Author Question: The grade retention policies of many schools are examples of a. the implementation of practices ... (Read 73 times)

jlmhmf · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

The grade retention policies of many schools are examples of

a. the implementation of practices based on sound scientific research.
b. practices based on studies that verify teachers' beliefs about intellectual development.
c. practices that have little scientific merit because they are based on unsystematic observation.
d. practices stemming from research that suggests that repeating a grade is beneficial to a student.

Question 2

On Elizabeth's birthday she was given a lottery ticket. When the drawing was held the numbers drawn matched those on her ticket and she was given two hundred cookies. She immediately concluded that the best way to obtain cookies was to buy a lottery ticket. Her conclusion is a product of

a. an unsystematic observation.
b. a carefully constructed plan of action.
c. systematic logic.
d. modeled progression.