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ESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS | B B B B B B
ALREADY GRDAED A+ | EXPERT GUARANTEED P B B B B B B
ASS | LATEST VERSION B B B
A teacher changes the arrangement of desks in the classroom from rows to a circle
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facing the center. Which of the following is the primary benefit of the adjustment
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Maximizing students' opportunities for interaction and
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discussion
Ms. Samson has recently started a new unit with her fifth-
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grade science class on the plant life cycle. During class, the students were introduc
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ed to several new vocabulary words. For homework, she asks the students to com
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plete a writing prompt describing the process of photosynthesis. What can Ms. Sa
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mson do to assist her intermediate-level English-
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language learners (ELLs) with this task? -
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > provide them with sentence frames
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A second-
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grade teacher has noticed that her students are struggling to express their emotio
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ns in an appropriate way. They get frustrated or mad at a friend and pout until ano
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ther situation distracts them. What would be the best method to address this issu
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e? - B
B✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Teach students a script to use when they've been upset.
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For example: Student 1 says, "It hurt my feelings when
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." Then, Student 2 responds, "I'm sorry. Please forgive me for
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,Which of the following activities best supports improving middle school students' e
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ngagement in experiments during science class? -
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B✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Conducting debriefing activities where students discuss
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the validity and implications of the experiments
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Which of the following best describes appropriate social development for a
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seven-year-old student? - B B
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Mathias has formed a group of friends and is able to reco
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gnize and regulate his emotions.:
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Which of the following would not negatively impact a student's physical developm
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ent? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > emotional abuse:
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Students in the age range of 3 to 4 years can be observed playing in cooperation wi
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th other children in a loosely organized manner. At this stage a child might also dev
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elop preferences for playing with certain children. This stage of play is called: -
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > associative play:
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A sixth-
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grade teacher wants to have a better understanding of what students will be expec
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ted to know when they leave fifth grade and when they enter seventh grade. The c
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ommittee type that will best help this teacher is -
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B✔✔✔ Correct Answer > vertical teaming
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Which of the following is the best way for a teacher to improve personal knowledg
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e of technology use in the classroom? -
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Collaborating with district technology-
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support personnel B
Which THREE of the following topics are most appropriate for a beginning teacher t
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o discuss with a mentor? -
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The school's attendance and tardiness policies
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Methods for starting after-school tutoring for struggling students
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A high- B
school English teacher has selected a daily objective which states, "Students will d
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emonstrate an understanding of tone and theme in poetry." Which of the followin
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g assessments would be appropriate to use with this objective? -
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > reading a poem independently and making annotation
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marks to explain the tone and theme
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Students in Mr. Miller's class are given stickers for high grades and positive behavi
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or, while they lose recess time and must redo poor work or practice better behavio
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r if needed. This is an example of which theorist's ideas? -
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B✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Watson: watsons theory is based on rewards and punis
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hments
operant conditioning: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Skinner
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operant conditioning is: - B B B
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > method of learning that occurs through rewards and pu
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nishments for behavior. The point system offers a reward for good behavior and
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no reward for bad behavior.
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Mr. House has a behavior board in his second-
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grade class. At the end of the day, students get a 1-
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5 (5 being the best) score based on their behavior for the day. If the student has 23
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points or higher at the end of the week, they will earn a reward; if they have less th
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an 23 points, they will not. Which of the following theories does this technique refl
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ect? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > operant conditioning
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, Stages of development ERICKSON: -
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B✔✔✔ Correct Answer > people must pass through eight life stages in order to ful
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fill their own potential. Failure to complete any phase will hinder their ability to
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continue growth with success. B B B
interactionist - B
B✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Assumes that actions can be explained by analyzing the
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factors around the child. They think that growth occurs during the interaction be
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tween the child and society, and by studying all the factors, it is possible to unde
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rstand and conceivably alter behavior by altering the various factors.
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interventionist - B
B✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Assumes people need external stimulation to guide beh
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avior. Opposite of non-interventionists.
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non-interventionist - B
B✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Assumes people are naturally striving to be good and they
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want to improve, and thus the teacher does not need to intervene regarding behav
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ior issues because the child is trying to improve. believe that adults need to allow c
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hildren as much room as they need so they can grow and improve naturally on thei
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r own.
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Hierarchy of needs: - B B B
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Learning theory developed by Maslow -
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In order for people to meet their full potential they must meet a series of needs.
