Author Question: One way to encourage a sense of industry in an elementary school child who consistently fails to ... (Read 70 times)

kodithompson · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

One way to encourage a sense of industry in an elementary school child who consistently fails to complete homework assignments is to

a. gently admonish the child in front of the class that homework assignments need to be taken seriously.
b. provide praise or a small reward when the child does finish assignments on time.
c. suggest that the child rely on classmates to help with the assignments.
d. ignore the problem and let the child suffer the consequences.

Question 2

As part of her lesson plan for an environmental science unit, Ms. April decides to takes her class to nearby ponds and streams to collect water samples and have them analyzed for pollutants. What learning theory concept does this activity best reflect?

a. Positive reinforcement.
b. Observational learning.
c. Encoding specificity.
d. Situated learning.