Why Should Teachers Refrain from Using "On-Task" and "Off-Task" to Describe

question 21

Multiple Choice

Why should teachers refrain from using "on-task" and "off-task" to describe behavior?

• A) the terms are too specific of a description
• B) the terms cannot be defined completely
• C) the terms describe status, rather than behavior
• D) the terms are objective rather than subjective

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Definitions:

Identity Crisis

A period of uncertainty and confusion in which a person's sense of identity becomes insecure, typically due to a change in their expected aims or role in society.

Erik Erikson

A developmental psychologist known for his theory on psychosocial development across the lifespan.

Ego

In Freudian theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, superego, and reality, operating on the reality principle.

Life Stories

involve the narrative accounts that people construct and tell about their lives, which reflect their sense of self and identity.