In writing narratives, struggling writers tend to be most neglectful in developing _______
a. plot
b. characters
c. setting
d. ending
b
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As discussed in this chapter, parents of children who were most prosocial:
A) said, "No," or "Stop" when their child hurt another child B) gave a clear message (without physical punishment) that their child must not hurt anyone C) hit their child if their child hit a peer, to show them what it felt like D) said to their children when they hurt someone, "It's OK, you'll learn not to hit when you are older."
Three of the following are possible reasons why classroom dialogues help students better understand classroom subject matter. Which one is not necessarily a benefit of classroom dialogues?
A) Students are exposed to the views of other people—views that may be more accurate than their own. B) Students must clarify their ideas sufficiently to explain them to their classmates. C) Students may discover weaknesses in their own thoughts and ideas about a topic. D) Students are more likely to form visual images related to their ideas when they describe those ideas to others.
Progressive educators were very influential in the subsequent history of elementary education in the United States. One Progressive, Francis W. Parker, changed social studies by:
a. Introducing computer-based inquiry to the elementary school by advocating the use of typewriters with fourth and fifth graders b. Writing the first widely-used series of elementary social studies textbooks that covered all grades, kindergarten through grade six c. Introducing field trips and hands-on experiences, and in so doing, breaking away from memorization of the textbook d. Advocating that children use maps to find objects hidden on the school grounds
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.Learning is the process of understanding concepts. 2. Although their views were conflicting, both Bruner and Ausubel saw the necessity of the teacher as the director of the classroom. 3. Ausubel was adamantly opposed to passive learning on the part of the student. 4. Gardner defined some of his intelligences as professional intelligences. 5. Having a firm belief regarding your place in the teaching profession will provide you a firm foundation from which to try new ideas.