Determining what information is more crucial to the main point compared to those that aren't as crucial is referred to as

A. determining the main theme.
B. prioritizing the ideas.
C. being honest with yourself.
D. thinking critically about the presented arguments.


Answer: B

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Research indicates that challenging tasks are intrinsically motivating. Of the following, which description best explains the intrinsically motivating effects of challenge?

a. People's needs for self-actualization, because challenging tasks increase students' perception that they're becoming self-actualized b. People's goals, because challenging goals generally lead to a high-performance orientation in learners c. Behaviorist theory, because learners are likely to perceive challenging goals as reinforcing, whether or not they're successful d. People's needs for self-determination, because meeting challenges indicates that competence is increasing

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Ms. Petra is presenting a lesson about the water cycle and has given each student a diagram to label. As she teaches, she moves toward a student named Tyler, who she notices is being inattentive. Without interrupting instruction, she points to the place on Tyler's diagram where he should be writing a label. Ms. Petra's actions can best be classified as an example of

a. nonverbal communication b. differentiation of instruction c. checking for understanding d. closure

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An example of analytic scoring would be to evaluate

a. overall performance based on a product review b. overall performance based on a process checklist c. the performance of each step listed on a product review d. the performance of each step listed on a process checklist

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Persons with autism savant syndrome

A) make up a rare proportion of those with ASD. B) make up about 25% of the ASD population. C) are more sociable than others with ASD. D) are more likely to come from families with a high prevalence of twins.

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