Author Question: Ms. Moreno works with students at the upper elementary school level who are struggling to comprehend ... (Read 161 times)

Collmarie · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Ms. Moreno works with students at the upper elementary school level who are struggling to comprehend what they read in the content areas. Today, a group of her students is reading a passage in geography. After reading, one student pretends to be the teacher and asks the other three to summarize the passage. Next, the students generate questions to ask one another about the main idea. Then they clarify anything that was confusing and make predictions aboutwhat they will learn in the next section of the text.What procedure are these students using?

a. Inquiry
b. Reciprocal teaching
c. Cognitive apprenticeship
d. Embodied cognition

Question 2

Students in Mr. McKay's class are generating ideas about ways to deal with the problem of limited resources for the homeless high school students in their area. They are consulting a variety of resources and experts to represent multiple perspectives on the topic. They want their conclusions to be plausible and plan to invite the mayor to give feedback about their ideas. What approach is Mr. McKay using in this setting?

a. Scaffolded learning
b. Problem-based learning
c. Discovery learning
d. Inquiry learning