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In a class with students of varied abilities, interests, and backgrounds, some of the students are having difficulty communicating and establishing relationships. Which action has the greatest potential for solving this problem?

Arrange seating so that the students with high ability are next to someone who needs help.

Simon scored at the 80 percentiles on a standardized reading achievement test. This indicates that Simon scored:

As well or better than 80% of the norming group

Following instructions by a teacher, a student continues having difficulties learning a material. What strategy should the teacher use?

Assigning a peer tutor to work with the student.

Select the best activity for linking American History and American Literature for 11th graders:

Assigning the students, a written report on the Great Depression

A teacher observed that certain student's obtained failing grades at the end of each unit test. She decides to monitor their progress more carefully after giving-certain test-items. At what point should the teacher conduct assessment procedures?

At selected periods or stage during instruction.

When asked a question pertinent to the lesson, a student responded with a comment concerning something interested but unrelated to what happened between classes. Which is the next teacher response in this situation?

Can we relate this to our discussion? If not, we will save it for later

A teacher wants to make sure that all students know the rules of classroom conduct. Which is the most effective way of ensuring this?

Conduct a class discursion of the rule

Two children from a foreign culture have joined the 4th grade class in the middle of the academic year. The other students are making fun of them. What should the teacher do to change this situation?

Create a learning center based on the foreign culture to stimulate class discussion.

To best encourage critical thinking, a science teacher should design laboratory activities that have:

Creative instructions

During class discussions, a teacher wants to emphasize significant concepts and information. Which strategy will best achieve this goal?

Critical questioning techniques

What technique is most effective for correcting students' errors?

Critique (good way to point out errors.)

A student makes disruptive comments on the average of 4 to 5 times daily. What behavioral strategy should the teacher initiate to deal with the problem?

Develop a plan to change the behavior

A teacher wants to find out if students have mastered the instructional objectives at the end of the unit. What type of test should the teacher use?

Diagnostics

A teacher decides to involve students in planning class drills. Which is the best technique for fulfilling this task in a class composed of differing ability levels?

Discussing the importance of goal setting and allowing students to come to their own conclusions.

Although the teacher has involved the students in the development of the classroom rules, they frequently fail to comply with them. What would be the best solution to this problem?

Discussing the situation with the students in a problem-solving setting.

Before beginning a new instructional unit, a teacher administers a pretest and finds that half of the students do not have the necessary prerequisite skills for the new unit. How should the teacher proceed?

Divide the class into two groups and provide remedial activities for those who did not pass the test.

To assess a student's reading comprehension of a passage, an alternative to a multiple test would be having the student

Do a cloze activity on the passage. Fill in the blanks.

A student rehearses an oral report he has prepared for competition and asked the teacher for feedback. The report lacks organization. what will be the most effective teacher response?

Establish a sequencing plan and follow it.

The most appropriate method of determining a student's proficiency in reading is to:

Examine the student's achievement scores

A teacher has been dismissed by the school board for engaging in an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student. It is the responsibility of the teacher's former superintendent to report the teacher to:

Florida Department of Education

A teacher has noted that some students never perform as well as expected on tests. To help those students the teacher decides to give them training in test taking skills. What suggestion should the teacher include in the training program?

Go back and check answers

A teacher has noted that some students never perform as well as expected on tests. To help those student's the teacher decides to give them training in test taking skills. what suggestions should the teacher include in the training program?

Go back and check answers.

A teacher of a class of gifted high motivating students of grades 10 to 12 is planning a lesson. The teacher wants students to develop their own concepts of the principles from the lesson. Which instructional strategy is most appropriate for this situation?

Guided discovery

Teachers whose students perform better in science and mathematics than do their peers may have achieved this by:

Hands on instruction

A teacher has asked for a computer lab during a regular scheduled class period. Which will be the best procedure for integrating the use of the computer into the course?

Have students work individually on a variety of programs to reinforce and extend what was taught in class.

A student is having difficulty mastering a particular student performance standard. The student has taken the exam on these objectives and failed twice. which of the following approaches should the teacher use to change this situation?

Have the student review prerequisite objectives

A teacher notices that students in her class usually segregate themselves. What can the teacher do to help the students interact positively?

Incorporate cooperative learning strategies when presenting class materials.

The teacher rearranges the seating pattern in the class so that seats form a horse shoe. What purpose will such an arrangement serve?

Increases eye contact with students

A teacher usually conducts a review of the previous day's lesson before beginning a new lesson. However, students are often unable to respond correctly to the questions. What is the most effective reading strategy to employ at the end of a lesson?

