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Mr. Cooper wants to motivate his students to do well on their classwork, especially the work that involves preparation for the end-of-grade tests his students will take. He hits upon what he thinks is the perfect motivator: each day, he’ll give students a mini-test with twenty questions, and he’ll give one piece of candy for each correct answer a student gives. His system is likely to be

When students are upset or under stress, a teacher should respond by telling them to calm down and then telling them how to resolve their problem.

Short-term recovery is not intended to ____________.

Being warm, supportive, and caring means that a teacher will have healthy, supportive relationships with his students.

After receiving a grade of 30% on her math test, Sally exclaims, “I just can’t do the work. It’s too hard!” Using the communications model, which of the following statements would be the most effective teacher response to Sally?

Joanne is sitting quietly at her desk; other students are out of their seats. You decide to address the issue by pointing out Joanne’s good behavior. You say, “Joanne, I appreciate what a good student you are.” Your strategy is

A teacher who finds herself inviting a homeless student to live with her is demonstrating issues of boundary in her relationship with the student.

If a student’s parent refuses permission for the child to use the Internet at school, the best action a teacher can take is to excuse the student from the assignment.

Dophins belong to the family … Fill the blank with one of the following options.

Research on the effects of extrinsic rewards on student intrinsic motivation indicates that