A Department Chair Decides to Change a Little-Used Computer Lab

question 17

Multiple Choice

A department chair decides to change a little-used computer lab into a classroom so that students will interact more between classes. The chair notices that students do use the lounge more while waiting for classes in the building. This is an example of which kind of change?

• A) discursive, planned.
• B) discursive, unplanned
• C) material, unplanned
• D) material, planned

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