Identify and explain the essential components of effective writing instruction.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Responses should include
• Writing must be an essential part of school curriculum. In addition, providing supportive environments for writing is critical to student success.
• Students need to be explicitly taught writing skills. They should be given ample opportunities to practice writing across the curriculum which can enhance their content knowledge.
• Writing instruction should also promote independent and reflective writings.
• Writing instruction should focus on the
o process of writing
o text or product
o elements of writing
• Writing instruction should take advantage of technology as tools to remove barriers as well as to facilitate the writing process.
• Writing assessment should use explicit criteria and provide quality feedback.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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What will be an ideal response?
There are two perspectives on the relationship between critical thinking and content (like history or geography). They are:
a. Some authorities believe there is a generic set of critical thinking skills; others believe that critical thinking is a hypothetical construct that can not be measured b. Some authorities believe there is a generic set of critical thinking skills; others believe that critical thinking can not be developed until adolescence c. Some authorities believe there is a generic set of critical thinking skills; others believe that critical thinking is limited to mathematical reasoning d. Some authorities believe there is a generic set of critical thinking skills; others believe that critical thinking is different from subject to subject