PPR Quiz Q

A teacher gives his students a list of terms to use in an essay and intends the list to serve as a kind of learning support called a scaffold. If the students use the list effectively, which of the following would be an appropriate next step for the teacher to take when assigning the students their next essay? A. Asking the students to come up with their own list of terms to use in the new assignment. B.Giving the students a longer list of terms to use. C.Giving the students a list of terms and asking them to write down the definition of each. D.Asking the students to use only the terms given them by the teacher in their new assignment.

A. Asking the students to come up with their own list of terms to use in the new assignment.

When using conflict resolution techniques to address a dispute between two students, a teacher's primary goal should be to: A.encourage the students to work toward a mutually agreeable settlement. B.determine which of the students instigated the dispute. C.provide the students with a sympathetic third party to whom they can express their concerns. D.make a final judgment that both students will agree is fair.

A. encourage the students to work toward a mutually agreeable settlement.

A first-grade teacher recently created a new science learning center and wishes to evaluate its effectiveness. The teacher can best do this by using which of the followings strategies? A.Observe students as they work in the new center and use the materials that are available there. B.Compare students overall interest in science before and after the new center was created. C.Try using the new center as students are expected to use it to determine whether if functions as intended. D.Create a system for monitoring how many students use the new center each day and the number of times individual students return to the center.

A.Observe students as they work in the new center and use the materials that are available there.

Classroom management research findings suggest that one of the most effective ways to maximize the amount of time elementary school children spend on academic activities is for the teacher to do which of the following? A.Plan for, teach, and enforce routines for transition times and classroom housekeeping tasks. B.Assign homework 3 times a week in the major subjects. C.Assign individual reading on new topics before discussing the topic in class. D.Introduce new material in a lecture followed immediately by a questioning session on the material.

A.Plan for, teach, and enforce routines for transition times and classroom housekeeping tasks.

A teacher is evaluating the effectiveness of a class discussion that occurred in one of her classes. Which of the following features of the discussion should concern the teacher most? A.Students often did not listen to what their classmates were saying. B.Students frequently directed comments to one another rather than to the teacher. C.Students sometimes failed to wait to be called on before speaking. D.Students spent more time disagreeing about key points than agreeing.

A.Students often did not listen to what their classmates were saying.

When teachers create unit tests, it is most important to ensure that the tests: A.address previously defined learning goals and are closely aligned with what students have been taught. B.include questions that are written at various levels of difficulty and in a range of assessment formats. C.offer students opportunities to respond to both fact-based and opinion-based questions. D.are designed in ways that will yield a substantial range of variation in student scores.

A.address previously defined learning goals and are closely aligned with what students have been taught.

Before fifth grade students begin reading a chapter about reptiles in their science textbook, the teacher leads a class discussion in which the students generate a list of questions about reptiles that they would like to have answered. This discussion is most likely to promote the students' comprehension of the chapter by: A.introducing unfamiliar content-area vocabulary and connecting it to familiar concepts. B.helping students see a clear purpose as they read. C.facilitating students' metacognitive skills. D.increasing students self and peer evaluation skills.

B.helping students see a clear purpose as they read.

A science teacher concludes a lecture as follows.As you recall, we started out last week learning about different types of ecological communities, and now we've examined the food chains that exist in ecological communities. Next time, we will begin exploring ways in which the actions of humans can affect those food chains. Some of the ways were suggested in today's lesson when we discussed the strong interdependence among the species in food chains and communities.The primary benefit of this type of conclusion is that it: A.prompts students to assess their own learning and identify potential areas of misunderstanding. B.helps students see how content covered over time ties together and makes a coherent whole. C.promotes students' recognition of the importance and relevance of the content being taught. D.summarizes for students' the key concepts they should have learned about topic.

B. helps students see how content covered over time ties together and makes a coherent whole.

During a visit to a second-grade classroom, a student teacher observed a child spending the time allotted for a worksheet either looking out the window or doodling on his paper. When the student teacher asked the child if he needed help on the assignment, he said no. When asked why he wasn't doing it, he pointed to another student and said, "She does all her work fast and when she's done, she gets more work."The boy's reaction suggests which of the following about his classroom? A.A routine has been established for students who are having trouble finishing an assignment. B.A routine for rewarding students who finish work promptly is not in place. C.Students must work alone on seatwork, without consulting other students. D.Students who finish work before the whole class is finished must not interrupt the students who are still working.

B.A routine for rewarding students who finish work promptly is not in place.

