Offering instructional support that is gradually withdrawn as the learner becomes capable of performing independently is called _______

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


ANS: scaffolding

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Students often hold on stubbornly to their misconceptions about the world. Three of the following are possible explanations as to why this might be so. Which statement is not a likely explanation for the resilience of misconceptions?

a. Synapses in the brain become less effective over time. b. Some misconceptions are central elements of students' personally constructed theories about the world. c. Students learn school material without relating it to the things they know and believe. d. Students elaborate on new information in ways that are consistent with their current misconceptions.

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Positivist teachers believe that student achievement is best assessed through

A) personal interviews. B) authentic assessment. C) objective bias-free tests. D) essay questions.

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Discuss how a teacher might incorporate video and audio recording to teach self-management skills

What will be an ideal response?

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What is the likelihood that the mean difference in this sample was due to random variation?

Below is text from a report of a consumer research study that used an independent samples t test. This research compared taste preferences for two different types of cookies: Brownie Batter and Chocolate. Consumers were randomly assigned to eat one of the two types of cookies, after which they rated it on a 1 (did not like it at all) to 5 (liked it a lot) range. Use this report to answer the question that follow it. An independent samples t test suggested that participants who ate brownie batter cookie (M = 3.73, SD = 1.19) equally as much as participants who ate a chocolate cookie (M = 4.25, SD = .39), t(18) = -1.32, p = .32, d = 0.59, 95% CI [-1.36, .31].

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