If You Take into Account Kounin's Observations on Class Management

question 25

Multiple Choice

If you take into account Kounin's observations on class management, you are most likely to keep a class alert and involved if you

• A) always call on a good student first, then ask a question.
• B) ask one pupil to answer several questions in succession.
• C) call on several students, in unpredictable order and in quick succession.
• D) call on students while moving systematically around the room.

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Definitions:

Nature

The phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth.

Nurture

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Instinct

An ingrained behavior observed in animals that consistently occurs in reaction to designated stimuli.

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