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maychende

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A theory of learning that focuses on how individuals' physical, social, and/or cultural surroundings support learning, development, and behavior is referred to as:
 
  a. socio-cultural theory.
  b. situated learning theory.
  c. contextual theory.
  d. distributed cognition theory.

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Of the following, the most effective strategy for promoting advanced thinking skills in students who have advanced cognitive development is to:
 
  a. teach techniques for minimizing the load on working memory when solving complicated problems.
  b. model general thinking skills that will transfer across content areas.
  c. encourage and respond positively when students ask unusual or unanticipated questions.
  d. provide opportunities for these students to collaborate with students with diverse abilities and interests.



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joneynes

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

c




maychende

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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:D TYSM

 

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