How would you go about helping students with achievement problems?
What will be an ideal response?
Addressing achievement problems involves identifying the specific problem and getting students to acknowledge it. Then, there are a variety of strategies teachers can implement to help students reduce or eliminate these problems: efficacy training, attribution and achievement orientation retraining, strategy training, time management, realistic goal setting, and relaxation techniques, among others.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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