Instructional methods used to teach middle school students should demonstrate:
a. understanding of the early adolescence developmental period and should show your commitment to the education of young adolescents.
b. commitment to use instructional methods employed in the elementary school, since young adolescents will already be accustomed to these approaches.
c. commitment to homogeneous grouping whereby all students have an equal opportunity to educational experiences, participate in class discussion, and learn at their ability level.
d. understanding that middle school students need educational experiences that emphasize formal thinking—abstract thinking and logical reasoning.
a
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