Which of the Following Teachers Best Exemplifies the Behavior of a Reflective

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following teachers best exemplifies the behavior of a reflective teacher?

• A) Keshia reviews her lessons each day after teaching and keeps a teaching journal.
• B) Anselm talks frequently to veteran teachers to see how they teach particular topics.
• C) Darnell uses commercially prepared instructional materials when he begins a unit.
• D) Tina prepares detailed thematic units demonstrating the most recent research on different learning styles.

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Definitions:

Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute positive outcomes to their own actions and negative outcomes to external factors, protecting self-esteem.

Scapegoat Theory

A social psychology concept that explains the tendency to blame someone else for one's own problems, often as a way of deflecting attention from one's own failures.

Outgroups

Any group with which an individual does not identify, often viewed oppositely to the in-group and sometimes subject to biases and stereotypes.

Salience

The quality of being particularly noticeable or important; the state at which something stands out from its background or context.