Multiple Choice
Stacy choosing cheerleading over flag football although she prefers playing flag football is an example of: a) Gender Identity b) Gender Roles c) Sexual Identity d) Sexual orientation
b) Gender Roles
By the age 2 or 3, children know 450 expressive words and understand receptive vocabulary. By age 6 what do they know? a) Subjunctive cases b) 800 words in all c) 2,600 expressive words d) Verb endings
c) 2,600 expressive words
How many different reinforcement schedules are there? a) 3 b) 2 c) 5 d) 4
c) 5
Which of the following includes all kinds of ways to sample and observe students' skills, knowledge, and abilities? a) Testing b) Objective Testing c) Assessments d) Measurements
c) Assessments
Who stated that the traditional behavioral view of learning had many limitations? a) Paget b) Vygotsky c) Bandura d) B.F. Skinner
c) Bandura
Piaget theorized that as children develop, their thinking becomes more ________ and _________? a) rational; organized b) adaptive; logical c) logical; rational d) organized; adaptive
d) organized; adaptive
If a teacher teaches something models it, and then begins to withdraw support as students begin to deeply understand the material. What kind of action is the teacher taking? a) Transferring Responsibility b) Giving the students more independence c) Allowing them to become experts d) Fading e) All of the above
e) All of the above
Service learning activities are beneficial because they? a) Promote moral development b) Are more tolerant to differences among people d) Help adolescents think in new ways d) Help them reflect on their role in society e) All of the above
e) All of the above
Which of the following is a type of objective testing? a) Multiple-choice questions b) Matching exercises c) True/false statements d) Short-answer e) All of the above
e) All of the above
Which of the types of cognitive load is being supported when a teacher verbally describes multiple ways to draw a triangle? a) Intrinsic cognitive load b) Extraneous cognitive load c) Working cognitive load d) Germane cognitive load
b) Extraneous cognitive load
A teacher teaches her students a set of new strategies to use in the classroom, but she notices that they our not applying them correctly to the problems she is giving them. What term could this problem be connected with from this chapter? a) Production Deficiencies b) Performance Deficiencies c) Behavior Deficiency
a) Production Deficiencies
To Avoid the Negative Effect of Teacher Expectations you would have to do everything but a) Call on the high achievers more than the low achievers. b) Provide both challenge and support. c) Monitor your nonverbal behavior. d) Make sure that your teaching does not reflect racial, ethnic or sexual stereotypes or prejudice.
a) Call on the high achievers more than the low achievers.
Who are the second largest group served by special education a) Communication disorders b) Attention Disorders c) Visual/Auditory Disorders d) None of the above
a) Communication disorders
In your class you realize that students our having difficulty focusing when you our having them read quietly, independently. What would you suggest be done to help the student comprehend what they our reading? a) Give your students a set of questions to answer while they our reading. b) Students should ask a peer next to them even though it is quiet reading time. c) Students should continue to try and read the material even though they our struggling.
a) Give your students a set of questions to answer while they our reading.
What is g? a) Great Intelligence b) General intelligence c) Gardner response d) Gardner Intelligence
a) Great Intelligence
An example of Kohlberg's Preconventional Level is: a) Haley does not throw her doll down the stairs because she does not want to get it taken away. b) Travis raises his hand in the classroom because it is one of the class rules. c) Erika picks a flower and gives it to her sister because she knows it will make her sister happy. d) Bailey finds a wallet in the school hallway and decides to bring it to the office.
a) Haley does not throw her doll down the stairs because she does not want to get it taken away.
What is an example to create surprise and curiosity within the classroom? a) Have students predict what will happen in an experiment and then show them by actually completing an experiment b) Provide quotes from history c) Lecture the students based on a specific lesson d) Assign readings the students might be interested in
a) Have students predict what will happen in an experiment and then show them by actually
Which four stages span the school population of Erikson's stages of psychological development? a) Initiative versus guilt, industry versus inferiority, identity versus role confusion and intimacy versus isolation. b) Basic trust versus basic mistrust, autonomy versus shame/doubt, generativity versus stagnation and ego integrity versus despair. c) Industry versus inferiority, identity versus role confusion, intimacy versus isolation and generativity versus stagnation. d) Basic trust versus basic mistrust, initiative versus guilt, identity versus role confusion and generativity versus stagnation.
a) Initiative versus guilt, industry versus inferiority, identity versus role confusion and intimacy versus isolation.
