Reading Comprehension – Tool Affordances and Constraints
Gabarito: E. The text explicitly defines affordances as "the constraints and possibilities of the modes available for meaning making and communication" and indicates that understanding these is a prerequisite for designing tasks that foster learners' multimodal competence and autonomy. The correct implication is that constraints should be acknowledged and intentionally planned, as they shape task design and meaning-making (text: "These steps are a prerequisite for the subsequent phase in which teachers themselves design tasks with the goal of fostering... multimodal competence and autonomy").
Texto-base: "tasks should raise their awareness of a tool’s specific affordances, i.e. the constraints and possibilities of the modes available for meaning making and communication"
"These steps are a prerequisite for the subsequent phase in which teachers themselves design tasks with the goal of fostering, in turn, their learners’ multimodal competence and autonomy"
Alternativa A — ❌ Incorreta
Suggesting constraints be used to limit students to prescribed objectives contradicts the text, which emphasizes understanding constraints as part of a creative design process, not as a tool for control. No support in the text.
Alternativa B — ❌ Incorreta
The text treats constraints as a pedagogical concern for teachers, not for technical support. The teacher's awareness is central to task design.
Alternativa C — ❌ Incorreta
Constraints in the text refer to "modes available for meaning making and communication," not to financial, technical, or administrative barriers. The focus is on semiotic possibilities and limitations.
Alternativa D — ❌ Incorreta
The text does not advocate overcoming constraints with additional tools; rather, it emphasizes that constraints are an integral part of affordances to be intentionally considered in design.
Alternativa E — ✅ Correta ⟵ GABARITO
Directly aligns with the text: constraints are part of affordances, and teachers must acknowledge and plan for them, as they shape both task design and the process of meaning-making. This is implied by the prerequisite role of understanding affordances before designing tasks.
Gabarito: letra E.