Author Question: Liadan is performing poorly in activities that require her to collaborate with her peers. Mrs. ... (Read 64 times)

tuffie · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Liadan is performing poorly in activities that require her to collaborate with her peers. Mrs. Ramirez observes Liadan's interactions within the group and determines that Liadan is largely ignored by other group members, and that the few contributions she tries to make are typically overtly rejected. When this happens, Liadan responds angrily, saying loudly, I don't care about y'all at all. Which statement is likely true in this situation?

a. Liadan likely has an academic, behavioral, or emotional disability.
b. Mrs. Ramirez should disband this group and move the students into other groups.
c. Liadan's poor academic performance may be directly related to the issue with the group dynamics.
d. It is too late for Mrs. Ramirez to do any team-building activities and to try to address the group's issues.

Question 2

Given the current emphasis on mastery of content and preparation for state and national assessments, administrators with adequate knowledge of classroom management would most likely be pleased if a teacher's group-building activities were

a. conducted daily for the first six weeks of school.
b. omitted altogether.
c. expanded to include families/caregivers at school and community events.
d. related to the curriculum the teacher is responsible for delivering.