A mnemonic is a type of
a. explicit teaching.
b. strategic teaching. c. scaffolding.
d. metacognitive teaching.
ANSWER: b
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Which best describes collective efficacy?
a. The belief that a task can be accomplished if all of the students in the classroom work together on it. b. All students in a classroom possessing positive self-efficacy. c. Everyone in a school system promoting effectiveness by fostering self-observation, self-judgment, and self-evaluation. d. The belief of success about a school system as a whole.
Which of the following is not helpful to students when they are learning concepts?
a. Using cues such as underlining, colors, and arrows to emphasize critical attributes. b. When the time comes to fade the cues, doing it rapidly. c. Using many examples and nonexamples so students understand the concept and its attributes rather than simply memorizing the examples. d. All of the above
A researcher tells you that she is currently studying the connection between a specific genetic mutation in rats and likelihood of aggressive behavior throughout that rat’s life. From this, you can conclude that she likely studies ______.
a. heritability b. behavioral genetics c. concordance rate d. epworth occurrence
The six traits approach to teaching writing is especially good because
a. students can concentrate on correctness b. students evaluate a paper based on how well it communicates c. students can concentrate on one feature at a time d. teachers and students have a common vocabulary for discussing writing