Author Question: Mr. Bernstein is preparing a biology unit on wildflowers. One of his objectives is for students to ... (Read 74 times)

dakota nelson · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Mr. Bernstein is preparing a biology unit on wildflowers. One of his objectives is for students to be able to recite from memory the names of the ten flowers they will study. Another objective is for them to compare and contrast wildflowers that grow in different climates. A third objective is for them to come up with ways to keep endangered wildflowers from becoming extinct. To help students achieve these objectives, he administers several drill-and-practice lessons, has small groups of students research and present their findings on the similarities and differences of wildflowers in a particular climate, and has all students study the conservation efforts of several environmental groups. Mr. Bernstein's unit can best be described as an application of ________ view of intelligence.

a. Lewis Terman's
b. David Wechsler's
c. Robert Sternberg's
d. Alfred Binet's

Question 2

If you wanted to use a social cognitive theory approach to motivation, you would

a. arrange students in small groups for discussion.
b. encourage positive interpersonal relationships among students.
c. encourage students to imitate the behaviors of academically successful peers whom they admire.
d. present a provocative topic for discussion and try to get students actively involved in class.