Which one of the following alternatives illustrates the impact of an efficacy expectation?
a. Anita knows that her teacher will help her if she has trouble with her math problems.
b. Brent is well aware that college admissions offices look at high school gradesbut not middle school gradeswhen choosing students.
c. Although Christina would like to be on the varsity softball team, she doesn't think she has sufficient talent to make the team, even with a lot of practice.
d. David's parents must continually prod him to do his homework. Even so, he doesn't work very hard on homework assignments because he knows they won't count much toward his class grades.
Question 2
Judging from the brief descriptions below, which one of these four teachers is most likely to be using a mastery learning approach?
a. Ms. Alfonso gives examinations in which different students are asked different questions, depending on individual student needs and interests.
b. Mr. Bryant assigns term papers and oral reports rather than in-class examinations.
c. Ms. Carroll uses the highest four of a student's six exam scores to determine course grades.
d. Mr. Dickson insists that each student in his sociology class pass the first unit exam at the 85 level before beginning work on the second unit.
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