When students are unsure why they are learning particular content or skills and/or that they can be successful at tasks they're told are important, they are likely to
a. develop serious emotional or behavioral disorders.
b. be academically unproductive and prone to misbehavior.
c. pursue deeper knowledge of the tasks at hand to alleviate their own discomfort.
d. achieve well on standardized tests but gain little practical knowledge.
b
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Even with the exclusion of socially maladjusted children and youth from the category of "emotionally disturbed," the number of students classified as such is increasing significantly. ____ ____
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In the mid 1960s the engineered classroom was designed by Hewett with all the following elements except:
A. All of the child's social systems were taken into account within the treatment setting. B. The environment was highly structured to ensure success. C. Specific hierarchical educational goals were established. D. An elaborate reinforcement system was instituted to provide motivation. E. Activity centers and specific times for specific subjects were instituted.
When children paint one color on top of another they are in the playful
exploration stage of a. mastery. b. manipulation. c. controlled scribbles. d. meaning.
Occasionally students may be tempted to cheat during a formal classroom assessment. With the textbook's recommendations in mind, choose the strategy that is most likely to discourage students from cheating on a final exam
a. Watch students like a hawk, and immediately remove the test paper of anyone who appears to be looking at someone else's paper. b. Be vigilant for clues that suggest more sophisticated knowledge than a student in the class should have. c. Use assessment instruments with obvious validity for important instructional goals. d. Create two or more instruments that are equivalent in form and content but have different answers.