PPR 160
Which of the following would most help students maintain organization through a long research project? A. Allow students to create and have access to a computer folder to store and maintain their research notes and outlines. B. Require students to journal their progress and write helpful website addresses in their journal. C. Ask the librarian to demonstrate to students how best to maintain research notes throughout a research project. D. Allow students to use search engines.
A. Allow students to create and have access to a computer folder to store and maintain their research notes and outlines.
Mr. Jones assigns a new project to his students. After reviewing the project requirements, he hands out the grading rubric and explains what is expected from each project activity and how they will be graded. The use of the rubric best reflects which educational principle? A. Assessments should be objective. B. New projects should be accompanied by handouts to manage the expectations of the parents and students. C. Assessments should reflect each student's knowledge and ability. D. Students should be made aware of project requirements before beginning.
A. Assessments should be objective.
A government teacher is concerned that several seniors are not completing their homework assignments or performing well on assessments. In the teacher's conference with Paul about his grades, Paul explains that he works two part-time jobs to help support his recently-unemployed mother and his siblings. Because he is taking a full course load in order to graduate, he has no time during the school day to complete his assignments. Which of the following ideas does this situation present for the teacher? A. Complex home and community factors may have a negative effect on students' learning. B. School and community collaboration can help solve problems for both the school and the community. C. Teachers have a responsibility to maintain high expectations and to motivate students to achieve. D. Schools and classrooms may be the best part of students' lives, considering the complex community and family issues that face them.
A. Complex home and community factors may have a negative effect on students' learning.
At the beginning of the year, Mrs. Gladwell is informed she will have three English language learners in her class. She is excited about the opportunity and wants to help them acquire the English language by creating a productive linguistic environment in the class. Which of the following would be the best strategy for creating and promoting a productive linguistic environment? A. Create oral activities that allow students and the teacher to become more familiar with each other's background. B. Have the class bring food dishes of the English language learner students' cultures. C. Have each English language learner give a presentation of their native culture. D. Introduce the three English language learners to the class and let the class know to be patient in speaking with the students, as they are new to the English language.
A. Create oral activities that allow students and the teacher to become more familiar with each other's background.
Mrs. Fields wants her kindergarten class to engage independently in educational activities. Mrs. Fields can best achieve this goal by which of the following approaches? A. Designate a time each day for students to work independently in free-choice activities, while she ensures that the most common materials are available to all students. B. Ask parents to volunteer to help students work independently. C. Ask the students what she can do to create a more independent learning environment. D. Discuss different styles of learning with the students, making them aware of their individual strengths and weaknesses. Let them know how this may affect their learning in multiple contexts.
A. Designate a time each day for students to work independently in free-choice activities, while she ensures that the most common materials are available to all students.
Johnny is a first-grade student who is frequently in physical altercations with other students and has difficulty maintaining attention during classroom activities. Which of the following actions by Johnny's teacher would be the most appropriate first response to Johnny's behavior? A. Document Johnny's behavior and contact Johnny's parents to set up a parent-teacher conference to discuss Johnny's behavior in the classroom and at home. B. Collaborate with the school nurse to begin diagnosis of attention deficit disorder. C. Contact Child Protective Services (CPS) as Johnny's behavior is demonstrative of children suffering from physical abuse at home. D. Document Johnny's behavior and collaborate with the school counselor to begin counseling sessions.
A. Document Johnny's behavior and contact Johnny's parents to set up a parent-teacher conference to discuss Johnny's behavior in the classroom and at home.
To support an instructional unit in mathematics, a second-grade teacher plans to set up activity centers with manipulatives in the classroom. What is the main consideration of the teacher in setting up the centers? A. Each activity center should support a specific skill or set of objectives related to the unit. B. Each center should include manipulative materials to meet the students' various learning styles. C. Students should visit the centers in a prescribed order during the unit for uniformity. D. Students should be allowed to visit centers only if they demonstrate good behavior.
