A seventh-grade language arts teacher assigns students to select a twentieth-century author, research the authors life, and write a biographical report. The school librarian has gathered a variety of resources on various twentieth-century authors for students to use in their research. As students begin their research, the teacher observes that a few students tend to eliminate resources if they cannot locate information about their author quickly and easily. Which of the following teacher strategies would be most effective in beginning to address this situation?

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A seventh-grade language arts teacher assigns students to select a twentieth-century author, research the author’s life, and write a biographical report. The school librarian has gathered a variety of resources on various twentieth-century authors for students to use in their research. As students begin their research, the teacher observes that a few students tend to eliminate resources if they cannot locate information about their author quickly and easily. Which of the following teacher strategies would be most effective in beginning to address this situation?

A	asking the librarian to direct the students to specific resources that contain information about their author
B	reminding the students of the importance of persistence when searching for information
C	teaching the students a mini-lesson on using an index and table of contents to locate information
D	recommending that the students ask a peer to help them locate information about their author

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Classroom-based action research (CBAR) typically involves teachers conducting collaborative, evidence-based investigations into their own classroom routines and relationships with a view to understanding and improving the quality and justice of their practices in the classroom.

Detailed explanation-2: -Action Research is a method of systematic enquiry that teachers undertake as researchers of their own practice.

Detailed explanation-3: -In a research-based learning approach, students actively search for and then use multiple resources, materials, and texts in order to explore important, relevant, and interesting questions and challenges. They find, process, organize and evaluate information and ideas as they build reading skills and vocabulary.

Detailed explanation-4: -Action research is focused on solving specific classroom or school problems, improving practice, and helping to make decisions at local sites.

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