Benefits of cooperative learning include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. achievement levels equal to or greater than those of individualistic or competitive classes
b. increased student motivation
c. decreased levels of teacher preparation time
d. increased student engagement with content
c
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The main advantage of narrative research that it
a. is not subjected to biases from the participants. b. is more likely to generate less biased information. c. can offer stories from the viewpoints of the participants. d. is the only way to understand complicated behavioral phenomenon.
If a teacher opts to use extrinsic rewards to recognize or shape her students' behavior, she should remember to
a. pair each reward with a verbal statement that explains how the desired behavior supports learning. b. limit the rewards so not every student gets them, as competition is a powerful motivator. c. set a date at which she will stop offering the students the opportunity to earn tangible rewards. d. give rewards primarily in cases where students are "caught" meeting basic classroom behavioral expectations.
What is the purpose of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers?
a. to create assessments for states to use to measure student mastery of the Common Core standards b. to create assessments in science and social studies to measure student mastery of the Common Core standards c. to create performance-based assessments to measure student mastery of the English language arts curriculum d. to create assessments in health and physical education that states can use to combat childhood obesity
After learning about renewable and nonrenewable energy sources, which of the following students is demonstrating a deep cognitive understanding of this unit?
A. Matilda designs and presents an experiment in which she compares the heat of burning vegetable oil to that of motor oil to determine whether both renewable and nonrenewable sources give off the same amount of energy. B. Devin creates a power-point presentation that lists all of the nonrenewable energy sources and provides the advantages and disadvantages of using those sources, including economic and ecological factors. C. Celeste creates a video that outlines the timeline of research and development of biomass fuels, including some promising new theories from current sources. D. Austin writes a report about the impact that hyrbrids have had on the environment within the last five years.