Research Shows That the Average Amount of Time Teachers Waits

question 33

Multiple Choice

Research shows that the average amount of time teachers waits for students to answer questions is about

• A) one second.
• B) three seconds.
• C) five seconds.
• D) seven seconds or more.

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Definitions:

Delayed Partial Reinforcement

A reinforcement strategy in which not every response made by the subject is reinforced, and the reinforcement is not immediately administered.

Self-Regulation

The use of learning principles to regulate one’s own behaviour.

Self-Observation Data

Information gathered through personal monitoring of one's actions, behaviors, and responses in various situations.

Observation

The act of closely monitoring or scrutinizing behaviors, events, or phenomena to gather data and draw conclusions.