In His Study of Teaching, Dan Lortie Identified Three Characteristics

question 9

Multiple Choice

In his study of teaching, Dan Lortie identified three characteristics of teachers, one of which is presentism.How does Lortie define presentism?

• A)The preference to maintain the status quo.
• B)The tendency to focus mainly on present tasks and learning without much consideration for future learning.
• C)The sense of duty to be present in school every day.
• D)The tendency to prefer presenting information to students rather than having students discover knowledge.

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