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Children have a more limited capacity than adults to process information, therefore they need to be given more time to think Strongly Agree Uncertain Disagree Strongly agree disagree 6 11 9 11 Table 34. Children need to be given more time to think Children cannot concentrate in one activity for a long period of time Strongly Agree Uncertain Disagree Strongly agree disagree 23 10 4 Table 35. Children cannot concentrate in one activity for a long period of time If the teacher realizes that a task is above the students’ current level of ability, s/he has to abandon it and give students something more appropriate Strongly Agree Uncertain Disagree Strongly agree disagree 14 12 6 5 Table 36. The teacher has to abandon difficult tasks when she realizes that they are above the students’ level of ability Students can cope with tasks which are above their current level of ability if the teacher provides them with the appropriate support and guidance Strongly Agree Uncertain Disagree Strongly agree disagree 8 19 7 3 Table 37. Children can achieve with help things that are above their level of ability 108