A. Each activity center should support a specific skill or set of objectives related to the unit.
Which of the following is the most important reason for a third-grade teacher to incorporate group activities into classroom instruction? A. Group activities develop a cooperative learning environment and encourage students to develop responsible, positive attitudes towards working with peers. B. Group activities reduce the amount of material that requires grading, and focuses resources on constructive feedback for students. C. Group activities allow students to work with their peers to develop a classroom community with the goal of reducing the need for disciplinary action and classroom management. D. Group activities allow high-achieving students to demonstrate and convey positive learning habits to lower-achieving students.
A. Group activities develop a cooperative learning environment and encourage students to develop responsible, positive attitudes towards working with peers.
A math teacher wants to introduce a lesson on the use of decimals and fractions. Which of the following strategies is most likely to increase the students' understanding of the concepts? A. Highlight examples of decimal and fraction use from the students' lives. B. Have students complete a pre-instructional worksheet on the topic. C. Have students write down what they think is the purpose of decimals and fractions. D. Repeat the lesson until students have committed the lesson to memory.
A. Highlight examples of decimal and fraction use from the students' lives.
Maria, a third-grade student, is making a picture book in Word to illustrate a reading project. The student asks the teacher if she can take pictures from the Internet and put them in her book. The teacher agrees, but only if the student will identify the website from which the pictures came. Of the following, which is the most important reason to ask the student to do this? A. It communicates to the student the importance of proper citation for the sources of the student's work. B. It allows the teacher to reference those websites for future classes. C. It promotes the student's familiarity with transferring information from a website to a word document. D. It will allow the teacher to verify the credibility of the websites used.
A. It communicates to the student the importance of proper citation for the sources of the student's work.
Which of the following would be the most appropriate adjustment to make for a test given to an English language learner? A. Provide a glossary of terms found on the test. B. Use multiple-choice and short-answer questions. C. Use vocabulary that is easier for the ELL students to understand. D. Use only multiple-choice questions.
A. Provide a glossary of terms found on the test.
Which of the following statements correctly describes how social development can impact learning? A. Students who learn appropriate social skills tend to have great academic success and graduate from college at a higher rate. B. Social skills do not impact learning. C. Students who are popular in school tend to be less successful in college. D. Students who have poor social skills in school will be able to improve in college.
A. Students who learn appropriate social skills tend to have great academic success and graduate from college at a higher rate.
Which of the following is a skill only possible during Piaget's formal operations phase? A. Think abstractly and use deductive logic. B. Comprehend the world through objects. C. Begin to think abstractly. D. Learn only by seeing things work to understand the process.
A. Think abstractly and use deductive logic.
A teacher wants to ensure the upcoming instructional unit she has planned will be meaningful and engaging for the students. Which of the following strategies would be most effective in achieving this goal? A. Work with students to create questions to help guide their exploration during the unit. B. Ensure that all students understand the requirements for the final project. C. Discuss requirements for how the unit project will be graded. D. Incorporate group activities to maximize peer interactions among students.
A. Work with students to create questions to help guide their exploration during the unit.
If a teacher notices symptoms of drug abuse by a student, what is the best approach to the situation? A. Work with the school counselor and other appropriate school staff to help the student identify the problem and help create solutions to address the issue. B. Talk with the student after school about the symptoms of drug abuse and ask if the student would like to talk to someone. C. Notify the school administrator about the teacher's suspicions. D. Schedule a conference with the parents of the student to discuss the situation.
A. Work with the school counselor and other appropriate school staff to help the student identify the problem and help create solutions to address the issue.
Which of the following capabilities best describes a child's cognitive development at the beginning of the concrete operational stage? A. can logically think through a series of actions B. can self-reflect on their own thought processes C. can observe phenomena in the environment and develop their own conclusions D. can create multiple solutions to a single problem
A. can logically think through a series of actions
Mrs. Billups' first-grade class uses the computer lab twice a week. The most important educational principle to be followed in computer skills instruction is that: A. computer skills should be taught in the context of the current instructional concepts. B. computer skills should be taught to meet the majority of the students' interest levels. C. computers should be used as little as possible during instructional activities. D. computer activities should be enjoyable for the students and also teach proper computer skills.
