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What type of question would most likely generate the widest range of answers
and discussions among students?
Why would the author have ended the book this way? "Why" questions tend to be
the most open-ended.
Why should a teacher always spend time explaining classroom rules during the
first few days of class?
To establish clear expectations for performance and behavior. Students benefit
from clear, firm guidelines from the outset.
What method will BEST hold students accountable for their full participation in
cooperative learning groups?
Assign each student in the group a specific role in accomplishing the objectives of
the activity. If each student has a role in meeting the objectives and the activity is
well structured, then all students will be drawn into participating because they all
have something to do.
When teachers share standardized test results with parents, there is a large
amount of information in the score report to be discussed. Which information
will be of MOST use to the typical parent?
, Specific areas of academic strength and weakness. When parents know their
child's weaknesses, they can emphasize working to improve them.
Suppose your objective for a lesson is "The student will demonstrate an ability
to differentiate among igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks." Which of
the following is the BEST activity for introducing students to the attributes of
each type of rock?
Students examine rocks belonging to each group and identify the similarities and
differences. The activity is followed by a group discussion in which the teacher
brings out the important characteristics of each type. Students learn best when
they are actively involved.
A group of students wants to produce an electronic magazine that publishes
original student writing and art. Their adviser is planning a unit to train them
how to use a word-processing application to create pages that include features
such as images, multi-column layouts, sidebars, headers, footers, links, and page
backgrounds. What would be the BEST culminating activity for this portion of
the training?
Small teams producing a document under proctored conditions, using specified
features, and within a time limit. The purpose of the raining is to prepare students
to apply what they learn. The team and time limit conditions make the
performance more realistic; the whole activity promotes retaining and
transferring what has been leaned.
What is MOST likely to promote effective transfer of knowledge to students?