What was motivated by the launching of the Russian satellite Sputnik?
A. the space race between the U.S. and Russia
B. a call for improvements in American education
C. teaching reading using the whole word approach
D. the use of initial teaching alphabet (ITA)
B/Explanation
A. The space race was already underway, but it intensified due to Sputnik.
B. Americans knew that improved education would be essential if they were to keep up with technological advances.
C. The whole word approach came to an end.
D. The initial teaching alphabet was only one approach used in this era of experimentation.
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a. Rough Rock Community School or Diné Bíóltá. b. Native American Language Arts Program. c. Navajo English Language and Literature School, d. Dinétah.
Which of the following item types would be most effective for measuring the ability to distinguish between factual statements and opinion statements?
A. Matching B. Short answer C. True-false
In Dunbar's study on figuring out how E. coli control the production of glucose, which strategy was more helpful?
a. seeking to confirm a hypothesis b. seeking to explain a discrepancy c. proving that activation theory works d. none of the above
From a Vygotskian perspective, scaffolding serves what purpose in instruction?
a. It gives students an idea of what they need to do to get good grades. b. It keeps school tasks within their actual developmental level. c. It lets students learn by watching one another. d. It supports them as they perform difficult tasks.