A. computer skills should be taught in the context of the current instructional concepts.
A teacher has introduced a research project. One resource the teacher will require the students to use is a website. Which of the following activities would best help students differentiate between relevant and irrelevant information? A. reading, identifying, and highlighting information in articles that contain pertinent information to the subject being researched B. discussing how best to use a search engine to find relevant articles C. teaching the students how to read and assess titles of articles to see if they contain relevant information D. highlighting the first and last paragraph of each section and assessing the highlighted sentences to see if they contain information related to the research topic
A. reading, identifying, and highlighting information in articles that contain pertinent information to the subject being researched
Students in Mr. Blake's social studies class are finishing their final project with an oral presentation to their classmates. Which of the following would result in the most objective and reliable assessment of the students' presentations? A. using a pre-established rubric to assess the students' presentations B. asking students to assess each other's presentations and taking the average score based on the students' assessments C. ranking the students' presentations based upon how their performance related to other presentations D. using the students' written portions of the project to predict their performances in the oral presentations
A. using a pre-established rubric to assess the students' presentations
A science class has just completed an instructional unit about the immune system and how it fights off infection and disease. Which of the following student activities would demonstrate the highest level of critical thinking? A. writing a short story about the typical day of a white blood cell from the perspective of a white blood cell B. making a list of common illnesses that the students face during the school year C. completing a multiple-choice assessment about the concepts covered during the instructional unit D. drawing a picture of a white blood cell and identifying the various parts
A. writing a short story about the typical day of a white blood cell from the perspective of a white blood celL
Mr. Brown's economics students often reply to his questions with short answers that do not demonstrate higher-order thinking skills. In evaluating the students' responses, which of the following questions should Mr. Brown first ask himself? A. Do the students enjoy the questions and find them interesting? B. Do my questions ask for factual information that does not require the use of higher-order thinking? C. Do the students understand the questions or are they difficult, and thus the students are unsure how to best respond? D. Are the students fully grasping the concepts from the instructional activities?
B. Do my questions ask for factual information that does not require the use of higher-order thinking?
*Many of Mr. Sims's senior government class students walk into the classroom debating the merits of a new piece of legislation passed by Congress. Mr. Sims had planned to discuss the powers of Congress granted by the Constitution. With the students' current focus, which of the following is the best response of Mr. Sims? A. Have the class debate on whether Congress has the power to pass the legislation under the Constitution. B. Encourage the students to debate the moral implications of the new legislation. C. Have students read a newspaper article and debate how best Congress can implement the legislation. D. Not deviate from current instruction.
B. Encourage the students to debate the moral implications of the new legislation.
A sixth-grade mathematics teacher has created a math module where students listen to auditory prompts and work out the mathematical solutions. One of the students is hearing-impaired and the teacher schedules a meeting with the special education teacher to discuss how the student can participate. What would be the most appropriate request for the mathematics teacher to make of the special education teacher? A. Have the student go to the resource room during the module to complete a similar accommodated activity to promote the same concept. B. Help arrange resources in the classroom prior to the module to maximize participation for the hearing-impaired student. C. Provide reading material for the student to read by himself during the module. D. Work one-on-one with the student during the module.
B. Help arrange resources in the classroom prior to the module to maximize participation for the hearing-impaired student.
Ms. Smith is a reading specialist for Hendricks Middle School. During the first week of school, she is assigned thirteen students who need assistance with their literacy development. Which of the following would be the best first step in developing a positive relationship with the students? A. Discuss each student's attitude towards school with their peers. B. Meet with the students to introduce herself and discuss, in an informal manner, their perceptions towards school and reading. C. Discuss each student's academic ability with their previous teachers. D. Conduct a parent-teacher conference with each student's parent individually to discuss the upcoming school year and the reading objectives for their child.
