Answer to Question 1
Following are some possibilities:
Some students may have exceptional difficulty managing their time in such a way that they can complete the assignment by the due date.
Some students, especially those with poor reading and writing skills, may quickly become discouraged and give up on the task long before it is due. A few may feel so overwhelmed by the enormity of the project that they don't even begin it.
Some gifted students may respond positively to the challenge of the task and to the noncontrolling
Answer to Question 2
Because Mr. Van Holten has not identified specific criteria in advance, he is going to have a difficult time evaluating them in a consistent, reliable fashion. He should probably limit his grading criteria to those that have been implicitly clear from the start (the paper must be at least ten pages long, it must incorporate information obtained from the library, each paragraph should have a topic sentence and one or more supporting sentences, etc.). At the same time, he should provide feedback regarding other errors that students have made
Communicating with patients with special needs
Coding for Special Situations Cont
Older adults may need special assistance with medications.
Knuckling effleurage (knuckle to palm) performed on the back.
Including Students with Special Needs: A Practical Guide for Classroom Teachers, 8th Edition
An example of continuous variation: biology students organized according to height.