Stance Exercises 3

In the table below, you are given seven sentences. Copy and paste the words that you think decide the stance of the sentence and then write down which stance characterizes the sentence. When ready, click on "Feedback" to check your analysis.



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Sentences Stance Keywords Stance
1. The purpose of this qualitative study was to analyze the way business education teachers use the Internet in the classroom
2. The second goal, Internet connectivity for all classrooms, has been nearly accomplished.
3. By 2000, almost 100% of the schools in the U.S. had access to the Internet (Williams & Kingham, 2003).
4. . . .only 26% of elementary school teachers used the Internet to teach their students. .
5. This lack of effective integration of the Internet into the curriculum may be attributed to a variety of reasons. . .
6. . . . research on technology often lacks a clear definition of what is meant by teachers' use of technology. . .
7. . . .there must first be a clear understanding of how teachers and students are using technology.