Are the following statements True or False?

1.  When a student is telling you, the teacher about an issue, your best response would be to give advice, make suggestions, or provide solutions.________________

2.  'Termination' is the ultimate goal for all changers.______

3.  In preparing to make a change, it is important to make public your intended change. __________

4.  When a change talk theme emerges, it is not necessary to ask for more detail._________

5.  Lack of motivation to change is often ambivalence. ______

6.  Change can occur if the outcome is important and the person is confident that it can happen.________

7.  When we think about making changes, most of us don’t really consider all “sides” in a complete way.________

8.  Evocative interviewing is characterized by listening more than telling; eliciting rather than installing. _______

9.  Ambivalence is normal when thinking about change._____

10. Students' resistance to making a change in the classroom is a signal to respond differently. __________

1.  False.  Active listening will honor the speaker and provide the listener with clearer information.  "Telling" can cause frustration for the speaker and he/she might chose to stop sharing the problem.

2.  False.  Change isn't static.  What is learned when taking a risk and changing can be used in future situations.

3.  True. By making your decision public, you tend to be more accountable in moving toward your goal.

4.  False. Here is a situation in which knowledge is power.  It is important to gather as much information as possible, for understanding.

5.  True.  Ambivalence is considered the same as a lack of motivation.  If you argue for one side of a situation, an ambivalent person is likely to defend the other side.  As a person defends the status quo, the likelihood of change decreases.

6.  True.  Believing that a goal is attainable is a strong factor in obtaining the end product.  If the outcome is important, a person is strongly motivated to persevere until the goal is met.

7.  True.  We can often state how the other person should change or know what we need to do to change.  Considering both sides is important and will occur if you make a commitment to do so.

8.  True.  The goal is to learn as much about the other person's process as possible.  By listening you can determine the motive, the amount of emotion involved, and the other person's goal.

9.  True.  Change is difficult for many people.  Keeping the status quo is more comfortable and more familiar than taking the risk to act, think, or feel in a different way.

10.  True.  The 'best' technique for eliciting change is useless if it does not fit the situation, the personalities and temperaments of those involved, and the climate of the classroom.

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