In order to remember that the apex is the top point of a triangle George connects the word with image of an ape sitting on the peak of a mountain What kind of Mnemonic system is being showed here? a) Keyword method b) Loci method c) Acronym
a) Keyword method
What is the best way to format a particular test? a) Multiple-choice questions b) Short response c) Fill in the blanks d) Matching
a) Multiple-choice questions
PowerPoint presentations, recordings of the students, reading their work are examples of? a) Portfolios b) Tests c) Exhibitions d) Assessments
a) Portfolios
Questions such as "What is the capital of New york?" "Who ruled England in 1540?" "Who wrote the play Romeo and Juliet?" are all examples of what kinds of questions? a) Divergent questions b) Convergent questions c) Advanced questions d) Flexible questions
b) Convergent questions
A teacher notices that a few of her students are not doing well in class. They do not hand in homework, and are behind in work. The teacher wonders what is wrong. a) Some students may not have proper resources at home; some may not be able to afford some of them. b) The students have accepted they will never perform like their peers c) The teacher understands some students may not be capable of achieving the same concepts as others.
a) Some students may not have proper resources at home; some may not be able to afford some of them.
When does the brain stop developing? a) The brain never stop developing. b) After the preoperational stage c) Right before the Concrete operational stage d) Stops once they hit adolescence
a) The brain never stop developing.
According to Piaget at what age does the stage formal operational occur? a) adolescence to adulthood b) 0-2 years' old c) 10 - 15 years' old d) the time the child starts talking until 7 years' old
a) adolescence to adulthood
The aim of classroom management is to a) maintain a positive, productive learning environment b) get the highest test scores from students c) Make the parents of students happy d) Make it easiest for a teacher to educate
a) maintain a positive, productive learning environment
Which is NOT an example of scripted cooperation: a) silent reading b) voting c) think-pair-share d) choral response
a) silent reading
Leaving a student out because of his/her color of skin is known as: a) Stereotyping b) Discrimination c) Prejudice d) Racism
b) Discrimination
What is usually the most powerful source of efficacy information? a.) Mastery experiences b) Physiological arousal c) Vicarious experiences d) Social persuasion
a.) Mastery experiences
Luciana remembers her first plane ride, from the airline she was on to what snack she ordered. Which form of memory system is being used? a) Semantic b) Episodic c) Implicit
b) Episodic
What is not a skill involved in emotional self regulation? a) Being aware of own emotions and the feelings of others. b) Acting out, to release the emotional frustration trapped in the body. c) Feeling empathy for others in distress and also coping with their own emotions. d) Employ a variety of problem solving and coping strategies to manage their social and emotional stimuli.
b) Acting out, to release the emotional frustration trapped in the body.
Which of the following is not an advantage of group discussion? a) Students are directly involved and have the chance to participate. b) Allows the student to think more independently. c) Student motivation and engagement are higher. d) They learn to express themselves clearly, justify their opinions and tolerate different views.
b) Allows the student to think more independently.
Choose from the following terms: Anorexia Nervosa, Bioecological Model, Body Mass Index (BMI) and Bulimia. a) A measure of body fat. b) Binge eating followed by purging, fasting, or excessive exercise. c) Self-starvation. d) The physical and social contexts in which we develop are ecosystems because they are constantly interacting with and influencing each other.
b) Binge eating followed by purging, fasting, or excessive exercise.
When Anabella has to multiply fractions she reads the teachers step by step instructions. Which stage of development of automated basic skills is this person at? a) Associative b) Cognitive c) Autonomous
b) Cognitive
Why are bilingual students often overlooked as being gifted students? a) It is believed that students who come in from certain countries cannot be gifted. b) Having a struggle in academic English causes officials to assume these students are not very knowledgeable in any content area. c) Officials assume that bilingual students cannot be gifted because oftentimes they have behavior problems. d) These students have a history of not thinking abstractly and have no desire to actively learn academic English.
b) Having a struggle in academic English causes officials to assume these students are not very knowledgeable in any content area.
What does the Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) tell us? a) Help us understand how to reinforce a behavior b) Helps us understand the "why" of a problem behavior c) Helps us tell parents about a reinforced behavior d) Gives us options on how to deal with undesired behaviors
b) Helps us understand the "why" of a problem behavior
Learning styles are the characteristic ways a person approaches... a) Learning and studying b) Intelligence c) Intelligence and learning d) Studying and intelligence
b) Intelligence
What stage of Piaget's cognitive thinking develops language and begins to use symbols to represent objects a) Formal Operation b) Preoperational c) Sensorimotor d) Concrete Operational
b) Preoperational
When teaching an iconic learner about different types of rocks, which would be the easiest way for them to learn? a) Letting the students touch and feel the different rocks b) Showing the students 3-D pictures of the rocks c) Lecturing about different types of rocks d) Designing a project for students to find different types of rocks outside
b) Showing the students 3-D pictures of the rocks
Sally and Thomas are both a year old. Sally is learning English and Thomas is learning sign language. What milestone have they hit? a) Walking b) The first words c) Potty trained
b) The first words
Michael takes his sister's teddy bear away from her and she begins to cry. He understands that she is crying because she is sad he took the toy away. This is an example of: a) Erikson's Psychological Development b) Theory of Mind c) Self-esteem d) Piaget's second stage
b) Theory of Mind
What is the main similarity between classical conditioning and contiguity? a) They both replace one behavior with another b) They both associate two sensations when they occur together over a long period of time. c) They both use the teachers attention as a form of reinforcement d) They both correct errors immediately as they appear in class
b) They both associate two sensations when they occur together over a long period of time.
