In Ms Ceyner's Class, She Encourages Students to Focus on Mastering

question 61

Multiple Choice

In Ms. Ceyner's class, she encourages students to focus on mastering a task for its own sake and she praises individual performance improvement rather than comparisons to other classmates. By doing this, Ms. Ceyner is

• A) reducing failures by pointing out where corrective action is needed.
• B) showering her students with compliments in order to make them feel better about themselves.
• C) emphasizing ability over effort.
• D) fostering a mastery-oriented approach.

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