You have a number of students in your class who make comments indicating that they have fixed mindsets. Of the following, which is likely to be most successful in helping change their beliefs about ability?
a. Explain to students that evidence indicates that intelligence can be altered with effort, and cite research saying that experience creates new neurons in the brain.
b. Model the belief that you get smarter with effort with statements such as, "I've been really studying Spanish, and I'm getting a little smarter in it all the time."
c. Use some of the hard-working students in the class as examples of how work can lead to success and achievement.
d. Display students' test scores on the board and point out that those will the highest scores are usually the ones who work the hardest.
b
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While working with gifted and talented students, teachers should provide a flexible environment that challenges intellectual curiosity and is also safe for taking risks and accepting mistakes as a natural part of learning.
Which of the following programs uses instruction in English only as the program focus?
a. English Language Learners b. bilingual education c. English as a Second Language d. immersion
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a. teaching from the back of the room rather than the front b. writing on the board in advance c. positioning yourself behind a student when helping him with seatwork d. all of the above
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A. standard error B. estimated standard error C. estimated standard error for the difference D. estimated standard error for the difference scores