In Schools Structured So That Individuals Compete Rather Than Work

question 47

Multiple Choice

In schools structured so that individuals compete rather than work cooperatively, low-scoring students tend to:

• A) be highly motivated.
• B) achieve higher scores as the school year moves on.
• C) cope by endorsing the entity approach to learning.
• D) believe in incremental mastery of a subject area.

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