Mr. Payton teaches world history to a class of thirty students ages fourteen to sixteen. He often divides the students into groups for cooperative projects, but they fall apart and are far from "cooperative." The better-performing students complain about the groups, claiming that small-group work is boring and that they learn more working alone or with students like themselves. What instructional strategies might help? A.He could assign his groups very carefully so that one complainer is in each group. B.Assign a variety of roles to the students in which they can share their insights and knowledge with others in a way that will provide them recognition and will help other students. C.Probably the best thing he can do is let the complainers work individually. D.Assign extra work to each student who complains.

B.Assign a variety of roles to the students in which they can share their insights and knowledge with others in a way that will provide them recognition and will help other students.

A class assignment involves having students create their own individual newsletters. In creating the newsletters on the computer, the teacher has the students use a ready-make template that was included with the software application. Which of the following is the most important advantage of using a ready-made template for this type of activity? A.It permits the integration of multimedia links. B.It allows students to focus more on content rather than formatting. C.It makes it easier to transmit the document electronically. D.It automatically corrects spelling and grammar errors in the text.

B.It allows students to focus more on content rather than formatting.

Students in a third-grade class have been writing stories about animals for their library of student-made books. One student wants to download photos from a Web site on the Internet to illustrate her story. The teacher agrees and requests that the student identify the Web site beneath the pictures in her story. Which of the following is the most important reason for asking the student to do this? A.It will enable other students who read her story to find that Web site readily. B.It will promote the student's understanding of the importance of citing sources for her work. C.It will facilitate the teacher's development of a catalog of useful and interesting Web sites. D.It will permit the teacher to verify the student's mastery of a specific learning objective in technology.

B.It will promote the student's understanding of the importance of citing sources for her work.

You are teaching a group of gifted students who are highly motivated to learn. You want to maintain an atmosphere that promotes their learning.Which of the following teaching skills would be most important? A.Ability to provide reinforcement. B.Skill in providing feedback. C.Ability to praise. D.Ability to accept poor performance.

B.Skill in providing feedback.

A middle school science teacher is planning a lesson to introduce a class to the concept of equilibrium in various types of systems. Which of the following teacher strategies is most likely to help promote students' understanding of a concept of this type? A.Begin the lesson by having students write down what they believe the word equilibrium might mean based on their prior knowledge of related words (e.g.. equal, equivalent). B.Use examples that are familiar to students from their own lives and experiences to illustrate the concept. C.Give students a list of the lesson's key terms and their definitions, and have students refer back to the list as each term is used in the lesson. D.Incorporate into the lesson ample time for teacher repetition of main ideas and for student questions.

B.Use examples that are familiar to students from their own lives and experiences to illustrate the concept.

When students are practicing new skills, Ms. Robinson plans to have them spend time working in pairs or small groups to assess and suggest ways to improve one another's performance. Which of the following approaches is most likely to lead to positive and constructive interactions among her eighth graders during these peer assessment activities? A.pairing or grouping students who have widely differing strengths and skill levels. B.modeling for students appropriate ways of communicating evaluative feedback. C.encouraging student pairs or groups to identify a set of common performance criteria before beginning work. D.allowing students to select the student or students they wish to work with during class.

B.modeling for students appropriate ways of communicating evaluative feedback.

Which of the following practices by a preschool teacher would best promote children's development of positive self-esteem? A.frequently complimenting the class as a whole for good behavior (e.g., for attentiveness during group discussions) B.routinely presenting children with challenging activities at which they are able to achieve success through their own efforts C.each week choosing a different "student of the week" to receive special privileges (e.g., being first in line) D.encouraging students to talk about themselves during the class's daily sharing time

B.routinely presenting children with challenging activities at which they are able to achieve success through their own efforts

A teacher is considering using a new software application for a class activity. Before using the application for the first time with the class, it would be most advisable for the teacher to: A.describe to students what the application will be used for to gauge their interest. B.try out the various features of the application to be sure they function properly C.ask other teachers to review the application to see if they think it is appropriate for the students. D.rewrite the support documentation to ensure that it can be easily understood by the students

B.try out the various features of the application to be sure they function properly

An English teacher plans to assign a major research project to students in a mixed-ability class. The teacher wishes to implement the project in a way that will build confidence and positive expectations among the class's lower-achieving students. Which of the following approaches is most likely to help the teacher achieve this goal? A.Break the project into a series of manageable subtasks, and be available to provide students with ongoing assistance in planning and accomplishing tasks as needed. B.Allow students substantial choice in determining the research topics they wish to pursue and the timelines and procedures they wish to use to complete their projects. D.Pair lower-achieving students with higher-achieving peers, and encourage the student pairs to use flexibility in carrying out their respective project roles.

