MrsBeesley Is Eager to Use Group Work and Has Divided

question 29

Multiple Choice

Mrs.Beesley is eager to use group work and has divided her class into table groups of four students.She wants her students to practice the vocabulary words on this week's list by writing sentences for each word.She is struggling to figure out how to make this a group task and what each group member would do.How should she solve this problem?

• A) Before the groups start work, tell them they'll need to work together on the sentences.
• B) Use individual work instead of group work.
• C) Assign roles to group members: leader, helper, encourager, and timer.
• D) Accommodate diversity by varying the size of the groups.

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Definitions:

Atkinson-Shiffrin Theory

A model of memory proposed by Richard Atkinson and Richard Shiffrin that describes human memory as having three key stages: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.

Short-term Memory

The capacity for holding a small amount of information in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, it's the ability to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended, acting almost as a buffer for stimuli through the senses.

Schemas

Cognitive structures or frameworks that help individuals organize and interpret information.