From the Perspective of Promoting Knowledge Construction, One Advantage of Having

Multiple Choice

From the perspective of promoting knowledge construction, one advantage of having students read classic works of fiction is that:

A) the books serve as a form of "cognitive apprenticeship" between the authors and the students.
B) students can see how others-in particular, the authors of the books they read-have tried to make sense of the human experience.
C) students are more likely to undergo conceptual change when they read fiction than when they read nonfiction.
D) challenging works of literature promote language development, which in turn leads almost immediately to a better understanding of the ideas presented in class.