Good Or Bad Ethos?
This quiz gauges your grasp of the notion of ethos in writing. Before you begin, take a moment to review the index in your textbook and mark the passages that address this topic. Once you have considered the relevant course materials, assess your understanding of this idea."[E]thos is characterized by the following traits: nonadversarial tone--not looking for a fight collaborative and collegial--treats readers as colleagues worthy of respect who share your interest carefully qualified--not making overstated claims relative impersonality in self-presentation--keeps focus primarily on the subject, not the writer."(Rosenwasser & Stephen, 2015, p. 10)
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Decide if this statement demonstrates good or bad ethos: Bettini, Cumming, Merrill, Brunsting, and Liauspin (2016) found that special educators fared better when the practices they used in the classroom resulted from research based on classroom practices rather than research conducted in clinical trials.
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Good ethos
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Bad ethos
Correct Answer
B. Bad ethos -
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Decide if this passage demonstrates good or bad ethos: These findings prove without question that students need direct support in order to master early literacy skills. Educators must employ more overt strategies--like those described here--or endure continued failure.
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Good ethos
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Bad ethos
Correct Answer
B. Bad ethos -
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Decide if the following statement employs good or bad ethos: Despite the successes and high adoption rate of this strategy, several criticisms warrant note. Those criticisms pertain to the strategy's lack of universal applicability and indefinite link to clear learning theories.
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Good ethos
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Bad ethos
Correct Answer
A. Good ethos -
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Decide if the following sample conveys good or bad ethos: Shogren, Lee, and Panko (2016) found that good school adjustment measures related to adaptive post-schooling outcomes, such as independent living and post-secondary enrollment.
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Good ethos
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Bad ethos
Correct Answer
B. Bad ethos -
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Indicate whether the following statement demonstrates good or bad ethos: Not all findings support the conclusion that integrated learning leads to deeper learning. For example, Romanoff and Schlup (2007) suggested that integrated learning represented a different quality of teacher investment rather than an effective technique. Nonetheless, support for integrated learning has prevailed and silenced critics.
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Good ethos
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Bad ethos
Correct Answer
B. Bad ethos -
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