Psychomotor domain is the realm of physical ability objectives and includes: a) frienship b) the ability to perform a specific skill c) forming habits d) understanding paterns in the community
b) the ability to perform a specific skill
What is the second most common problem area for students with learning disabilities? a) English/reading comprehension b) Mathematics c) Science d) History/Geography
b. Mathematics
How do student-led conferences affect an ELL student's academic success? a) The student-led conferences do not allow students to use aspects of their culture to explain their time in school, thus forcing the students to become unmotivated to stay in school. b) These conferences, forced by teachers, create anxiety among these students because they have to present work to their parents that they are not very proud of. c) By presenting what they have done during the year they take ownership for their work and this trait is deemed useful in the future for these learners to be successful in their academic career. d) Student-led conferences create a big barrier between the ELL students and the non-ELL students because the ELL students begin to feel inferior and that their work is not good enough to show in conferences.
c) By presenting what they have done during the year they take ownership for their work and this trait is deemed useful in the future for these learners to be successful in their academic career.
Choose from the following terms: Moral Dilemmas, Moral Realism, Moral Reasoning and Morality of Cooperation. a) Thinking about right and wrong. b) Hypothetical situations in which people must make difficult decisions and give their reasons. c) Children begin by believing that rules simply exist. d) As children interact with others and see that different people have different rules, there is a gradual shift.
c) Children begin by believing that rules simply exist.
When given the following words, "orange, cat, pineapple, lamp, dog, rug" an older child may put these words in different lists. Which of the following is this an example of? a) Individual differences b) Processing theory c) Developmental differences d) Working memory
c) Developmental differences
A school is located in a lower class neighborhood. The faculty have noticed that its performance is low. What should the school NOT do to perform higher? a) They should stop serving breakfast to those who need it. b) They should encourage reading so those who need vocabulary development can develop a more diverse language. c) Give their students more tests, so that they learn the material. d) Encourage parents to work with their children.
c) Give their students more tests, so that they learn the material.
What is ADHD? a) Mental conditions, characterized by difficultly in communicating and forming relationships b) Developmental disorder characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication. c) Individuals of any age with hyperactivity and attention difficulties d) Mental disorder characterized by a persistently irritable or angry mood
c) Individuals of any age with hyperactivity and attention difficulties
Negative reinforcement . . . a) Is the same as punishing the student b) Conditions the students c) Involves strengthening the behavior of students d) Suppresses the students
c) Involves strengthening the behavior of students
A teacher assigns a class a 20-page term paper. This might seem like an overwhelming assignment to students. Rather than trying to accomplish the goal of 20 pages right away, one student divides this task into several intermediate goals. These goals include selecting a topic to write about, locating sources of information, reading and organizing the information, making an outline, etc. What problem solving strategy is represented by the student? a) Response Set b) Working-backward strategy c) Means-ends analysis d) Belief Perseverance
c) Means-ends analysis
What is not one of the forms of cognitive development a) Formal Operation b) Pre-operation c) Mechanism d) Sensorimotor
c) Mechanism
How can we teach our students to be self-efficient? a) Tell them they are responsible for their own work, and must be completed in a timely matter. b) Reflect a poor grade for poor work. c) Provide students control over their learning processes, allowing them to make choices and judgments. d) Discourage help from peers, so students can learn to do work independently.
c) Provide students control over their learning processes, allowing them to make choices and judgments.
