather than asking, "What does research say about this matter?"
C. Teachers want to use what they find to be easiest to implement because of the heavy time demands in classrooms.
D. When one method does not result in excellent achievement for all students, there is a tendency to reject that method and embrace another.
C
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Several teachers complain, "Our students just aren't motivated." Is it possible that these teachers are describing their students accurately?
a. No, because virtually all students have motives of one kind or another. b. Perhaps, but only if the teachers are working in the elementary grades. c. Perhaps, but only if the teachers are working with high school students. d. Perhaps, especially if the teachers are working in low-income school districts.
Which of the following are correct?
A. both healthy and unhealthy family systems seek to maintain homeostasis over time B. healthy family systems are characterized by their tendencies to experience morphogenesis in response to changes that affect effective functioning C. unhealthy family systems are characterized by their tendencies to experience morphostasis in response to changes that affect effective functioning D. all of the above are correct
Aesthetic listening is listening to
A. get information as in listening to directions for how to do or make something. B. appreciate the words, sentences, phrases, or writing techniques used by the author. C. get factual information about snakes. D. to develop comprehension skills.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Normality is the assumption that data in the population are normally distributed.