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JMatthes

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Using the guidelines presented in the textbook regarding when classroom discussions are most valuable, choose the topic below that would be most appropriate for a classroom discussion.
 
  a. Learning how gravity affects the speed with which an object falls
  b. Studying the definitions of difficult words
  c. Learning the various tenses of the verb to be
  d. Interpreting Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven

Question 2

Three of the following are potential drawbacks to instructional techniques that depend heavily on student discussion. Which one is least likely to be a drawback?
 
  a. Outgoing and popular students may dominate discussions, even if their ideas and suggestions are off-target.
  b. Some students have trouble communicating their thoughts clearly enough for others to understand them.
  c. Students who believe that there is a single right perspective on any issue are more likely to participate than students who realize that several perspectives may all have legitimacy.
  d. Some students may become so focused on making a good impression when it's their turn to speak that they don't listen closely to what their classmates are saying.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

c



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