Which statement primarily appeals to pathos to support the position that the system of using letter grades is fundamentally flawed?While some may believe that grades provide a helpful indicator of student performance, others would argue that letter grades are often arbitrary measures of ability that do little to help students' understanding or motivation in school.The current system of letter grades is broken: students simply need to understand how to manipulate it and demonstrate some modicum of understanding in order to pass a class.I am lucky to have attended an experimental school that did not use letter grades as indicators of achievement; rather, it used a narrative-based approach that evaluated students on multiple levels, providing a more comprehensive picture of each student's performance.Submit

Which statement primarily appeals to pathos to support the position that today's students are asked to do too much homework?Some students eventually become so overburdened by their homework that they suffer devastating nervous breakdowns from which they may never fully recover.As a parent, I have seen my child suffer both emotional and physical consequences of having too much homework.Some research has shown that excessive homework can cause headaches and stomach ulcers in overworked students.Submit

Which statement primarily appeals to pathos to support the position that students should have more physical activity throughout the school day?Some proponents of kinesthetic learning, which combines physical movement with education, say that students have shown improvements in both academic performance and confidence using this method.Students have the benefit of youth and boundless energy, but they may become frustrated and disheartened by their inability to focus. The remedy is physical activity.We elementary school teachers know all too well how important recess is for young students who need to "shake the sillies out."Submit

What is measured in a criterion-referenced grading system? a. achievement in comparison to other students b. attainment of a defined standard performance c. student motivation to learn content and skills d. cognitive and affective ability levels

A middle school teacher grades an examination on a curve, which will likely: a. make sure students study harder for the next examination. b. reduce the students’ sense of industry. c. discourage students from cheating. d. create a sense of healthy competition.

In evaluating programs in which children are offered rewards (e.g., money, pizza) for reading books, a social psychologist might remind us that excessive rewards will undermine the children’s self-esteem rewards do not have an effect if children don’t like reading in the first place. punishers are more effective than rewards where humans are concerned. rewards might convince children that they are reading simply to secure pizza or money.