What best motivates positive reading attitudes?
A. prizes for reading
B. punishments for not reading
C. free choice during independent reading
D. leveled books during independent reading
C/Explanation
A. Prizes and punishments are short-term motivation.
B. Prizes and punishments are short-term motivation.
C. No practice affects reading attitudes more than free choice during independent reading.
D. No practice affects reading attitudes more than free choice during independent reading.
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a. it is part of their job. b. these stimuli produce geniuses. c. these stimuli develop the essential perceptual skills that are prerequisite to a child performing higher cognitive and academic tasks. d. these stimuli are fun but have no significant development benefits.
If you wanted to compare a particular child to a peer of the same age, a(n) ______ would be appropriate, but if you wanted to measure a child’s potential for change, a(n) ______ would be appropriate.
a. dynamic assessment; authentic assessment b. authentic assessment; standardized assessment c. standardized test; dynamic assessment d. dynamic assessment; authentic assessment
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a. examine relationships among quantifiable variables. b. examine if differences between groups exist. c. determine causal relationships. d. determine if experimental treatments work.
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