Mr. McCormick is trying to motivate his fourth-grade students. He posts all of the best work on bulletin board and gives out the best grade of the week award on Fridays because he feels these strategies will motivate the learners to do their best. Which of the following is most consistent with Mr. McCormick's behavior?
a. He is modeling a mastery-focused classroom environment.
b. He is enhancing student self-efficacy.
c. He is creating a performance-focused classroom.
d. He is promoting a humanistic view of motivation.
Question 2
Basic abilities that all teachers, including those in their first year of teaching, should have to maximize student learning are best described as:
a. task analyses.
b. instructional alignments.
c. essential teaching skills.
d. models of teaching.