Which one of the following strategies is most likely to help children become more self-regulating?
a. Mr. Adams knows that many students have trouble learning algebra. He spends the first few weeks of class having students engage in activities that will make algebraic concepts concrete and understandable.
b. When assigning a lengthy research project, Mr. Barnett advises his students to break the project down into a number of smaller tasks and then to give themselves a treat after they complete each one.
c. To build endurance, Mr. Caruthers asks his physical education students to run as quickly as possible each time they train.
d. Mr. D'Amato asks his students to look in a mirror and write a poem about what they see.
B
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Mr. Hu believes that it is important for students to work together and he pairs up his students from the beginning of the year. Why is this not a good idea?
a. Not all work is best done in pairs. b. Some work is best done in heterogeneous pairs and some in homogeneous pairs. c. Changing partners periodically can promote social integration. d. All of the above.
Pretend you have to teach another student how to use mapping to organize his or her ideas for writing. What would you tell him or her?
What will be an ideal response?
Consider the following dataset: 4, 7, 6, 4, 4, 3, 8, 9. How many degrees of freedom are there for this sample?
a. 4 b. 8 c. 7 d. 6
If one were to choose a description that best characterizes the progressivist curriculum, it would be
a. Problem solving and experience centered. b. Based on the Great Books. c. Concern for subject matter. d. Concern for goal achievement.