Break the project into a series of manageable subtasks, and be available to provide students with ongoing assistance in planning and accomplishing tasks as needed.

Which of the following statements made by a teacher at the beginning of a group problem-solving activity would probably be most effective in encouraging student risk taking and creativity? A."This class did a great job the last time we worked on a problem solving activity similar to the one we're doing today. I know you'll do just as well this time!" B."Your performance on this activity will be graded, and I want each group to evaluate its own work based on criteria that each group will develop." C."As you work in your groups, keep in mind that there's no one correct answer to this complex problem, and in fact there may be many good answers." D."Once you start working, you'll be on your own. You'll have 15 minutes to figure out how to get the job done right."

C."As you work in your groups, keep in mind that there's no one correct answer to this complex problem, and in fact there may be many good answers."

Which of the following teacher actions is most likely to be effective as a reinforcer for good student performance? A.A teacher stamps "Good Work" on each student's work before handing it back to the students. B.A teacher keeps track of which students have been praised each week to ensure that no student is missed. C.A teacher responds to students individually with comments that are positive and focus on specific aspects of their work. D.A teacher praises students who turn in their homework on time by telling the whole class how much easier it is to grade all the papers at once.

C.A teacher responds to students individually with comments that are positive and focus on specific aspects of their work.

A middle school science teacher often has students engage in group activities. There are a few students who do not participate fully in their groups. Which of the following approaches would best meet these students' needs? A.Place these students in a separate group, and permit them to join other groups only after they have met specified criteria for participation in group work. B.Provide these students with external reinforces, such as free time, that will be withdrawn over time as the students' attitudes and performance improve. C.Assign clear roles and responsibilities to each member of all groups and rotate the roles among all students. D.Assign high-achieving students leadership roles within all groups to serve as models for the nonparticipating students.

C.Assign clear roles and responsibilities to each member of all groups and rotate the roles among all students.

Before students in a chemistry class begin an experiment, their teacher routinely asks them to write a few sentences explaining the objective of the experiment and how the procedures will help achieve the objective. Which of the following is the greatest benefit of this teaching strategy? A.It increases the likelihood that most or all of the experiments will yield the desired results. B.It promotes students' ability to work quickly and efficiently. C.It facilitates students' development of a conceptual framework to guide their work. D.It helps ensure that all students start the activity with an equal chance of success.

C.It facilitates students' development of a conceptual framework to guide their work.

Which of the following best describes the role that parents/guardians should play in assessment in an early childhood classroom? A.Teachers should ask parents/guardians to serve as advisors as to what tests should be administered to their children and under what conditions. B.Parents/guardians role in assessment should focus on a child's personal growth rather than the child's cognitive or academic growth. C.Parents/guardians should be urged to provide and help interpret information about their childs educational program. D.Teachers should not expect parents/guardians to play a role in assessment.

C.Parents/guardians should be urged to provide and help interpret information about their childs educational program.

Which of the following is the most important to be discussed with students when they are given a type of assignment that may be new to them? A.Whether the students will be tested on the material to be covered in the assignment. B.Whether the assignment will be graded according to the same criteria as assignments with which students are familiar. C.The goals for what the students can expect to learn from doing the assignment. D.What kind of prior experience the teacher has had with this type of assignment.

C.The goals for what the students can expect to learn from doing the assignment.

A third-grade teacher plans a social studies unit that will include teacher presentations, whole-class and small-group discussions, a presentation by a guest speaker, a video, a small-group activity, and a field trip. Of the following, the most important advantage of the teacher's instructional plan is that it: A.facilitates the flexible pacing of lessons by the teacher in response to diverse student learning needs. B.enables the teacher to cover a greater amount of instructional content in less class time. C.gives students with varied learning preferences multiple chances to process and reinforce unit content. D.facilitates teacher efforts to organize and sequence instruction in a logical, coherent way.

C.gives students with varied learning preferences multiple chances to process and reinforce unit content.

A middle school teacher makes a point of marking and returning daily homework assignments by the next day, or within two days at the most. Of the following, the greatest benefit of this practice is that it: A.enables students to keep ongoing track of what their final grade in a given subject is likely to be. B.facilitates the teacher's assembling of up-to-date portfolios for each student in various content areas. C.motivates students to make continual efforts to improve their own performance. D.facilitates the teacher's monitoring of completion of assignments.

