Assessment and Discussion Techniques

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Appealing to the audience using logos involves logic.

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In writing, appealing to the audience using logos involves logic.

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Students can employ various techniques to understand text through metacognition.

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Metacognition allows students to use different techniques to understand text.

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Using a movie clip without sound helps students understand nonverbal cues.

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A short movie clip without sound can help students learn about nonverbal cues.

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Socratic seminars involve students acknowledging and building on comments.

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A key component of Socratic seminars is acknowledging and building on comments.

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Socratic seminars are not debates, so proving others “wrong” is not the goal.

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The goal of Socratic seminars is not to prove others wrong, as they are not debates.

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The student is a singular noun, so it should be replaced with a singular pronoun.

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The pronoun their is plural; it does not match the noun. The sentence should read the students should go to their lockers after lunch. This is an error in pronoun/antecedent agreement.

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Anecdotal records are detailed, narrative notes on a specific event created by the teacher to refer to later.

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In the example, the teacher is walking around the class and taking notes, which she will use later to determine whether vocabulary instruction was effective.

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Rubrics are generally used to grade assignments.

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A diagnostic assessment is a pre-assessment, providing instructors with information about students’ prior knowledge.

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Providing accomplishments of the organization along with testimonials is an effective way to convince someone to support a cause.

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This makes answer choice C the best choice.

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Answer choice A is the best choice because an expository essay aims to inform the reader.

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Answer choice B is descriptive; answer choice C is persuasive; answer choice D is narrative.