Intro to Edu Test 1 Review

Among the motivations for teaching given by those that work in the profession, which was the least cited question response?

"I want to make a good salary."

One way to predict what we will accomplish as teachers is to ask ourselves this:

"Why should I teach?"

Name several of the most common motives for becoming a teacher.

1) Desire to work with young people 2) Value or significance of education to society 3) Interest in subject matter 4) Influence of teacher in elementary or secondary school 5) Influence of family

Schooling is "rulebound."

Education is a process of human growth by which one gains greater understanding and control over oneself and one's world.

CHAPTER 2 - What is the social bet? (ESSAY QUESTION)

It is what the older generation believes you will know or need to know for the future. This helps influence the things that are learned in school today. This is because the social bet believes that whatever is learned in the schools today is what will be needed for the future.

Which of the following is an intrinsic reward of teaching?

Making a positive contribution to society.

List some of the three alternative kinds of sources of information on a career in teaching.

Real encounters, vicarious experiences, and guidance.

List some of the extrinsic rewards of a career in teaching.

Salary, status, power, work schedule (the most important)

List some of the intrinsic rewards of a career in teaching.

Satisfaction of the heart or vocation, performance of a social service, students and their improving, fellow teachers.

Melinda has a particular fondness for geography and devotes more time to it than any other subject in her elementary class. If she continues to focus so narrowly, what will happen?

She will get bored and disengage.

What are the ways to have an effective school? (ESSAY QUESTION)

Teacher's Expectations (must be high--never lowered for other students), Communications Among Teachers (without this, there is no teamwork or support to help with the teaching process), Task Orientation (those that are task oriented, who give out things to do instead of students waste time), Academic Engaged Time (time is not wasted and engaging; everyone must participate). Behavior Management (this is the one thing teachers have the most difficulty with; they must learn to help keep the students behavior in check). The Principal (it's good to have a principal with experience in the teaching field and who can evaluate your teaching methods). Parents (parents who actively participate with the school and help out/cooperate are more likely to enrich a school). The School Environment - without a good school environment (cleanliness) it's hard to maintain a happy school.

Which group of people does the public perceive as providing the greatest benefit to society?

Teaching

Working as an aide or volunteer in a school is one of the best ways to

Test your interest in and aptitude for teaching.

What are guidance experiences?

The advice and council you gain from others who know you. Parents, friends, and former professors can help determine whether this would be your vocation.

Identify public perception of teachers and teaching.

The general view is positive. Most understand that teachers are beneficial to the public since they are a part of what helps students in their academic and workplace lives; they help them develop cognitively, socially, and academically.

What are the drawbacks of using media representation as sources of vicarious experiences?

The light can be distorting the public's view. It can twist and make the public's image of a teacher be glamorous or terrible and scandalous.

What are real encounters?

The more experience students have with teachers, the better they can realize their vocation. This is otherwise known as public perception.

What are vicarious experiences? (ESSAY)

These are experiences that are directed towards altering our views or giving us a different viewpoint of the teaching experience. These types of experiences can be viewed through movies, books, and even documentaries. While there are many different representations, not all of them are positive.

One study in KY identified characteristics of high-poverty schools with high levels of performance. These characteristics included all of the following except -

a strong behavioral focus.

Th work schedule in teaching that allos for personal time is an

extrinsic reward

Teachers can help in renewing society by

having students do service projects as part of their classwork.

Which of the following is a vicarious experience?

seeing a film about an exceptional teacher

At the end of the first year, a student knows how to behave in class, on the playground, and in the lunchroom, and as a result is well liked by the teachers. This appropriate behavior is probably a result of _____.

socialization.

The most often cited extrinsic reward of teaching is

the work schedule, which allows for a lot of flexibility