Immediately after lunch every? day, Mr. Solo, a? fourth-grade teacher reads a chapter from a chapter book in which the characters go on many adventures. He occasionally stops to ask questions such? as, "What do you think this character was thinking when she said? that?" or,? "What must the hero be feeling right? now?" What aspect of the?students' development is the teacher most likely to be directly fostering as he asks such? questions?
A. The development of theory of mind
B. The development of prosocial behavior
C. The development of moral reasoning
D. The development of resilience
A. The development of theory of mind
By asking students to think about the? characters' thoughts and? feelings, the teacher is fostering development of perspective taking and theory of mind.
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The Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient is used to measure the
a. magnitude of the curvilinear relationship between two variables. b. linearity of the relationship between two variables. c. direction of the curvilinear relationship between two variables. d. magnitude and direction of the linear relationship between two variables.
Which is most related to the external validity of the study?
a. Procedures b. Instrumentation c. Review of the literature d. Sampling e. Statement of the problem
Jocelyn used modified direct instruction for a thematic instructional unit on measurement in her fifth grade class. Instead of assigning homework for independent practice, however, she replaced the homework with a team study, game-like scenario. She followed up with a quiz covering the content. She found her students really enjoyed the instruction. Based upon the scenario, Jocelyn best displayed:
a. guided discovery. b. STAD. c. lecture-discussion. d. Jigsaw II.
Using Kenneth Thomas' model of conceptualizing conflict, which of the following is likely to occur if a person is high in cooperativeness and low in assertiveness
a. A teacher who is given extra work by the team leader refuses to do so unless everyone in the department also is required to perform the work. b. Although bothered by the extra workload, a principal agrees to send the staff development office the forms it demands. c. A superintendent refuses to turn over financial information to a school board member without school board approval. d. A teacher ignores a parent who demands that her child be moved to a new seat in the classroom because of problem with surrounding students. e. A teacher agrees to sit down with the team leader to work out an agreement to the team leader's request with which the teacher does not agree.