From the Examples Below, Select the One That Best Illustrates

question 6

Multiple Choice

From the examples below, select the one that best illustrates Chris Argyris' idea of Pattern A, soft behavior.

• A) A supervisor meets with grade level teachers to describe the new reading series that has been adopted and to ask for additional ideas on implementation.
• B) The math teachers are given the math achievement test data from last year and they are asked to devise methods to improve the scores.
• C) The principal forms a faculty advisory committee to develop a school-wide discipline plan based on current research.
• D) The principal meets with the food service staff to ask them to come up with better ways to more quickly move the students through the lines.
• E) Both a and d

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