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

question 24

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) "Your essay is so good that I want you to submit it to the statewide essay contest."
• B) "This essay has the variety of sentence structures that I like to see in my students' writing."
• C) "In evaluating your essay, let's apply the four criteria you and your classmates identified last week for critiquing written work."
• D) "This essay follows the guidelines I gave the class last week. You should definitely include it in the portfolio you're creating for this class."

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Definitions:

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Influence Outcomes

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