Many young adults enjoy comic books, graphic novels, magazines and picture books, perhaps because
a. of the increased sexual episodes and violence that are characteristic to this genre.
b. teachers and library media specialists see this genre as safe from censorship concerns and, therefore, want to integrate them into the curriculum.
c. these formats differ so dramatically from the genres that educators have traditionally encouraged adolescents to read — books that were, for the most part, all words and no pictures.
d. publishers' catalogs view them as being the best books available to young adults.
c
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The American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) states that the low proportion of minority teachers constitutes
a. a calm pattern. b. a devastating crisis. c. no need for concern. d. a future trend that is decreasing.
Although there is a likelihood of selection bias in the nonequivalent comparison-group design, the use of a pretest can help identify and alleviate some of the danger of this bias.
a. True b. False
Which of the following perspectives views learning as meaning constructed from experience?
a) behavioral perspective b) cognitive information processing perspective c) constructivist perspective d) developmental perspective
When students self-assess whether they are engaged in a specific behavior, they are
a. self-monitoring b. self-assessing c. self-graphing or charting d. self-recording