John Butler Is a Skilled and Charismatic Teacher of High-School

question 6

Essay

John Butler is a skilled and charismatic teacher of high-school chemistry.He sees himself as a proponent of the constructivist theory of learning,while having elements of social cognitive views of learning reflected in some of his teaching strategies.The make-up of this year's class poses some problems for Mr.Butler in that approximately half the class has a strong background in science while the other half has a weak background.
-How might the use of cooperative learning strategies help students to overcome the diverseness in their science backgrounds?

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Definitions:

Demand Characteristics

Subtle cues or signals in an experiment that communicate to participants how they are expected to behave or respond.

Overconfidence Effect

A cognitive bias where an individual's subjective confidence in their judgments is greater than the objective accuracy of those judgments.

Social Desirability Bias

The tendency of respondents to answer questions in a manner that will be viewed favorably by others, often skewing the results of surveys and studies.

The Squeaky Wheel

An idiomatic expression referring to the idea that the most noticeable problem gets the most attention.