Rule on these classroom claims

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Differences between students are resources for supporting learning.

2. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Calling a student learning disabled builds that student's confidence.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Boredom signals that a task has turned mechanically repetitive.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Teaching a topic early always speeds up a child's readiness for it.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Intelligent guessing counts as a valid pedagogic tool.

6. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Meaningful learning is the storage and retrieval of information.

7. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Physical and emotional security is the cornerstone for all learning.

Instructions

Tap true or false for each claim about how children learn in a classroom.

Explanation