B. Meet with the students to introduce herself and discuss, in an informal manner, their perceptions towards school and reading.
The physical development of a child can be affected by many factors. Which of the descriptions below can best be explained by poor nutrition? A. The child is fearful of authority figures and shows resentment. B. The child is small for her age and is picked on regularly. C. The child falls asleep in class regularly. D. The child may have an increased risk of cardiovascular problems.
B. The child is small for her age and is picked on regularly.
In explaining a group problem-solving task, the teacher should always be sure to motivate and encourage students to be risk takers and use their creative thinking abilities. Which of the following lesson elements would be the most effective in achieving this goal? A. Students are expected to complete a provided rubric to self-evaluate and defend their work as a group before the teacher provides the grade. B. The teacher states that in this scenario, there may be many good answers. There would not be one specific correct answer, but each group's creative response to the scenario must be grounded in facts as well as evaluated with the rubric by the whole team. C. After stating and referring to the written assignment on the board, assigned teams will be expected to have solved the problem in a provided scenario when the set timer goes off after sixteen minutes. D. Expectations are stated by confirming that the class will hopefully perform to a high standard due to their past performances in problem-solving.
B. The teacher states that in this scenario, there may be many good answers. There would not be one specific correct answer, but each group's creative response to the scenario must be grounded in facts as well as evaluated with the rubric by the whole team.
Mr. Anderson notices two of his students are repeatedly arguing at lunch and in the hallway. He asks the two students to stay after school to discuss their conflict with each other. Mr. Anderson's primary priority should be to: A. discipline both students for past infractions in a manner both students agree is fair. B. encourage the two students to find common ground and work together to settle their differences. C. determine who is the first student to cause the disruptions. D. create clear rules to minimize contact between the two students.
B. encourage the two students to find common ground and work together to settle their differences.
Mrs. Garcia is a mathematics teacher at Lyndon Johnson Elementary. She makes an effort to be enthusiastic during class while giving clear, quick directions to students before and during the activities. This behavior most likely results in the students: A. self-evaluating their academic performance during daily activities. B. having high interest and motivation during class activities. C. setting their own academic goals above the expectations of Mrs. Garcia. D. demonstrating a greater ability to work together in collaborative efforts.
B. having high interest and motivation during class activities.
Mrs. Johnson notices one of her students, Bobby, is routinely absent from school and she is concerned because Bobby is falling behind in his coursework. One day after class, Mrs. Johnson asks Bobby to stay and discuss her concerns. As Bobby sits down, she notices he grimaces and shifts his weight. She also notices bruises on his wrist. When Mrs. Johnson questions Bobby about the bruises, he does not respond. At this time, another teacher interrupts to let Bobby know his father is in the office, ready to take him home. Bobby becomes visibly upset and begins to cry. According to Texas law, Mrs. Johnson must: A. confront Bobby's parent or legal guardian about the injuries. B. notify Child Protective Services and file a report about the incident. C. notify Bobby's parent or legal guardian about the injuries. D. monitor Bobby over the next 72 hours for more injuries.
