Use cognitive learning theory to explain why guided discovery is often a more effective model for promoting learning than are more teacher-centered approaches

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Guided discovery is often effective, because it involves a great deal of teacher questioning, which puts students in cognitively active roles, and cognitive activity is essential for learning.

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a. prejudice is entirely conscious b. prejudice can be conscious and unconscious c. prejudice is entirely unconscious d. prejudice is neither conscious or unconscious

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Look at the following titles for several grounded theory studies. Which title below is NOT likely to be used in a grounded theory research study?

a. "Generating a Theory of Leisure" b. "Factors Affecting a Grounded Theory of Sport" c. "A Theoretical Explanation for the Meaning of Happiness" d. "A Theory of Aspiring to a College Education"

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Which one of the following explains why you are able to ride a bicycle now even though you may not have ridden one in several years?

A. Selective attention B. sensory memory C. short-term memory D. long-term memory

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Describe the factors a teacher should consider when placing students into small groups for instruction.

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