Which of the following is a particularly useful teaching strategy that helps students retain information?
a. Vicarious punishment
b. Vicarious reinforcement
c. Teaching the use of mnemonics
d. Verbal persuasion
c. Teaching the use of mnemonics
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Humanistic Psychology focuses on
a. the hierarchy of needs c. self-actualization b. personal growth.
Which of the following is it LEAST important for you to specify in an essay item intended to assess students' ability to evaluate a debate in which the debaters express their opinions?
(a) The side you expect students to take in the debate. (b) How long you expect the students' essays to be. (c) The amount of information students are expected to draw on in their response. (d) The criteria you will use in evaluating their essays.
If teachers wish to use tests in their diagnosis and improvement practices, they must
a. depend on test experts to choose tests for them. b. recognize the limitations of tests. c. not take differences in student populations into account in interpreting test results. d. do both a and b.
Which of these is a good strategy to build a sense of community at the beginning of the school year?
a. Get to know your students by surveying them about their interests and learning styles. b. Use the results of students' interest and learning styles surveys to pair students who think and learn like each other, and who think and learn differently. c. Ask unfamiliar students to interview each other. d. Allow students' input when it comes time to establish classroom policies and procedures. e. All of the above.