Case Studies: Effective, Moral or Worthy Teaching
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Judge Mrs. Smith's teaching as effective, moral or worthy.
Using the following scale, evaluate each case in each column independently:
1= definitely not; 2 = probably not; 3 = undecided; 4 = probably so; 5 = definitely so.
CASE EXAMPLE |
effective? |
moral? |
worthy? |
1. Mrs Smith, a history teacher, convinces Mary, her student, that Washington was the first U.S. President. |
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2. Mary learns from Mrs. Smith's demonstration how to kill and clean a chicken. |
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3. Mrs Smith, a history teacher, tortures Mary, her student, into believing that Washington was the first U.S. President. |
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4. Mrs Smith, a history teacher who believes in mental telepathy, tries to teach Sam, her student, that Washington was the first U.S. President solely by her thinking hard about it. |
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5.Mrs Smith tries to teach Mary, her student, that Washington was the second U.S. President. |
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6. Mrs Smith, using intimidation, tries to get Mary, her student, to believe that Washington was the second U.S. President. |
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7. Mrs Smith, using intimidation, tries to get Mary, her student, to believe that Washington was the first U.S. President. |
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8. Mrs. Smith shames Mary into coming to school on time. |
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9. Mrs. Smith shames Sammy into getting his hair cut the way she prefers. |
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10. As a result of Mrs. SmithÕs teaching, Sammy learns not to believe most of what Mrs. Smith says. |
Transfer corresponding data points from any two columns onto a 5x5 graph to see if any correlations occur.