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Chapter 12 Activities

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Activity A

Compare the three Websites listed below and answer the following questions:

1. Which site is the most comprehensive with respect to study strategies?

2. Which site is most appropriate for high school students?

3. Which site would be most useful for students whose first language is not English?

4. Which site seems the most commercial in nature?

http://www.marquette.edu/tutoring/tips.shtml Study Guides and Test-Taking Strategies

http://www.studygs.net Study Guides and Strategies

http://www.howtostudy.com How to Study

Activity B

Visit the Website for the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence http://abcte.org. This organization has been funded with millions of federal dollars and has the support of the U.S. Department of Education.

1. What are the requirements for becoming ABC certified?
2. Are these requirements comparable to the requirements of your current program of study?
3. How will ABC certification further the goals of NCLB?

Article: Wimmer, 2007

Article: Simpson, 2007

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