The Four Statements Below All Involve Evaluating a Student's Essay

question 67

Multiple Choice

The four statements below all involve evaluating a student's essay.Which one is most likely to preserve the student's sense of self-determination?

• A)"In evaluating your essay, why don't you apply the four criteria you've been using all year to critique your written work?"
• B)"This essay is the best one you've written all semester.I think you should include it in the portfolio you're creating for this class."
• C)"Your essay is so good that I'd like to submit it to the statewide essay contest."
• D)"This essay has the variety of sentence structures that I like to see in my students' writing."

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Definitions:

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain below the thalamus that coordinates both the autonomic nervous system and the activity of the pituitary, controlling body temperature, hunger, thirst, fatigue, sleep, and circadian cycles.

Limbic System

A complex system of nerves and networks in the brain, involving several areas near the edge of the cortex concerned with instinct and mood. It controls the basic emotions (fear, pleasure, anger) and drives (hunger, sex, dominance, care of offspring).

Cerebellum

The part of the brain located at the back of the skull, beneath the occipital lobes, involved in regulating motor movements, maintaining posture and balance, and possibly cognitive functions.

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of neural tissue of the cerebrum of the brain, playing a key role in memory, attention, perception, cognition, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.