C.motivates students to make continual efforts to improve their own performance.

Teachers on a middle school teaching team are planning to have their students prepare multimedia presentations as part of a multidisciplinary unit. The teachers want to ensure that the presentations are substantive and that students do not focus on the design of their presentations at the expense of content. The teachers could address this issue most effectively by taking which of the following steps before students begin work on their presentations? A.prompting students to work simultaneously on both the content and the design of their presentation. B.requiring students to submit a rough outline of the design and content of their proposed presentation. C.working with students to develop a rubric that defines the relative importance of content and design features. D.creating a list of unit-related topics from which students must select the subject of their presentation.

C.working with students to develop a rubric that defines the relative importance of content and design features.

A new second grade teacher is considering what to include on the list of classroom rules prior to the start of a new school year. While all of the following are important, which one is the most critical for a positive classroom environment? A.anticipating the range of behaviors to be expected from the particular group of students in the coming year. B.establishing a system for rewarding adherence to the established rules and managing exceptional situations that may arise. C.making sure that classroom rules do not conflict with the administration's school-wide rules and regulations. D.ensuring that students are part of the rule-making process so they share in the responsibility for maintaining an orderly classroom.

D. ensuring that students are part of the rule-making process so they share in the responsibility for maintaining an orderly classroom.

Ms. Land, a first grade teacher, is giving instructions to her class. Ms. Land explains, "Tables 1 and 2 will work on reading first, while tables 3 and 4 will solve math problems, and tables 5 and 6 will draw page illustrations for the class book that we are making. After 25 minutes the groups will stop the first activity and begin working on a second task without changing seats" Ms. Land's instructions might be improved by which of the following: A.Rather than standing in front of the class and telling them the plan at once, she might post an agenda of the day/morning on the board. B.She should shorten the time of the activity. 25 minutes is much too long to expect students in grade 1 to sit and work. C.Ms. Land could provide the instructions one at a time with students completing one instruction before she moves to the next instruction. D.Ms. Land should do all of the above.

D. Ms. Land should do all of the above.

A refinery may be built in the community, and while some citizens believe this would be a good thing, others disagree. Students have strong opinions on the topic, and during the discussion there are several exchanges like the one below.Student A: The smoke from that refinery would make people sick. Little kids would get asthma, and older people could even die.Student B: No they wouldn't. I heard on the news that it wouldn't pollute the air at all.Based on these comments, the teacher could best promote students' lifelong learning skills by: B.dividing the class into two teams and having them spend the rest of the period debating the issue. C.asking students to determine the actual level of support for each position among their classmates. D.having students gather evidence that will help them evaluate the situation objectively.

D. having students gather evidence that will help them evaluate the situation objectively.

Ms. Robinson decides to develop a set of goals for herself with regard to teaching her classes. After giving the matter some careful thought, she develops the following list. 1. Be enthusiastic and positive. 2. Communicate goals of activities to students. 3. Give clear, concise directions. 4. Keep to a minimum the time spent explaining activities to the entire class. 5. Learn all students' names as soon as possible and address them by name. 6. Establish clear behavior guidelines. Ms. Robinson's adherence to which of the following principles will best ensure the effectiveness of the student behavior guidelines noted in goal 6? B.Offer students training in monitoring and reporting on peers' behavior. C.Show flexibility in enforcing the guidelines. D.Include students in the process of developing guidelines.

D.Include students in the process of developing guidelines.

Good job! I see you know how to solve these problems--you've used the right formula throughout. However, some of your computations are wrong. You need to remember that when you multiply two fractions, your answer may be smaller than either original fraction 1/2X1/2=1/4. Please review the problems I've indicated and correct your work. According to research on instructional feedback, which of the following is the most accurate evaluation of the teacher's response? A.It will probably be ineffective in promoting learning because it tells the student exactly what he or she did wrong rather than prompting the student to identify and correct his or her own errors. D.It will probably be effective in promoting learning because it recognizes good work while informing the student about a specific type of error that is causing problems in the student's work.

D.It will probably be effective in promoting learning because it recognizes good work while informing the student about a specific type of error that is causing problems in the student's work.

Following the observations, You may not be aware of this, but you tend to direct most questioning at your higher-achieving students, and then you give them a lot of cues to help them get the right answer and promote strong performance. With lower-achieving students, however, you ask fewer and easier questions, and you give them less time to respond. You're less likely to prompt them when they're stuck and also seem to be more accepting of their incorrect answers.Which are most likely to affect the teacher's classroom? C.The teacher's provision of a large number of cues to higher-achieving students will diminish the level of effort the higher-achievers are willing to expend and reduce their motivation to learn. D.Low teacher expectations will reinforce the sense among lower-achieving students that they are unable to achieve.

