Three of the following teachers are using strategies that should help students effectively learn and remember information. Which one is not necessarily promoting effective cognitive processing?
A) Mr. Ayotte helps students identify important ideas in their textbooks.
B) Ms. Bertinelli has students repeat definitions of new vocabulary words out loud.
C) Mr. Canton explains the rationale underlying a complex problem-solving procedure.
D) Ms. Darwin talks about how famous battles in history are in some ways similar to the fights students sometimes have on the playground.

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Repeating definitions of new vocabulary words out loud (rote memorization) does not necessarily promote deep understanding or effective cognitive processing, unlike the other strategies that involve making connections, understanding underlying rationales, or identifying key ideas.

Three of the Following Teachers Are Using Strategies That Should