Which of the following scenarios demonstrates the teacher expectancy effect?
a. Karrie's reading achievement declines from one testing to the next because she does not like her teacher.
b. Lonnie's reading achievement increases dramatically after he is criticized by his teacher for being a poorly motivated student.
c. Linda's achievement test scores increase because her teacher, who feels Linda is gifted, begins to expect more of her.
d. Bobby's achievement test scores increase because he wants to show his teacher that he is smarter than everyone else in class.
C
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Positive behavior interventions and supports focus on:
a. extinguishing problem behaviors through the consistent implementation of punishments strategies. b. teaching positive social behaviors that are implemented by all individuals who are involved in the student’s life. c. providing positive rewards when they behave in an appropriate behavior, and negative reinforcement when their behavior is inappropriate. d. rewarding desirable behavior with tokens that students can exchange for privileges.
How might cognitive abilities be influenced by a lack of mobility that accompanies a physical disability?
What will be an ideal response?
A teacher who wishes to work for the benefit of her students through successful collaboration inside and outside the education system should consider all of the following except:
A. Finding reinforcing activities for her students around school that involve other school staff. B. Encouraging school administrators to restrict their interaction with her students to serious disciplinary matters. C. Being visible within the school. D. Taking the initiative in maintaining contact with other agencies. E. Giving credit to others for her students' success, even when the teacher herself deserves a large share of the credit.
The strategies involved in teaching for creativity include:
a. primarily child-guided classroom experiences b. primarily teacher-guided classroom experiences c. balance of child-guided and teacher-guided experiences d. balance of intrinsically motivating and extrinsically motivating experiences