B. notify Child Protective Services and file a report about the incident.
Which of the following is not a useful method for motivating students? A. including students in instructional decisions B. offering intrinsic rewards for completing work C. assigning valuable tasks D. providing frequent positive feedback
B. offering intrinsic rewards for completing work
A beginning teacher is struggling with classroom management. A few students consistently disrupt the learning process. What should the teacher do first? A. schedule a parent-teacher conference for each of the students B. seek advice from a mentor teacher C. request a behavioral evaluation from the special education team D. write a referral for each of the students to the principal's office
B. seek advice from a mentor teacher
A fourth-grade class is writing a compare/contrast essay on two unique animals of the students' choosing. Which of the following sources would be best for researching the assigned animals? A. a fiction book with characters that match the assigned animals B. the National Geographic website C. watching YouTube videos of animals D. a picture book of different types of animals
B. the National Geographic website
Which of the following developmental milestones is achieved during the late elementary years? A. Mastering Pencil grip B. the ability to follow 3-to-5-step directions C. using simple sentences with 5 to 7 words D. focusing on a task for up to 15 minutes
B. the ability to follow 3-to-5-step directions
A teacher plays an excerpt from an audiobook for her English Language Arts class. The excerpt begins with the following: "The trees were swinging uncontrollably outside Ben's window as he lay in bed. He was just about to close his eyes when a bolt of light lit up the sky." In order to implicitly understand that a thunderstorm is keeping Ben awake, an English-language learner should have at least which of the following listening proficiency levels? A. Beginning B. Intermediate C. Advanced D. Advanced High
C. Advanced
What is the greatest benefit of teachers collaborating to share various instructional strategies that have been demonstrated to be effective for various learning styles and abilities? A. It provides support and encouragement for teachers. B. It rewards teachers for implementing new and innovative instructional strategies. C. It provides teachers with additional instructional strategies to accommodate for different learning styles. D. It acknowledges that some teachers are better than others and for the better teachers to teach the less-effective teachers.
C. It provides teachers with additional instructional strategies to accommodate for different learning styles.
Ms. Drew is a math teacher in Houston. She is made aware that during the recent STAAR math testing examinations that another teacher allowed bulletin board material about types of shapes to remain visible during the examination. What is the most appropriate course of action for Ms. Drew to take? A. Inform the teacher that their actions were in violation of policy. B. Contact the STAAR coordinator at the state level and inform them of the incident. C. Notify the campus administrator and the campus testing coordinator regarding the situation. D. Disregard the incident as she did not witness the action firsthand.
C. Notify the campus administrator and the campus testing coordinator regarding the situation.
Miss Brown knows that being organized is not necessarily one of the attributes of many sixth-grade students. She hopes to help her students become more organized than her past students were. Which of the following would be the best strategy for helping her students plan for organization this coming year? A. Send a note to parents during the first week of school requesting that they check the assignment book nightly for work to be completed and/or explanations and dates of upcoming projects. B. Ask parents to meet for individual conferences by the third week of school so that kudos and concerns can be discussed. C. Plan with team members for unified instruction and the use of a rubric concerning what it means to be organized in a classroom setting. This will provide a rationale for both students and parents on the required supplies and how they will be used. D. Label a precise place where assignments are to be turned in.
C. Plan with team members for unified instruction and the use of a rubric concerning what it means to be organized in a classroom setting. This will provide a rationale for both students and parents on the required supplies and how they will be used.
A science teacher plans to assign his class of students with varying academic needs a major research project. He wants the project to be a positive experience for all students, especially the lower achieving students. Which of the following approaches would be most beneficial for the students? A. Split the class into groups, having at least one high-achieving student and one low-achieving student in each group. B. Allow each student the freedom to choose the topic in which they have the most interest. C. Provide assistance to the students in planning the project and breaking the project into smaller sub-tasks to help the students manage and accomplish each task. D. Provide each student with a checklist of requirements that must be completed for the research project.
C. Provide assistance to the students in planning the project and breaking the project into smaller sub-tasks to help the students manage and accomplish each task.
An English teacher is assessing the effectiveness of a class discussion on a recent reading topic. Of the following features, which should be cause for the most concern? A. There was little agreement between the students on various topics. B. The teacher was not involved in the discussion, as students were addressing each other directly. C. Students were not responding to other students' comments but rather repeating their own. D. Students did not wait for other students to finish their ideas.
