You Are Part of a Parent Group Formed to Determine

question 100

Multiple Choice

You are part of a parent group formed to determine how your school system can improve students' academic performance. Based on research on academic excellence in Japanese and Taiwanese schools, which of the following suggestions would you make?

• A)Give teachers less free time for lesson planning and grading papers.
• B)Spend less time on teacher training.
• C)Set lower standards for students, so they are less likely to become frustrated.
• D)Organize instruction around sound principles of learning such as providing multiple examples of concepts.

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Definitions:

Core Concepts

Fundamental ideas or principles that are the building blocks in any field of study or knowledge.

Accumulated Knowledge

The body of information and understanding one has gained over time through experiences, education, and observations.

95th Percentile

A statistical value that represents a value below which 95% of the observations in a group fall.

Logical Reasoning

The process of using a rational, systematic series of steps to make deductions or conclusions based on presented premises or facts.