A child spends a great deal of time at the local roller rink and becomes proficient at roller-skating. One winter the child puts on a pair of ice skates, finds a frozen pond, and never having ice-skated before, proceeds to ice-skate with seemingly little effort. This is an example of
a. high-road transfer. c. low-road transfer.
b. general transfer. d. positive transfer.
C
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Pamela Johnson teaches in a church-sponsored program with upper-middle-class white children in a fairly culturally homogenous community. She is a responsible professional and wants to support cultural competence in the children. What can she do to support this?
a. Focus on how the children are similar and select materials that reinforce their common experience. b. Find out about the family cultural heritages within the group and add materials that will support each of these differing subgroups. c. Purchase books and materials relevant to several population groups not represented by her class that also support her plan of instruction. d. All of the above
The ability for children to overcome traumatic experiences in their lives is called ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Many educators believe that increasing teachers' autonomy in deciding about spheres of work will enhance the status of the teaching profession. A number of the issues and trends discussed in Chapter 2 have implications for teacher empowerment. Choose three of the topics covered in the chapter, and discuss how and why each can help enhance teachers' status
What will be an ideal response?
List six types of educational settings where a student may receive instruction.
What will be an ideal response?