Describe five factors that influence teacher expectancies
What will be an ideal response?
Factors that appear to influence teachers' expectations include gender, physical attractiveness, level of achievement, social class, and ethnic background.
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Curriculum differentiation can be enhanced by ______.
A. reinforcing previously mastered material B. ensuring content is tightly controlled based on the age of students C. reducing enrichment material to support national standards D. adding new content, process, or expectations to existing curriculum
Teachers are frequently the first to report suspected AD/HD in children because
A. there are so many children today who have AD/HD and teachers are well-prepared to report suspected cases. B. parents do not understand AD/HD, so they don't recognize the signs and symptoms. C. children usually only show symptoms of AD/HD at school. D. some children exhibit AD/HD characteristics when they are bored during lessons, feeling peer pressure, or trying to avoid difficult tasks.
The school librarian has correctly advised a fourth grade teacher that his classroom library should contain:
a) only books written at a fourth grade level for consistency b) only books written at second to fourth grade levels so students don't become frustrated c) books written at a range of reading levels so that everyone can find something to read d) books to be used for round-robin reading sessions so that students can reread texts
The difference between a short answer question and an essay question was demonstrated in the text using the example of which of the following?
a. the four most important reasons to reduce stress b. the four most important battles of the Revolutionary War c. the four most important battles of the Civil War d. the four most important foods to eat for a healthy lifestyle