Teachers in the early grades usually have to assume most of the burden in conveying new information to their students using narratives, books, photos, physical artifacts, and other instructional resources.
a. True
b. False
[Ques. 2] Social constructivists emphasize teaching that features sustained dialogue in which participants pursue a topic in breadth.
a. True
b. False
[Ques. 3] Students typically do not draw on their prior knowledge unless they are prompted to do so.
a. True
b. False
[Ques. 4] Teachers are cautioned to make room for discussion in their classrooms.
a. True
b. False
[Ques. 5] Constructivists believe that students learn by making connections between existing information and networks of prior knowledge.
a. True
b. False
[Ques. 6] Discussion is a particular kind of discourse, characterized by the fact that it is oral and involves a sustained exchange of ideas among participants.
a. True
b. False
[Ques. 7] Research shows that it is difficult to evaluate discussions.
a. True
b. False
[Ques. 8] Service learning is viewed as a way of practicing good citizenship. The rationale for it is that governments
a. provide all the essentials for the people and service learning can provide the frills.
b. cannot be expected to do everything and good citizens contribute to the common good as individuals.
c. cannot be expected to do everything; however, when there is left over money from taxes it can be used for service learning.
d. waste lots of money and are in debt and service learning is used to pay off the loans.
[Ques. 9] To help students understand why governments are needed and what they do for people, the authors of this text recommend developing instruction around the basic idea that
a. public policies and citizenship behaviors typically reflect the stated ideals of a democratic republican form of government.
b. the common good is typically strengthened through governmentally approved single points of view.
c. tax money is collected to pay for services that support the common good as well as make money for the people.
d. governments provide facilities and services that people need, but are too big in scope and expense to provide for themselves.
[Ques. 10] Most children convey a positive attitude about
a. taxes, depicting them as needed in order to pay for their schooling
b. pressure groups and protests, depicting them as evidence of a democracy
c. laws, depicting them as needed to keep us safe and orderly.
d. jurors, depicting them as the people who decide who wins in a court case.
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