D.Low teacher expectations will reinforce the sense among lower-achieving students that they are unable to achieve.

A preschool teacher asks another teacher's advice about how to deal with an ongoing situation in her classroom. Many children behave inappropriately after coming in from outdoor play, just before class meeting time. Some children display acting-out behavior, while others withdraw or become tearful over small incidents. Which of the following would be the best advice to give in this situation? A.You should be sure to respond immediately and consistently to any acting-out behavior so the children will recognize that it is unacceptable. B.You should not be afraid to wait to begin the class meeting until everyone has calmed down and is behaving appropriately. D.You should take steps to establish a routine during this transition time that gives the children a better sense of structure and helps them know what to expect.

D.You should take steps to establish a routine during this transition time that gives the children a better sense of structure and helps them know what to expect.

The efficiency of which of the following tasks would be most improved by using an electronic spreadsheet? A.taking attendance at the beginning of each class period. B.developing daily, weekly, and monthly lesson plans. C.tracking the receipt of forms signed by students' parents/guardians. D.applying a weighting formula to determine students' final grades.

D.applying a weighting formula to determine students' final grades.

Early in the school year, the students in a seventh-grade class have proven particularly difficult to manage, so the teacher decides to split the class into two teams. A team gets a check mark whenever a student in the group breaks a classroom rule, and the team with the fewest check marks at the end of the day receives a privilege. If both teams receive fewer than a predetermined number of check marks, both are granted the privilege. This strategy is likely to be effective primarily because it takes advantage of adolescents' inclination to: A.be more willing to take risks than when they were younger. B.assert their independence from adult authority. C.feel strongly empathetic for and supportive of their peers. D.behave in ways that will meet with their peers' approval.

D.behave in ways that will meet with their peers' approval.

Students in an eighth-grade class are going to be working on individual research projects. The teacher, Mr. Hernandez, takes the class to the school library/media center so that the students can learn about the various resources that are available. Among the resources are several technology-based resources and multiple computer stations.The computer stations in the school's library/media center have access to the Internet. Mr. Hernandez would like to use the research project assignment as an opportunity to develop students' proficiency at using the Internet.The students will be conducting online research over the course of several days. Mr. Hernandez can best facilitate their work by: B.advising students to take careful notes of all relevant information during their online sessions. D.showing students how to create their own personal Bookmarks/Favorites file to save useful URL addresses.

D.showing students how to create their own personal Bookmarks/Favorites file to save useful URL addresses.

A high school teacher is planning a research activity that will require students to collect various types of information on the Internet, organize and analyze the information they collect, and create multimedia presentations to share what they have learned with their classmates. The teacher is aware that some students in the class have limited access to technology tools. The teacher can best respond to the needs of these students by using which of the following strategies? A.Incorporate flexibility into the schedule for completing each phase of the research so that all students may have extra time for particular tasks. B.Offer students options for conducting their research with mainly paper-based texts and for developing presentations that do not require computer technology. D.Have students implement the activity in small, heterogeneous groups structured to give all students access to technology and opportunities

Have students implement the activity in small, heterogeneous groups structured to give all students access to technology and opportunities that allow them to play a role in all activity components.

Nina, a sixth grader with below-grade-level writing skills, is very enthusiastic about projects that allow her to use art to complement her written work. Concerned that Nina will not push herself to improve her writing if given the chance to draw, the teacher has asked her not to include drawings in her writing assignments. Which of the following is the best assessment of the teacher's strategy to improve Nina's writing? A.It is not helpful because it will dampen her enthusiasm for writing while discouraging her from expressing herself artistically. B.It is an important step in weaning Nina from her dependence on direct representation and promoting her ability to represent ideas abstractly. D.It is useful because Nina needs to recognize that her writing is deficient and that improvement will require focusing on writing rather than art.

It is not helpful because it will dampen her enthusiasm for writing while discouraging her from expressing herself artistically.

A third grade class has just finished a unit on aquatic mammals, and students will be assessed in part on a final project. Students may use whatever format they wish, including written reports, pictorial displays, skits, etc., to show what they have learned. For students who have special needs, which of the following is the greatest benefit of this assessment strategy? A.It permits the students to make use of their strongest learning modalities to demonstrate their knowledge. B.It allows the teacher to assign grades based on the level of effort rather than the extent of learning. C.It permits the students to use simplified means of demonstrating that they can benefit from class activities. D.It allows the teacher to establish individualized criteria for assessing mastery of learning objectives.

