Drawing on the guidelines presented in the textbook, choose the topic below that would be most ...

Drawing on the guidelines presented in the textbook, choose the topic below that would be most appropriate for a classroom discussion.
 
  A) Learning how gravity affects the speed with which an object falls to the earth
  B) Learning the various tenses of the verb to be
  C) Studying the history of the United Nations
  D) Interpreting Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven

Ques. 2

The textbook advocates the use of student discussions for promoting co-construction of meaning. Which one of the following student interactions is most likely to be effective in fostering co-constructed meanings?
 
  A) Two students work together on a crossword puzzle that includes the week's new spelling words.
  B) The students in a cooperative learning group discuss different ways of solving a certain math problem.
  C) When a French teacher begins class by saying, Comment allez vous? the students reply in unison, Trs bien.
  D) Two students help each other prepare for a quiz by giving each other practice test questions.

Ques. 3

A mastery learning approach to instruction would probably be most suitable for teaching:
 
  A) Introductory German.
  B) A philosophy seminar.
  C) Advanced techniques of photography.
  D) Controversial issues in history.

Ques. 4

Which one of the following statements is most accurate about how anxiety affects learners' performance?
 
  A) Anxiety is detrimental when, and only when, it leads to hot cognition.
  B) The best way to deal with anxiety is to eliminate it. Totally relaxed individuals learn more and perform better.
  C) High anxiety can facilitate performance on very difficult tasks, but it may get in the way when learners try to do tasks they have learned to do quickly and automatically.
  D) A little bit of anxiety can facilitate learning and performance, and high anxiety can facilitate performance on very easy tasks.

Ques. 5

Only one of the teachers below is using a strategy consistent with general recommendations regarding the use of homework. Which one?
 
  A) Mr. Trahan gives his students a challenging writing assignment and suggests that they ask their parents to help them with it at home.
  B) Mr. Fox sometimes gives students an optional assignmenthomework they can do if they want to.
  C) Ms. Hewitt counts homework as being worth 50 of students' final grades.
  D) Mr. Reichel assigns 20 extra math problems after he learns that his class has misbehaved for a substitute teacher.

Ques. 6

Three of the following are accurate statements about computer-based instruction. Which statement is false with regard to CBI?
 
  A) It can help students acquire new study strategies and other metacognitive skills.
  B) It is recommended even when the material can be effectively presented in other ways.
  C) It sometimes allows data collection about individual students' progress.
  D) It can enhance students' intrinsic motivation to learn.

Ques. 7

Which one of the following statements is most accurate about the value of homework in the elementary grades?
 
  A) It definitely enhances students' learning.
  B) It seems to promote learning in girls but not in boys, perhaps because girls are more conscientious about doing it.
  C) It has little effect on students' learning but may help them develop self-regulation skills.
  D) It tends to be effective only when it focuses on drill and practice.

Ques. 8

Which one of the following best describes a lower-level question?
 
  A) It requires a simple response, as in a multiple-choice or true-false format.
  B) It asks students to retrieve information they have previously learned.
  C) It requires a nonverbal response, such as pointing to an object.
  D) It asks students to think about and integrate information they learned at an earlier age.