Pressley and his colleagues' extensive observation of teachers and students on strategy instruction and use indicated that

A. although teachers do a good job at showing students strategies for learning, students do not use these strategies.
B. teaching learning strategies is not as important as teaching course content.
C. strategy instruction is far less complete and intense than what students need in order to use strategies effectively.
D. most schools are doing a good job of teaching students strategies for learning.


Answer: C

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