ATS-W Exam!

What age is the average child able to define abstract terms such as honesty and justice?

10-12 years old (formal operational stage)

In considering planning she should keep in mind that activities for first grade should change how often?

15-20 Minutes

How many stages of intellectual development does Piaget define?

4 Stages: Sensorimotor (Birth-2) Pre-Operational (2-7) Concrete Operational (7-11) Formal Operational (After 11)

What is an effective wait time?

5 Seconds

What steps are important in the review of subject matter?

A lesson-initiating review, topic, and a lesson-end review

in success inclusion of student with disabilities what must be used?

A variety of instructional arrangements are available.

Students who can solve problems mentally have?

Achieved the ability to manipulate objects symbolically (mentally)

Students who are English Language Learners often require what to process new information?

Additional time and repetitions

Language Guidelines

Age 2: 70% they should have a 10% increase in speech patterns.. Age 3: 80% Age 4: 90% Age 5: 100% increased vocabulary

Curriculum Development

Alignment, Scope, Sequence, and Design.

What needs to be considered when developing the curriculum?

Alignment, scope, sequence, and design

Blooms taxonomy six levels in the cognitive domain. The top 3 are known as higher-order thinking skills (HOTS). Which are those three?

Analysis Synthesis Evaluation

Description of an English Language Learner student?

Are not a homogeneous group

Which of the following are the 3 primary categories of instructional technology tools?

Assessment Creation research

Higher order Thinking Skills

Blooms Taxonomy (6 levels) HOTS: Analysis Synthesis Evaluation LOTS: Recall, knowledge, and define

Who works with the school on concerning matters for the business of running a school?

Board of Education.

Reduction of off-task and maximizing time students spend on academic tasks is closely related to what?

Business-like behaviors of the teacher (get the job done)

How do we Positively Impact Student Achievement?

Commitment to an Inclusive Classroom to fit the needs of ALL students. Student motivation Focus on student centered instruction and activities to ensure students motivation. Examples (Child-centered learning, methodologies, varying instruction through the use of discussions, inquiry, hands on learning, problem solving, and groups).

What are critical elements of instructional process?

Content, material, activities, goals, learner needs.

What do cooperative learning methods all have in common?

Cooperative task/cooperative reward structures

What is not a way that teachers show acceptance and give value to a students response?

Correcting.

What strategy can teacher incorporate in their classroom that will allow students to acquire the same academic skills even thought the students are at various learning levels?

Create learning modules for students developmental progress

Various Instructional Approaches

Direct Instruction Discovery Learning Whole Group Discussion Case Method Learning Active Learning Inquiry-Based Learning

What would improve planning for instruction?

Evaluate the outcome of instruction

What best explains intrinsic motivations relationship to external motivation?

Extrinsic motivation does not itself help to build intrinsic motivation

What does active listing involve? (Whole body listening)

Eye contact Clarification of speaker statements Open and receptive body language (sitting up and not playing or being distracted)

Wait time has what effect?

Fewer chain and low-level questions are asked with more high-level questions included

How are standardized tests useful in assessment?

For comparison the the population on which the test was normed

What stage of Piaget is characterized by the ability to think abstractly and to use logic?

Formal Operations (After 11 - ability for abstract reasoning).

Factors that affective motivation

High expectations Clear Objectives Instructional Strategies Value more than just grades Timely matter Genuinely caring Desire to boost self-confidence

What would happen if a school used an integrated approach to professional development?

High-quality programs for students are developed

Who developed the theory of multiple intelligence?

Howard B. Gardner

Multiple Intelligence Theory

Howard Gardner Visually/Spatially Musically Verbally Logically/mathematically Interpersonal Intrapersonally Bodily/Kinesthetically

What is a good strategy for teaching ethnically diverse students?

Include ethic studies in the curriculum.

What are the 2 ways concepts can be taught?

Inductively and deductively. (general to specific or specific to general)

Critical Thinking Skills

Is a skill target that teachers use to help students develop to sustain learning in specific subject areas.

In the pass teaching was viewed as _____________ while currently it is viewed as _____________.

Isolating and now collaborative. (work with other teachers, OT's, PT's, speech, sensory, reading teachers, ect.) we must collaborate to meet the needs of every student.

What is one benefit of ampliflying a students response?

It is helpful to other students who are in the process of learning the reasoning or steps to the question.

Why is it important to pose a question before calling on a student to answer?

It keeps the students as a group focuses on the class work.

If a student has had hearing lose from birth till age of 5 what is one area of development that may be affected by this?

Language

What is the most significant development emerging in children at age two?

Language Develops

Cognitive Learning Theory

Learning takes place in the mind and that the mind processes ideas though brain mapping and connections with other materials and experiences.

