Explain deep learners.

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Deep learners are more likely to actively construct what they learn and give meaning to what they need to remember. Deep learners take a constructivist approach to learning. Deep learners also are more likely to be self-motivated to learn, whereas surface learners are more likely to be motivated to learn because of external rewards, such as grades and positive feedback from the teacher.
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The authors indicate that economic class and functional illiteracy are related. An important causal factor for this relationship suggested in the text is that

A. students from lower socioeconomic groups lack parental support for education. B. students from middle- and upper-class families value education more than do students from lower-class families. C. different socioeconomic groups have different degrees of access to educational resources. D. All these answers are correct.

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The authors point out that teachers in "academic" classrooms

A. should teach vocational teachers how to academically motivate students. B. need to stick to conventional teaching methods. C. can learn from vocational instructors the motivational value of activity-centered teaching. D. All these answers are correct.

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List three reasons why older children find sharing easier than younger children

What will be an ideal response?

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