In a one- to two-page essay, compare and contrast teacher-centered instruction and student-centered instruction

What will be an ideal response?


Teacher-centered philosophy puts instruction basically in the hands of the teacher as they are front and center in the classroom. Student-centered philosophy allows for students to inquire and experiment. Students have choices in both what they learn and how they learn it.

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Which of the following best describes a performance-focused classroom?

a. Emphasis working hard and meeting challenges b. Emphasis on continuous improvement and increased understanding c. Emphasis on providing feedback about understanding and viewing ability as alterable and increasing with effort d. Emphasis on earning high grades and competing well with other students in the class

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The most important reason for including health education in early childhood programs is to:

A. reduce the incidence of communicable disease in school settings B. implement the results of the latest child research C. engage families and hold them responsible for children's well-being D. help children to develop sound health habits and concepts at an early age

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In Finding My Place (2010), Traci L. Jones tells the history of:

a. a girl who tries to fit in at her predominantly white school. b. an American Indian girl who longs to leave the reservation and return to her native lands. c. the struggles of life in the California gold fields. d. discrimination during the Civil Rights movement and the struggles associated with this injustice.

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Which progress monitoring is intended to determine whether individual students are making adequate progress in the general education classroom?

A) Tier 1 B) Tier 2 C) Tier 3 D) Tier 4

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