C. Students were not responding to other students' comments but rather repeating their own.
A ninth-grade social studies teacher is planning an instructional unit on the separation of powers in the United States government. With the different levels of cognitive development in a ninth-grade class, what is the teacher's best strategy to convey the instruction? A. Target instructional activities to the median of the students' achievement capability. B. Divide students by cognitive development and provide small-group instruction. C. Use hands-on activities with examples from the students' lives to convey the abstract concept. D. Have the higher-achieving students in the class explain the concepts to lower-achieving students.
C. Use hands-on activities with examples from the students' lives to convey the abstract concept.
Mrs. Murray, a seventh-grade English teacher, begins a writing lesson by asking her class, "Why is learning how to write important?" Students pair up and discuss the importance together. By beginning the assignment this way, it promotes participation of the students and reduces anxiety, primarily because: A. the question allows the students to teach the English teacher about the importance of writing. B. the question responses can range on a wide variety of topics which can appeal to each student. C. an open-ended question allows students to discuss and have opinions, without the social pressure of being incorrect. D. the question encourages the high-achieving students to volunteer an answer, which will help the entire class become more comfortable with the class conversation.
C. an open-ended question allows students to discuss and have opinions, without the social pressure of being incorrect.
A senior high school teacher notices a student's grades are falling. The teacher pulls the student aside after class to address the issue. The student informs the teacher that he plays in a band that performs at local restaurants, he has not had time to study, and he even might drop out of school because he is making a significant amount of money. The teacher is best able to discuss the situation if he realizes many high school students: A. are not capable of logical thought in correlation with their own circumstances. B. have an intrinsic desire to be successful entertainers. C. do not think about the long-term consequences of their actions. D. assign negative emotions to individuals who demonstrate authority over their lives.
C. do not think about the long-term consequences of their actions.
Mrs. White asks three students to stay after class to discuss their academic performance. The teacher begins by letting each student know they are not performing as well as in previous years and asks them to explain their current lack of effort in the class. However, when she asks the students why their work has suffered, each student only shrugs and mumbles a response. To end the meeting, she expresses her disappointment before dismissing the group. The teacher's handling of the situation is most likely to promote: A. an increased motivation by the students to avoid a repeat of the situation. B. the acceptance of responsibility by the students for their academic performance. C. feelings of bitterness and resentment toward the teacher by the students. D. a generalization that all teachers view them as a disappointment and will result in a reduction in academic motivation.
C. feelings of bitterness and resentment toward the teacher by the students.
Two social studies teachers are working together to create unit tests. To be successful, they must ensure that their tests: A. provide opportunities for students to respond to multiple-choice questions as well as true and false questions. B. specifically address the needs of the identified gifted students in their classes. C. include identified learning goals and critical thinking skills which students have previously been taught. D. offer questions on various levels of difficulty using a variety of assessment formats.
C. include identified learning goals and critical thinking skills which students have previously been taught.include identified learning goals and critical thinking skills which students have previously been taught.
During the first few weeks of school, Mrs. Hanson, a high school science teacher, works to ensure all the students know and follow the classroom rules, procedures, and routines. The most significant advantage to this practice is that it: A. allows the use of better, more in-depth assessments. B. reduces confusion in daily variations of instructional activity. C. promotes the best use and efficiency of classroom time. D. reduces Mrs. Hanson's instructional preparation time.
C. promotes the best use and efficiency of classroom time.
A fourth-grade teacher is introducing a new option for book reports. Students may write an email to the author detailing favorite aspects of the book and asking follow-up questions about the story line. The email must be sent from the school account for the student to receive credit. Which of the following goals is met through this use of technology? A. exposing students to the reality of being a well-known author B. introducing students to the various roles in the publishing world C. providing an authentic context for developing written communication skills D. identifying privacy issues related to email
C. providing an authentic context for developing written communication skills
The fourth grade team would like to plan an interdisciplinary unit themed around urban areas. Which of the following would be the most appropriate first step in planning? A. assigning individual responsibilities for each teacher to contribute to the unit B. creating a graphic organizer to list ideas related to the theme and subject areas C. reviewing relevant content standards for each subject area D. identifying instructional resources the team can use
C. reviewing relevant content standards for each subject area
Emerson Elementary is having all parents of third-grade students schedule a parent-teacher conference to discuss their students' results in a recent statewide assessment. During the conferences, the primary goal of each teacher should be: A. to discuss with the parents the negative aspects of statewide assessment testing and how it can be improved. B. to share the results of each student's assessment results relative to the rest of the third-grade class. C. to explain each student's assessment results and in which areas the student demonstrates strengths and which areas the student demonstrates a weakness. D. to gain the parents' insights into how instructional activities will meet the needs identified in the assessment.
