When giving students a complex assignment, a teacher should avoid identifying the steps to be taken in completing it because the students will learn more by figuring it out themselves
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False - By identifying the steps that need to be taken, the teacher helps the students learn organizational and time-management skills.
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Suggestions for cleaning up the blocks center include all of the following except:
a. Encourage children to develop independence in this task by eliminating adult involvement. b. Provide extra time to complete the task if necessary. c. Adhesive silhouettes of the block shapes can be placed on the bookshelves where the blocks are to be placed. d. Use an "assembly-line" where children pass the blocks from one person to another.
Before selecting texts of any kind, a teacher should __________
A) think about, talk about, and map out knowledge students should know B) talk with colleagues and students about the knowledge students need to know C) think about, map out, or list the knowledge students need to know D) talk about, read, and write about the knowledge students need to know
Many institutions within society influence children's learning indirectly rather than directly. Which one of the following is most likely to have an indirect, rather than direct, influence?
A) National legislation that mandates annual testing of students' basic skills and subsequent changes in "underperforming" schools B) A new reading series instituted throughout a school district C) A language immersion program in which native English speakers take all of their classes in French D) A program in which all students are given personal computers with which to complete writing assignments
A teacher uses a group contingency with her students. She states the following rule: If everyone gets 100% on their spelling test this week, I will turn cartwheels down the hall for you." What type of group contingency is this?
a. Independent group contingency b. Dependent group contingency c. Interdependent group contingency