Compare and contrast forward-reaching and backward-reaching transfer, providing examples of each.
What will be an ideal response?
Both refer to transfer across different points in time. However, forward-reaching transfer refers to thinking about how to apply what has been learned to new contexts in the future. In contrast, backward-reaching transfer involves the learners' reflecting on a prior context for information to help them in a current situation. Students should incorporate this discussion with concrete examples.
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Describe the role of the teacher in reciprocal teaching and how it changes over time
What will be an ideal response?
All of the following statements reflect what teachers believe about students' use of technology except
a. Students know how to assess Web information for reliability and authenticity. b. Technology motivates students to learn while supporting different learning styles. c. Technology can distract more than help some students with their learning. d. Students mainly go to Google first when searching for academic information.
The distinction between standardized and teacher-made instruments can be described as
a. appropriate versus inappropriate. b. formal versus informal. c. norm-referenced versus criterion-referenced. d. diagnostic versus developmental.
Children who paint the same thing on the paper over and over are in the
stage of a. mastery. b. uncontrolled scribbles. c. manipulation. d. meaning.