C. to explain each student's assessment results and in which areas the student demonstrates strengths and which areas the student demonstrates a weakness.
Which of the following is the best strategy for a teacher to develop positive relationships with the students' parents/guardians? A. Create a website that has weekly updates of the lesson plans and assignments. B. Send home a handwritten letter with each student conveying the excitement and high hopes of the teacher for the upcoming school year. C. Provide each family with a list of all the school supplies and resources available to the student and how the parent/guardian can best encourage their child to use the school's resources in instructional activities. D. Clearly outline the expectations and requirements for the teacher, the student, and the parent/guardian at the beginning of the year.
D. Clearly outline the expectations and requirements for the teacher, the student, and the parent/guardian at the beginning of the year.
Middle school students are regularly at at different cognitive stages, and instruction should be varied to meet the learning needs of each student. Which of the following is not an appropriate method of instruction for a middle school class? A. Cooperative learning and learning to work in groups is important. B. Instruction does not need to be reinforced with hands-on activities. C. All middle school students can understand processes through abstract thinking, which is the maturation of cognitive development. D. Direct instruction, or lecturing, cannot be a stand-alone form of teaching. These students do not understand abstract content and all lessons must be paired with experiments and activities to reinforce instruction.
D. Direct instruction, or lecturing, cannot be a stand-alone form of teaching. These students do not understand abstract content and all lessons must be paired with experiments and activities to reinforce instruction.
Maria, an English language learner, tells the teacher she is concerned the class will not understand her presentation because of her inability to pronounce words perfectly. Which of the following would be the most appropriate recommendation for the teacher to make? A. Have Maria translate the speech into multiple languages. B. Have Maria distribute a transcription of her speech to the class prior to the presentation. C. Have Maria use images rather than notes so she can provide the class a visual representation of the topic. D. Have Maria write out notes that indicate the correct pronunciation of the words.
D. Have Maria write out notes that indicate the correct pronunciation of the words.
During a science lesson on climate change, the students begin debating the merits of man-made climate change. The class becomes divided, with each group saying the other group's science is flawed. Which of the following would be the best approach to develop the students' long-term learning skills? A. Encourage students to invite guest speakers to address the school about climate change. B. Have students focus their research and gather evidence in support of their viewpoints. C. Have the students continue to debate the issue until one side is proven correct. D. Have students research their own ideas and the ideas of other students to gather evidence and evaluate the situation objectively.
D. Have students research their own ideas and the ideas of other students to gather evidence and evaluate the situation objectively.
With direct teaching and guidelines on the group process, the fourth-grade students are divided into groups to write a story about an experience of a frightening storm. Each student is assigned a part of the narrative to write within their group, after the group agrees on the type of storm they will write about. They later share the group stories with their classmates. The teacher encountered one stubborn student and several challenges with the group progress, but all of the groups completed the task successfully with teacher facilitation. In order to improve future small group activities, what teacher strategy should be used? A. Let the students select their own group members. B. Reduce the grades for the students and the student groups that do not collaborate well. C. Assign at least one student with leadership skills to each group. D. Help the students evaluate their group's performance and generate guidelines for future group work.