What is the objective of creating a positive learning environment? a) To distinguish power between students and teachers b) To create consequences for the students c) To keep routines, rules, student movement safe for both the teacher and students d) To keep the students engaged in activities
c) To keep routines, rules, student movement safe for both the teacher and students
Which of the following is NOT specific to pedagogical content Knowledge (PCK)? a) situation b) topic c) administration d) students
c) administration
Pupils can be trusted to work together without supervision. Pupils often misbehave in order to make the teacher look bad. It is often necessary to remind pupils that their status in school differs from that of teachers. The above statements are a) enforcing items b) controversial items c) custodial items d) modern day items
c) custodial items
5. Which is an example of objective testing? a) Multiple-choice questions b) Matching exercises c) True/false statements d) All of the above
d) All of the above
Every teacher should: a) Know their students b) Respect their students c) Teach their students d) All of the above
d) All of the above
What are some symptoms of ADHD? a) Hyperactivity b) Inattention c) Impulsivity d) All of the above e) None of the above
d) All of the above
What is a source of error in a student's test score? a) Mood b) Motivation c) Cheating d) All of the above
d) All of the above
What is a way we can communicate with families? a) Phone calls b) Parent teacher conferences c) School or class Web pages d) All of the above
d) All of the above
How does dialect affect the way English speaking teachers interact with their English Language Learners? a) ELL students begin to resent their teachers because they find it hard to assimilate to the new grammatical customs and content of the English language. b) ELLs can easily learn academic content because the dialect of the teacher is different. c) There is no effect. d) Because the dialect is not the same, teachers become more sensitive to this diverse group of students and find ways to help them understand content in both English and their native language.
d) Because the dialect is not the same, teachers become more sensitive to this diverse group of students and find ways to help them understand content in both English and their native language.
Which is part of the five possible outcomes of observational learning? a) Strengthening or weakening inhibitions b) Directing behavior c) Modeling d) Both A & B
d) Both A & B
You realize that in your classroom students our struggling with being able to learn the material. What is one thing that you would do to address the problem within the classroom? a) Teach your students mnemonics in order to remember the material. b) Continue to use the same learning style and hope that one of the students will raise a question. c) Have your students work in pairs and come up with questions to things that they don't understand. d) Both A&C e) Both A&B f) Both B&C
d) Both A&C
How can a teacher help a student overcome their classroom anxieties? a) Pick on students to participate randomly b) Allow the student to leave the classroom c) Allow the students to decide themselves who participates d) Encourage participation but don't force it upon a student
d) Encourage participation but don't force it upon a student
On Monday students are being introduced to vowel sounds. Students A, B, and C are grouped based on their learning needs. On Tuesday, these groups are changed based on the new learning needs presented by the students. The assessment of the students learning needs for the vowel sounds is continuous. This process of grouping and regrouping students based on their learning needs is called... a) Within-class ability grouping b) Behavioral grouping c) Basic grouping d) Flexible grouping
d) Flexible grouping
The cerebral cortex is all expect one: a) Largest area of the brain b) The last part of the brain to develop c) It is a thin sheet of neurons, and almost 3 square feet for adults. d) It accounts for 83% of the brain's weight.
d) It accounts for 83% of the brain's weight.
Jackson and his friends are playing hide and seek. They decide to change the rules and make the game hide and seek tag. This is an example of: a) Moral Domain b) Kohlberg's Postconventional Level c) William Cross's Pre-Encounter stage d) Morality of Cooperation
d) Morality of Cooperation
Which characteristic is NOT a factor that affects observational learning? a) Self-efficacy b) Developmental status c) Vicarious consequences d) Self-regulation
d) Self-regulation
When using the Teachers as mentors approach what shouldn't you do? a) Take advantage of technology. b) Let students know you believe in them. c) Take the time to establish and maintain relationships. d) Set different expectations for each student.
d) Set different expectations for each student.
Which is not the best way to handle undesirable behavior? a) Negative Reinforcement b) Reprimand c) Response Cost d) Social Isolation
d) Social Isolation
Savannah is 5 years old and has already mastered an important part of life. What is it? a) Language b) Colors c) Alpahabet d) Sound of native language
d) Sound of native language
What is NOT a type of norm group? a) School district b) National samples c) The school itself d) The faculty
d) The faculty
How can it be beneficial to student's self regulated learning, to allow them to score their own homework using an answer key? a) Students can change their answers to allow them to do better on the assignment. b) They can see how well they did on the assignment. c) They can compare how they did on the assignment to a peer. d) They can compare their answers to ones on the key and reflect on what they did wrong, so they know for the future.
d) They can compare their answers to ones on the key and reflect on what they did wrong, so they know for the future.
The 20% of time in the classroom when students are not actively learning can be due to interruptions like a) clerical tasks b) distributing materials and taking role c) behavioral problems d) all of the above
d) all of the above
Time spent actively involved in specific learning tasks often is called a) engaged time b) learning time c) time on task d) both a. and c.
d) both a. and c.
What age do the abilities in the brain fully develop? a) 15 years' old b) late 20s c) 19 years' old d) early 20s
d) early 20s
The issue of Discrimination in schools is prominent. One way we can address discrimination in the classroom is: a) Call parents and share the students are being discriminated against. b) Encourage students to persist and defy stereotypes c) Group activities where they share about their culture. d) Both A & C e) Both B & C
e) Both B & C
Which of the following is NOT included in a portfolio? a) Work in Progress b) Revisions c) Student self-analyses d) Reflections e) None of the above
e) None of the above