If you were interested in increasing the self-esteem of grade school students, and you wanted to promote effective learning, you should recommend using all of the following techniques EXCEPT:
◦ creating a highly competitive environment, so that children had to perform or they would fail
◦ using cooperative learning strategies, where students had to work together
◦ assigning small-group projects and activities
◦ assigning projects that require in-depth inquiry, where students have to persist in the learning task in order to complete it successfully