What is an effective way to help a English Language Learner be successful?

Maintain an encouraging, success-oriented atmosphere

What is the definition of proactive classroom management?

Management that gives clear and explicit instructions and rewards compliance.

When using a kinesthetic approach, what would be an appropriate activity?

Match

Teacher unions are evolved in which of the following EXCEPT:

Matching teachers with suitable schools.

if a teacher takes the time to reflect, completed observations, and ask for feedback about interactions with them and the students what is the teacher seeking from this?

Needs to analyze their effectiveness of classroom interactions.

What is a benefit of frequent self-assessment?

Opens new venues for professional development

Behavioral Learning Theory

People learn through socially or through some sort of stimulation or repetition.

What is NOT a factor in student self-motivation?

Permitting students to turn in assignments late.

Strategies for Increasing Motivation

Planning & "hands on" learning experiences have students create daily and unit goals Break larger tasks into smaller steps Identify connections with the assignment Give students control

5 Stages of Second-Language Developement

Pre-production: May only understand what is being said to them Early Production: Can start to produce the language Emergent Speech: More complex sentences Intermediate Fluency: Complex language is produced Advanced Fluency: Completely fluent.

What does "yes, exactly what do you mean by "It was the authors intention to mislead you" illustrate?

Probes a response or stimulates thinking.

Norm-referenced tests

Provide information about how the local test takers did compared to a representative sampling of national test takers.

The use of volunteers and paraprofessionals in the classroom enriches the setting by?

Providing more opportunity for individual attention Offer a perceived sense of security Modifying the behavior of students

What concept of efficient use of time includes which of the following?

Punctuality, management transition, and wait time avoidance.

Learning Tactics

Rehearsal, elaboration, organization, and metacognition.

When evaluating a students tech. produced product what is the MOST important factor to consider?

Relevance (content must be relevant)

You see a student looking sad and then writes an essay about suicide. What do you do?

Report this immediately to school administration, make your own report by protocol in your school, and do nothing else.

How do you utilize assessment subjective in nature using the most effective method for scoring?

Rubric

What significantly increases appropriate behavior in the classroom?

Rules, giving feedback, and having individual consequences.

Process approach is a three-phase model approach. Which are components of this process approach?

Sensing function Transforming function Acting function

Cognitive Piaget's Academic Development

Sensory-motor: child begins to understand their senses. (2-7) Pre-Operational: begins to understand symbols (8) Concrete Operational: learn to manipulate symbols, objects, and other elements. (11 through High School) Formal Operational: Development of abstract thinking, logic, and critical thinking.

Bobby has been caught stealing frequently in the classroom. What might be a factor contribution to this behavior?

Serious emotional disturbance

What is important when selecting instructional strategies and approaches to promote learning?

Short time frames Child-centered curriculum Sequences appropriately Materials, roles, and number of activities GOAL and focus

What developmental patterns should teachers assess to meet the needs of a student?

Social, physical, and cognitive.

Which is NOT a part of the hardware in a computer system?

Software.

What have recent studies regarding effective teacher concluded?

State their own personal policies and establish consistent class rules and procedures on the first day.

Develop Success-Oriented Activities

Students practice a new skill with high rates of success allowing them the opportunity to work independently, self-monitor, and set goals.

What is one component of the instructional planning model that must be given careful evaluation?

Students prior knowledge and skills.

What statement reflects the importance of family involvement?

The more family members involved the more success a student is likely to experience.

Metacognition Learning Theory

The study how how to help the learner gain understand about how the knowledge is constructed and about the conscious tools for constructing the knowledge.

How can student misconduct be redirected at times?

The teacher effectively handles changing from one activity to another.

What should be used or reasoned to justify the use of personalized learning community?

They provide a supportive environment to address academic and emotional needs.

How could KWL chart be used in instruction?

To assess prior knowledge of the students.

How can a teacher use a students permanent record?

To develop a better understanding of the needs of the student.

What is an organizational tool that can be used to help ensure you are providing a well-balanced set of objectives?

Using a taxonomy to develop objectives

Manipulatives

Using objects instead of words and numbers on a board can be more helpful for addressing young learners.

What is a example of low order question?

What items do we recycle in our country? It is concrete (can be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, of felt)

When are students more likely to understand complex ideas?

When they are clearly defined by the teacher and are given examples and non-examples of the concept.

What should be considered when evaluating textbook for content?

free of cultural stereotyping

What are the 3 steps in the correct order for evaluating software before purchasing it for use in the classroom?

read the instructions to ensure it will work, try it out as if you were a student, and examine how the program handles errors or mistakes the students may make.