What cognitive strengths and weaknesses of elementary children should teachers keep in mind when designing lesson plans?
What will be an ideal response?
Children in the elementary grades reason logically but concretely. Therefore, elementary children would benefit from lesson plans that include logical concepts but would likely be confused by abstract ideas, metaphor, or allegory.
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Which of the following is NOT one of the steps in the formative assessment cycle?
(a) Be clear about the achievement target. (b) Compare student performance with that target. (c) Try to do at least as well as classmates. (d) Work to achieve a performance closer to the target.
One of the pitfalls of overusing praise is that:
a. praise comes to have almost no meaning. b. the character of the child may be weakened. c. the child becomes so dependent that they whine excessively in order to manipulate the adult. d. after a while, the child doesn't believe the teacher any more.
Can lawyers be punished for filing frivolous lawsuits against school officials?
a. No. Under the Lawyer Discretion Act of 1980, lawyers may not be punished for filing frivolous lawsuits. b. Yes. Under the First Amendment if an attorney files a lawsuit that offends the free speech rights of the defendant, s/he can be punished for filing a frivolous lawsuit. c. No. Lawyers have the absolute right to bring any claim they deem worthy – even if the general population would consider the allegations to be frivolous. d. Yes. Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure an attorney filing a lawsuit must have claims that are warranted by law and that the allegations have "evidentiary support." If the rule is violated the court may impose sanctions on an attorney. e. None of the above.
Changes in technology will not affect play.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)