Involve students in the summary or review

The students in a class are from vastly different cultural, social and ethnic backgrounds, and they often make negative comments about each other's' food preferences. What would be the most appropriate teacher action?

Involve the students in a food fair and have them bring in different ethnic foods.

Which instructional strategy would help most to get students interested and motivated during a lesson?

Involve the students in the selection of materials used to meet lesson objectives.

Which instructional strategy would help most to get students interested and motivated during lesson?

Involve the students in the selection of materials used to meet lesson objectives.

A student offers a teacher a gift. According, to the Florida Principles of Professional Conduct, the teacher should refuse it if:

It is likely to influence the teacher's professional judgment.

If a teacher wants to know about the students' performance in another teacher's class, the teacher can refuse to let him know if:

It results in none specifiable professional purpose.

Which technique will most effectively establish a 9th grade teacher's expectations for assignments?

Keeping a list of due dates for each assignment for the grading period

From a social learning view point, which of the following is most likely to explain the behavior of a student who lacks perseverance and avoids responsibility?

Learned helplessness

Which teacher behavior will best demonstrate to students an interest in them as individuals?

Learning all the students' names and using their names in and out of class.

A school principal provides sample test items in preparation for an upcoming standardized test. Upon review, it is determined that the sample test items are actually taken directly from an advanced copy of the test. The school principal has violated his obligation to:

Maintain honesty in all professional dealings.

To help low-level students with reading comprehension, the teacher should first:

Motivate students to talk about how their experiences relate to the reading

In a school program where successful role models from businesses visit the schools to increase student motivation. What is the most probable result of such a program?

Motivation will increase if visitors communicate high expectations for students

Which strategy will best help a new teacher improve classroom management skills?

Observing peer teachers

Which assessment strategy most immediately helps teachers note the effectiveness of their teaching methods?

Observing students as they practice the skills taught

The most effective way for students to get actively involved in learning about similarities between ethnicities is to:

Participate in role-play acting

Which technique would be most appropriate to foster middle school students' appreciation of music composed during the classical period?

Playing examples of music by great composers from the period

According, to current research, what is an efficient use of time at the beginning of the period?

Post assignments on the board so students can begin work when they enter class.

. Which technique will most effectively establish a 4th grade teacher's expectations for assignments?

Posting, grading, rubric for each assignment.

The school board has redrawn the attendance area for a school and a teacher will be getting 4 new students. What can the teacher do to make this transition as positive as possible?

Prepare a list of rules and activities for each of the new students.

The following scenario is an example of which communication strategy? Students: "It was important for our president to meet the leader of China to promote open communications between the leaders of two of the most powerful countries in the world." Teacher: "How would such a meeting promote open communication?"

Probing

Which process involves students in developing classroom rules that require a difficult, generating possible strategy, evaluating the strategy, and deciding what is best?

Problem solving

Which strategy would most effectively encourage multidisciplinary studies?

Promoting structural reading and writing in content areas

A classroom teacher omits a portion of the Board's approved curriculum because it conflicts with her personal beliefs. The teacher's action violates her professional obligation to:

Provide access to diverse points of view.

Which strategy would a teacher use to meet the needs of kenisthetic learners?

Provide hands on materials to illustrate major concepts

Which is the best instruction for a teacher to give students who are getting ready to take a test?

Read the directions carefully then read all options before marking your answer.

From a national standardized achievement reading test, a student earned the grade or permanent score of 5.2. What is the correct interpretation of the score?

Reading achievement is comparable to the average student in the second month of the 5th grade

Which mechanism is most appropriate for collecting evidence about which books students have read as they progressed through elementary school?

Reading logs

The teacher asks a question and a student responds the question. The teacher then asks a different student to answer the question. This is an example of:

Redirecting

A teacher discovers that a student has brought a pint of whisky to class. What is the best teacher response to this discovery?

Refer the student to the principal.

After a lesson on division, Ms, Partell observes a majority of her 4th graders are having difficulty solving practice problems. That evening, she ponders what she could have done to teach division more effectively. Ms. Partell is using the strategy of

Reflection

After a lesson on division, Ms. Partell observes that the majority of her 4th graders are having difficulty solving practice problems. That evening, she ponders what she could have done to teach division more effectively. Ms. Partell is using the strategy of:

Reflection

After a lesson that was not as satisfactory as it was hoped, a teacher notes where it could have been improved to meet his students' learning needs. The teacher is engaged in:

Reflection

A teacher's principal has suggested the use of a written agreement to change the behavior of a child who often exhibits task avoidance behaviors. Which of the following illustrates this technique?

