Three of the following teachers are practicing principles from contemporary memory theory. Which teacher is not?
a. Mr. Adamson tells his students that, with practice, they will be able to do complicated long division problems in their heads.
b. Ms. Borelli tells her students that they should not try to remember every detail in their 100-page reading assignment, but instead should focus on main ideas.
c. Mr. Canton makes sure that students are paying attention before he begins an explanation of photosynthesis.
d. Ms. Darwin talks about how famous battles in history are in some ways similar to the fights students sometimes have on the playground.
a
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The procedures of due process generally require all of the following except
a. the teacher must be notified of the proposed changes. b. the teacher must be given a severance package. c. the teacher must be given reasonable time to examine evidence. d. the teacher must be provided with a hearing before an impartial jury, panel, and/or judge.
Jean Jacques Rousseau suggested in his writings that
a. formal education should begin when a child turns 5 years old. b. young children do not learn from the natural world. c. sensory experiences are the building blocks for early learning. d. children think, reason, and learn like adults. e. children should always follow the teacher's advice in choosing the best tasks for their developmental progress.
Which of the following describes school-age children of authoritarian parents?
a. They are at lower risk for behavior problems. b. They are more at risk for behavior problems. c. They are high achievers. d. They are likely to have close relationships with their parents.
Ann loves to make candles as gifts for her friends. One day Ann's neighbor Bob offers to pay her for one of her homemade candles. Before long everyone in the neighborhood is placing orders for Ann's homemade candles. Ann is starting to make a lot of money. Then, the orders stop coming in. According to research by Lepper et al. on the hidden cost of reward what will happen next?
a. Ann is less likely to continue making candles as gifts for friends. b. Ann is likely to be more motivated to create. c. Ann is likely to enjoy making candles. d. Ann is likely to be audited by the IRS.