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Interaction is when people exchange information, or when people or things affect each other.

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Some students like face-to-face interaction with their teachers in the classroom. Others prefer to study online courses at home.

Some young children get on well with adults, but they find interaction with other children very difficult.


	the way two systems affect one another
	two things that are not connected
	contact between two people and how they respond to each other
	the way two things influence each other

Which answers below are closest in meaning to interaction? Choose the 3 correct answers.

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	the way two things influence each other
	contact between two people and how they respond to each other
	the way two systems affect one another
	two things that are not connected

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The examples below illustrate the meaning of interaction.


	Someone interviews a famous professor on TV.
	People stand in line quietly in a bank.
	Two people talk about the weather while they wait for a bus.
	A teacher explains something and students ask questions.

Which answers below are examples of interaction?

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	Someone interviews a famous professor on TV.
	A teacher explains something and students ask questions.
	People stand in line quietly in a bank.
	Two people talk about the weather while they wait for a bus.

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Researchers have found that when we read, psychological factors interact with factors related to language and influence how well we understand what we read.


	work together.
	operate at the same time.
	are not connected to each other.
	affect each other.

Which answers below best completes this sentence? Choose the 3 correct answers.

The sentence above means that psychological factors and factors related to language...

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	work together.
	affect each other.
	operate at the same time.
	are not connected to each other.

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Read this paragraph and answer the question below.


	Teacher-student interactions did not have a significant effect on students' test scores.
	Students who are smart always do well on their tests.
	Specific types of teacher-student interactions can help students learn more effectively.

Some researchers analysed classroom interactions to identify which types of teacher-student interactions characterize teachers whose students do well at school. These studies found that three types of teacher-student interactions differentiate teachers whose students get high scores on tests from teachers whose students get lower scores on tests. These interactions include (1) the teacher's attempts to motivate students, (2) giving students summaries at the end of the lesson to help them remember what is important and (3) interactions that increase students' active participation in the lesson.

What is the main message of this text? Choose 2 correct answers.

Response:

	Teacher-student interactions did not have a significant effect on students' test scores.
	Specific types of teacher-student interactions can help students learn more effectively.
	Students who are smart always do well on their tests.

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Correlation or Cause and Effect?

If researchers want to show that one factor or variable causes changes in another variable, they have to conduct scientific experiments in carefully controlled conditions. Without these conditions, researchers can show a correlation, but not a cause-and-effect relationship between variables.

Read this paragraph and answer the question below.


	Research studies that are done in the classroom and not in a laboratory can prove that interaction patterns cause higher test scores.
	Interaction patterns in the classroom are only one of the factors that influence students' test scores.
	If you want to show that effective teacher-student interactions cause increases in students' scores, you have to do experiments that prevent any other factors from also affecting students' test scores.

Correlation or Cause and Effect?

Research on Classroom Interaction Patterns

In the 1980's, researchers analyzed what teachers say and do in their classrooms. These studies tried to identify teacher-student interactions in the classroom that improve students' test scores. However, many different factors, and not only classroom interactions, influence test scores. Some factors that affect test scores are student-related, for example, students' intelligence and motivation levels. All these factors would have to be carefully controlled before we can conclude that classroom interaction patterns significantly affect students' test scores.

What is the main message of this text? Choose 2 correct answers.

Response:

	If you want to show that effective teacher-student interactions cause increases in students' scores, you have to do experiments that prevent any other factors from also affecting students' test scores.
	Research studies that are done in the classroom and not in a laboratory can prove that interaction patterns cause higher test scores.
	Interaction patterns in the classroom are only one of the factors that influence students' test scores.