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A teacher wants to require students to purchase a novel for an assigned reading. W
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hich of the following is the most appropriate source for the teacher to check whet
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her requiring the purchase is allowable? -
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Texas Education Code
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ACCURATE CURRENTLY TESTINS REAL EXAM QU B B B B B
ESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS | B B B B B B
ALREADY GRDAED A+ | EXPERT GUARANTEED P B B B B B B
ASS | LATEST VERSION B B B
A teacher changes the arrangement of desks in the classroom from rows to a circle
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facing the center. Which of the following is the primary benefit of the adjustment
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?- B
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Maximizing students' opportunities for interaction and
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discussion
Ms. Samson has recently started a new unit with her fifth-
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grade science class on the plant life cycle. During class, the students were introduc
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ed to several new vocabulary words. For homework, she asks the students to com
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plete a writing prompt describing the process of photosynthesis. What can Ms. Sa
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mson do to assist her intermediate-level English-
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language learners (ELLs) with this task? -
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > provide them with sentence frames
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A second-
B
grade teacher has noticed that her students are struggling to express their emotio
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ns in an appropriate way. They get frustrated or mad at a friend and pout until ano
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ther situation distracts them. What would be the best method to address this issu
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e? - B
B✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Teach students a script to use when they've been upset.
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For example: Student 1 says, "It hurt my feelings when
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." Then, Student 2 responds, "I'm sorry. Please forgive me for
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,Which of the following activities best supports improving middle school students' e
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ngagement in experiments during science class? -
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B✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Conducting debriefing activities where students discuss
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the validity and implications of the experiments
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Which of the following best describes appropriate social development for a
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seven-year-old student? - B B
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Mathias has formed a group of friends and is able to reco
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gnize and regulate his emotions.:
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Which of the following would not negatively impact a student's physical developm
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ent? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > emotional abuse:
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Students in the age range of 3 to 4 years can be observed playing in cooperation wi
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th other children in a loosely organized manner. At this stage a child might also dev
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elop preferences for playing with certain children. This stage of play is called: -
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > associative play:
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A sixth-
B
grade teacher wants to have a better understanding of what students will be expec
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ted to know when they leave fifth grade and when they enter seventh grade. The c
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ommittee type that will best help this teacher is -
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B✔✔✔ Correct Answer > vertical teaming
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Which of the following is the best way for a teacher to improve personal knowledg
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e of technology use in the classroom? -
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Collaborating with district technology-
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support personnel B
Which THREE of the following topics are most appropriate for a beginning teacher t
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o discuss with a mentor? -
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The school's attendance and tardiness policies
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,Clarification of a topic discussed at a staff meeting B B B B B B B B
Methods for starting after-school tutoring for struggling students
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A high- B
school English teacher has selected a daily objective which states, "Students will d
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emonstrate an understanding of tone and theme in poetry." Which of the followin
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g assessments would be appropriate to use with this objective? -
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > reading a poem independently and making annotation
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marks to explain the tone and theme
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Students in Mr. Miller's class are given stickers for high grades and positive behavi
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or, while they lose recess time and must redo poor work or practice better behavio
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r if needed. This is an example of which theorist's ideas? -
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B✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Watson: watsons theory is based on rewards and punis
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hments
operant conditioning: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Skinner
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operant conditioning is: - B B B
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > method of learning that occurs through rewards and pu
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nishments for behavior. The point system offers a reward for good behavior and
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no reward for bad behavior.
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Mr. House has a behavior board in his second-
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grade class. At the end of the day, students get a 1-
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5 (5 being the best) score based on their behavior for the day. If the student has 23
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points or higher at the end of the week, they will earn a reward; if they have less th
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an 23 points, they will not. Which of the following theories does this technique refl
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ect? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > operant conditioning
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, Stages of development ERICKSON: -
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B✔✔✔ Correct Answer > people must pass through eight life stages in order to ful
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fill their own potential. Failure to complete any phase will hinder their ability to
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continue growth with success. B B B
interactionist - B
B✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Assumes that actions can be explained by analyzing the
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factors around the child. They think that growth occurs during the interaction be
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tween the child and society, and by studying all the factors, it is possible to unde
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rstand and conceivably alter behavior by altering the various factors.
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interventionist - B
B✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Assumes people need external stimulation to guide beh
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avior. Opposite of non-interventionists.
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non-interventionist - B
B✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Assumes people are naturally striving to be good and they
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want to improve, and thus the teacher does not need to intervene regarding behav
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ior issues because the child is trying to improve. believe that adults need to allow c
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hildren as much room as they need so they can grow and improve naturally on thei
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r own.
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Hierarchy of needs: - B B B
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Learning theory developed by Maslow -
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In order for people to meet their full potential they must meet a series of needs.
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A teacher wants to require students to purchase a novel for an assigned reading. W
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hich of the following is the most appropriate source for the teacher to check whet
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her requiring the purchase is allowable? -
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Texas Education Code
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