You are teaching a tenth-grade class of average ability students. Your lesson involves abstract ideas. Which of the following would be the most accurate supposition you could make about your class as you plan activities?

a) Most of your students have not progressed beyond the concrete operational stage.
b) Although many students may have reached the formal operational stage of development, you can’t be sure those who have will be able to apply it to your lesson.
c) All of the students should have mastered hypothetical reasoning at this stage and should be able to handle the abstract concepts of the lesson.
d) All of your students are ready to apply formal thought to the different aspects of your lesson.


b An individual’s ability to use formal operations depends on the situation.

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