Three of the Following Teachers Are Practicing Principles from Contemporary

question 31

Multiple Choice

Three of the following teachers are practicing principles from contemporary memory theory. Which teacher is not?

• A) Mr. Adamson tells his students that, with practice, they will be able to do complicated long division problems in their heads.
• B) Ms. Borelli tells her students that they should not try to remember every detail in their 100-page reading assignment, but instead should focus on main ideas.
• C) Mr. Canton makes sure that students are paying attention before he begins an explanation of photosynthesis.
• D) Ms. Darwin talks about how famous battles in history are in some ways similar to the fights students sometimes have on the playground.

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