Imagine You Are a High School Principal Who Wants Students

question 9

Multiple Choice

Imagine you are a high school principal who wants students to develop effective study strategies before they graduate. Which one of the following approaches would be the best one to take?

• A) Purchase textbooks that are about two years below students' present reading levels.
• B) Have teachers incorporate study skills training into the specific academic courses they teach.
• C) Have a one-semester study skills course that all students take in their first year of high school.
• D) Have a one-semester study skills course that all students take in their final year of high school.

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Definitions:

Convincing Arguments

Persuasive reasoning or evidence presented in a way that effectively incites belief or action in the listener or reader.

Positive Transfer

The process by which learning in one context or with one set of materials enhances learning in another context or with another set of materials.

Learning

The process of acquiring new knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, or preferences through experience or education.

Misinformation Effect

Occurs when misleading information has corrupted one’s memory of an event.