Reinforcement is applied after the child has completed mutually agreed upon assignment and exhibit appropriate behavior.

The teacher asks "what is an equilateral triangle? The student answers: "A triangle which has two equal legs" What will be an effective response from the teacher?

Remember our clue that we used yesterday that came from a Latin word that sounds equal.

Which activity can science teacher best use to strengthen 11th grade students' skills in another subject area for developing science knowledge:

Requesting that students write a process analysis of an experiment.

What should a teacher do first to ensure a smooth transition in completing a unit began by another teacher?

Review and recap the completed topic

A teacher has spent 10 minutes per day for a week discussing with students the importance of preparing for a test, getting enough rest, eating properly, and wearing comfortable clothing. With the next test just 4 days away, what should be the next step in preparing for the test?

Review the objectives and content that will be covered on the test.

To effectively assist English language Learners in English phonics, the teacher should:

Select materials that extend phonics through meaningful reading and writing

According to the national Board of Teachers Certification, higher student achievement rates are attributed to:

Self-evaluation

According to the National Board of Teachers Certification, higher student achievement rates are attributed to

Self-evaluation.

The teacher introduces new vocabulary words for a selected reading story. After reading the selected story, which of the following activities should the teacher use for checking comprehension of the vocabulary words?

Semantic mapping

The technique that is used successfully in helping students activate prior knowledge and create a visual image of an important concepts in content area subject matter is called:

Semantic mapping

A teacher observes a pattern of characteristics in a student that is markedly different from the norm. Less involvement in school activities, mood swings, irritability, and inattention. Of what conditions are these behaviors typical?

Severe emotional distress

A 5th grade student asserts, "Girls and women are dumb! My father said so." To broaden the students' scope

Show a picture of astronaut Sally Ride and discuss her accomplishments.

Which type of transition minimizes students' disruption when a teacher ends one lesson and begins another?

Structured

Which resource would provide Ms. Jones with data for grouping all students before the first week of reading instruction?

Student report card from the previous year

A high school mathematics teacher would like his students to explore geometric shapes, their forms, functions, and uses in daily life. Which activity will best promote students' creative thinking while accomplishing the teacher's goal?

Students compare and contrast the features of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional geometric shapes.

A reading teacher needs materials to assist her students' skill levels in processing print during oral reading. Which of the following will be more appropriate to meet this instructional need?

Students' interests

The best method of using art to enrich understanding of cultural differences is to ask students to:

Study how masks are made and used in different cultures throughout the world.

The most appropriate method for helping 12th grade students understand the interaction of gender and economic and political life is to have them:

Study the roles that men and women play as they provide for their families and working communities.

Which approved remedial instruction has been found by research to be more effective for struggling readers?

Systematic and explicit instruction

A high school teacher teaching chemistry wants to add a forensic science unit. Which activity will provide the best information in developing the new curriculum unit?

Team teaching with a peer science teacher

To best help a 3rd grade student having problems with reading, it is best to give a test to determine:

The level of the student's comprehension

Which statement about classroom management is supported by current research findings?

The physical proximity of a teacher to a student affects students' conduct.

Which teacher action is a part of the communicating technique called active listening?

The teacher restates the students' message

What could result from a teacher's reporting of a suspected child abuse to the appropriate state agency?

The teacher will suffer no legal penalty because the law provides immunity to reporters of child abuse

A teacher has decided to use an essay type question to teach a unit, what is the most important reason for using the essay type question?

To determine student's ability to organize, interpret, and evaluate important information.

A teacher has decided to use an essay type question to teach a unit. What is the most important reason for using the essay type question?

To determine students' ability to organize, interpret and evaluate important information

For a 6th grade social studies class of both native speakers of English and ESOL students who are about to study Greek mythology, the teacher's best approach is:

To have a competition to see which students have the most creative way of meeting the lesson's objectives.

A teacher, writing sentences on the board is disturbed by loud talking from the class. "No more talking", the teacher says. What non-verbal behavior might best be used to quiet the students?

Turning, establishing eye contact.

A teacher finds that students become bored and uninterested in the lesson and workbook used in class. What teacher action is needed in this situation?

Use a variety of seatwork activities in place of work books

A teacher is giving several tests, the tests are found to be inconsistent. The teacher wants to improve the reliability of the test. What changes should be made?

Use the same rules for each test.

Which procedure will be most useful in making academic assignments meet the needs of ESE students?

Vary the length and depth of the assignment

After teaching for 2 years, Mr. Rogers is not sure whether his instructional delivery is effective. Which activity will provide the best feed-back for Mr. Rogers?