It permits the students to make use of their strongest learning modalities to demonstrate their knowledge.

Four-year-old Tamara, whose parents were recently divorced, divides her time each week between her parents' homes. Early each morning, Tamara stays at the preschool until noon. Two days a week, Tamara is taken to a playgroup after preschool. For the remaining three days each week, Tamara goes to another babysitter's house until one of her parents picks her up at dinnertime. Tamara's preschool teacher is considering how to meet Tamara's needs. Based on the information provided, the teacher should give the highest priority to ensuring that: A.preschool staff encourage Tamara to make one or two very close friends at the preschool with whom she can interact on a regular daily basis. B.Tamara's preschool program is characterized by predictability in teacher practices and daily classroom routines. D.Tamara's preschool program sets aside a block of time each day for children to express and explore their feelings.

Tamara's preschool program is characterized by predictability in teacher practices and daily classroom routines.

Entering/leaving the classroom, switching subjects within a block of class time, and moving to/from small groups are examples of transitions. True or False?

True

A high school teacher's classes include students from different cultural backgrounds. The teacher notes that relations among diverse student groups are sometimes tense and include occasional verbal conflict. The teacher can best respond to the observed tensions by using which of the following approaches? A.Reinforce student recognition of the benefits of cooperation by setting up a system in which some members of the class receive meaningful rewards for exhibiting positive behavior during specified periods of time. C.Work with students to create a set of clearly defined guidelines for behavior and interactions in the classroom, and insist that all students consistently adhere to the guidelines. D.Implement a grading system in which student attitudes toward peers are as important as performance on classroom projects and assessments in determining students' course grades.

Work with students to create a set of clearly defined guidelines for behavior and interactions in the classroom, and insist that all students consistently adhere to the guidelines.

Ms. Taylor, a third grade teacher, has noticed that the students in her class this year have difficulty keeping the noise level down. Which of the following strategies would likely be most effective in helping Ms. Taylor maintain a quieter classroom? A.Create and post a list of privileges the class will lose each time the noise level in the classroom gets too high. B.Assign student monitors to write down for the teacher the names of those who are particularly noisy each day. C.Create a system of rewards that individual students receive when they help their classmates maintain an acceptable noise level. D.Work with the students to agree upon a signal the teacher can use to indicate that the noise level is too high.

Work with the students to agree upon a signal the teacher can use to indicate that the noise level is too high.

A third-grade teacher finds that her class includes a number of English Language Learners who have varying levels of English language proficiency. As the school year begins, the teacher is considering ways to adapt instruction and assessment to meet these students' needs.The teacher plans to modify lessons and materials for the English Language Learners in ways that will address their language needs and facilitate learning. In making the modifications, it is most important for the teacher to create modified lessons and materials that: B.include only those words and language structures that are already familiar to the English Language Learners. C.focus mainly on acquisition of basic knowledge through teacher presentations and guided practice. D.address the same instructional goals and objectives as those addressed in the original lessons.

address the same instructional goals and objectives as those addressed in the original lessons.

A sixth-grade classroom includes students with special needs who regularly spend time in the school's resource room. In planning and organizing instruction for this class, it is most important for the teacher to take steps to ensure that the students with special needs: A.focus on learning experiences that emphasize collaborative rather than individual work. B.do not experience feelings of social isolation from their peers. C.spend most time engaged in self-selected activities geared toward their own strengths and preferences. D.have ample opportunity to interact with others who have similar needs.

do not experience feelings of social isolation from their peers.

Students who are just beginning to acquire English as their second language most frequently display which of the following behaviors? A.resistance to participating in class activities B.over dependence on teacher assistance C.reliance on nonverbal communication D.misconduct during difficult content subjects

reliance on nonverbal communication

Julie Robinson is a new physical education teacher. She is planning for her coed eighth-grade classes, each of which is expected to include about 40 students. In her planning, which of the following would best address the needs of a coed class? A.specify distinct expectations for male and female students that reflect gender-related attitudinal and behavior differences. B.select a variety of activities that together address the interests and strengths of both males and females. C.develop separate criteria for evaluating the performance of male and female students for each activity. D.avoid selecting any activities that are likely to appeal more to students of one gender than the other.

select a variety of activities that together address the interests and strengths of both males and females.