Author Question: Giving all students in a class the same seatwork assignment is a. generally advisable, as it ... (Read 14 times)

oliviahorn72 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Giving all students in a class the same seatwork assignment is

a. generally advisable, as it facilitates grading and standardization of information covered.
b. generally advisable, as the students can help one another complete the assignment, thus reducing the teacher's need to be in multiple places at once.
c. generally inadvisable, as student abilities likely vary widely, leading to boredom and misbehavior from more capable students and frustration from less capable ones.
d. generally inadvisable unless the work is simple enough that all students can complete it with at least 95 accuracy.

Question 2

Getting students' attention and starting a lesson frequently causes difficulty for teachers. While all of the following strategies may contribute to on-task behavior, which strategy is most likely to help teachers get lessons started?

a. developing an effective room arrangement
b. having a consistent cue that alerts students to pay attention
c. relating the upcoming lesson to students' lives or a previous lesson
d. providing students with the goals for the lesson and an agenda for its structure