Videotaping a lesson to review and analyze with peer teachers

After teaching for 2 years, Mr. Rogers is not sure whether his instructional delivery is effective. Which activity will provide the best feed=back for Mr. Rogers?

Videotaping a lesson to review and analyze with peer teachers.

A teacher is setting the stage for the learning process of a text. Choose the best introductory remark:

What is unusual about the picture on the bulletin board?

To engage a variety of students in class discussion of the bool, the teacher should ask

What the students think of the book

After a presentation of information from an assignment, the teacher realizes that students do not understand how to complete the data. Which teacher procedure is the best solution to this problem?

Work through one example of the handout with the students

To have 4th grade students creatively demonstrate their understanding of the interdependence of ocean life, a teacher should ask students to:

Write a play that illustrates the interrelationship

Which of the following characteristics can be assessed only by direct observation?

amount of student time on task

A teacher wishes to select reading material for her students who are at the independent reading level. Which set of statistics on standardized tests indicate that students are at this level?

70%-word recognition accuracy

The most appropriate pre-reading strategy for a student to remember information is to use:

A directed reading-thinking activity of the text.

In the development of an additional language, which statement is true?

A learner inter language is unique to that individual

What principle is illustrated by conducting a 20-minute review session each Monday during class?

A periodic review enhances long term memory.

Identify the teacher strategy used in this example. Teacher: " Can you give me an example of a natural resource, Joe? Joe: "The St.John's River" Teacher: "That's correct. Now can you list some uses of the river?

Acknowledging and probing students' response.

In what age group, would teachers expect to find the greatest fluctuations in the physical, social, and intellectual development?

Ages 12-15

National board certified teachers are considered highly effective because they have:

Analyzed and reflected on their lessons as they relate to a set of standards

Which activity would best foster critical thinking of high school students?

Analyzing a political cartoon.

At the beginning of the school year, a teacher would like to determine if her students have had problems that may affect their classroom performance. To gain this information, which of the following sources would be most useful?

Anecdotal records

Which strategy would best achieve improvement for struggling 3rd grade students' reading skills?

Emphasizing reading involvement of parents

A teacher is preparing to introduce a new concept. In his attempt to construct an objective related to this new concept, which procedure is most appropriate in constructing such an objective?

Identify the specific student behavior related to the concept.

While supervising the school parking lot during the prom, a teacher notices smoke coming from a car window and smells marijuana. The teacher should:

Immediately notify the designated administrator.

Vocabulary development could best be improved by:

Including sentence generation and discussion

The most effective strategy for engaging in an ongoing dialog with educators about the assessment of ESOL and ESE students is to.

Join an on-line discussion groups' conversation about the topic of assessment.

The most effective strategy for engaging in an ongoing dialogue with educators about the assessment of ESOL and ESE students is to:

Join an online discussion group's discussion about the topic of assessment

What knowledge does the general education teacher bring to the IEP team?

Knowledge of the general curriculum.

Which of the following will most likely maximize student learning?

Making the learning meaningful to the students

A teacher is presenting new information to a class. when a student's starts to interrupt, the teacher shakes his head from left to right and the student stops talking. Which component of effective communication did the teacher use?

Nonverbal communication.

A student is repeating the same grade level and fails to complete assignments, designs ways to participate in class activities and withdraws from interaction with other students. What will be the most appropriate teacher action in this situation?

Provide opportunities for the student to experience success

Which teacher strategy would best help improve trumpet section that is always flat in pitch?

Providing remedial practice to improve performance

In selecting printed material for a unit of instruction, which of the following would most probably be most critical?

Readability level

Several students from culturally different backgrounds are experiencing challenges with the use of the Standard English. How should the teacher respond to these challenges?

Reinforce correct usage; make some corrections and serve as a positive model

An African student, Kwame, has been given a special permission to wear, during school hours, a cap that is part of his national costume. One day a friend of Kwame's appears in class wearing a baseball cap. How should the teacher respond to this situation?

Repeat rules of dress to the class and explain reasons for the rules.

What is the best procedure for providing feedback after a classroom test?

Return test papers to students and go over each question

When faced with the need to adapt materials for students to master the objectives, what is the most important variable to consider?

Stage of cognitive development

All the following are components of an effective school EXCEPT:

Students pressured to succeed

The most appropriate pre-reading strategy for a student to remember information is to:

Use a directed reading-thinking activity of the text

A teacher wishes to evaluate a student's ability to apply concepts that have been presented in class. What should test items require students to do?

Use the concepts in novel situations.