One way to enhance students' intrinsic interest is to:
a) give them some choice over what they will study.
b) allow the teacher to make all the decisions.
c) provide material rewards over a long period of time.
d) avoid surprises.
a Allowing students choice over the what they will study has been found to increase intrinsic interest.
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Which of the following would be typical of a constructivist classroom?
a) Correct answers validate student learning. b) Assessment is separate from teaching. c) Information is "etched" into the students. d) Adherence to a fixed curriculum is highly valued. e) Teachers seek the students' point of view.
To Thomas Jefferson, education meant ______
A)unity B) prosperity C) wisdom D) freedom
Bart is high in aggression at the age of 8. He is in the third grade and has started fights with many of the children in his class. Based on longitudinal studies, what correlations (if any) have been identified between behavior such as Bart's at the age of 8 and behavior later in life?
a. Children who show aggression in middle childhood usually develop mature behaviors and behave with moderation in adulthood. b. Longitudinal studies indicate no correlation between aggressive behavior at the age of 8 and aggressive behavior later in life. c. Children who show signs of aggression at age 8 are significantly more likely to be convicted of a crime by age 30. d. When aggressive school-age children are given freedom to act independently, they develop normal prosocial behaviors.
The measurement of adaptive behavior
A) ?usually takes the form of a structured interview. B) ?has plenty of adequate instruments. C) ?has clear agreement among multiple raters. D) ?is supported by representative norms.