D. Help the students evaluate their group's performance and generate guidelines for future group work.
Maria is a kindergarten student who likes to sit next to other students and perform similar activities. The teacher wants to help Maria transition into the next stage of play development. Which of the following would be the best strategy to facilitate the transition? A. Introduce an activity where Maria must work with other students to achieve a common goal. B. Introduce additional activities for Maria to do while sitting next to other students. C. Incorporate individual games and activities for Maria to do, separate from other students. D. Introduce an activity that incorporates all students, but does not require them to work or collaborate.
D. Introduce an activity that incorporates all students, but does not require them to work or collaborate.
A mentor advised a beginning teacher to plan an entire unit before the beginning of instruction. The unit plan includes objectives, activities, modifications, and assessments. What is the best instructional reason for this advice? A. It assures that all curriculum objectives and topics can be addressed within the time limitations. B. It causes the teacher to evaluate whether the topic of the unit is appropriate for students' interests and skills. C. It reduces stress on the teacher by organizing the instruction prior to teaching. D. It ensures that the content and learning activities are sequenced in a logical and coherent manner.
D. It ensures that the content and learning activities are sequenced in a logical and coherent manner.
Mr. Oden wants to establish and successfully implement classroom behavioral standards to create a positive classroom environment. Which of the following guidelines would be the best way for Mr. Oden to accomplish this goal? A. Provide up to five behaviors that students are not to exhibit and clearly outline consequences for exhibiting these negative behaviors. B. Use many standards to clearly define which behaviors are acceptable and which behaviors are not acceptable. C. Create ten classroom guidelines for all teachers to implement in their classrooms. D. Limit the number of standards to no more than five that focus on creating a positive classroom environment.
D. Limit the number of standards to no more than five that focus on creating a positive classroom environment.
Some schools assign a new teacher with a mentor teacher for the first year at the school. Which of the following is not a responsibility of this mentor teacher? A. Mentor teachers will observe the new teacher in class and offer feedback and support. B. Mentor teachers will answer questions about the methodology used within the school and district. C. Mentor teachers will help new teachers find resources for professional development in areas of improvement. D. Mentor teachers will create lessons for the new teacher to use in the classroom.
D. Mentor teachers will create lessons for the new teacher to use in the classroom.
Through a district's data management system, a high school math department has received aggregated and disaggregated state, local, group, and individual data from the previous year's statewide assessment in eighth-grade mathematics. An algebra teacher is concerned that his assigned upcoming students did not perform well as a whole. What is the best strategy for this teacher? A. Plan to implement the curriculum according to recommended timelines in order to address necessary course objectives. B. Plan to implement the curriculum and provide individual assistance to students if they do not perform well on the assessments. C. Plan to use the first six weeks of instruction to review eighth-grade objectives that are important for skill development in algebra. D. Plan to use additional assessments to determine which students and groups of students need additional instruction in specific skills.
D. Plan to use additional assessments to determine which students and groups of students need additional instruction in specific skills.
Mrs. Harper notices her students seem discouraged when they receive their corrected homework assignments back from the previous day. As she discusses the matter with her mentor teacher, Mrs. Harper realizes that she only comments on the errors in the students' work. Of the following, which is the best statement Mrs. Harper should consider when grading the students' work? A. Research on instructional feedback indicates learning is best promoted when feedback focuses on the completion of correct work and does not bring to attention the students' errors. B. Mrs. Harper should not hand back homework the next day, but rather she should wait until students have had time to fully absorb the material. C. The emotional reaction of students should not influence the grading of their work. D. Research on instructional feedback indicates learning is best promoted when feedback praises good work while indicating errors which need to be corrected.
D. Research on instructional feedback indicates learning is best promoted when feedback praises good work while indicating errors which need to be corrected.
Mrs. Hansard is a science teacher who wants to recognize student performance and participation in the science fair. One of the ways she wishes to accomplish this is by posting pictures of the students next to their projects on the school website. Which of the following would be the most appropriate way for Mrs. Hansard to proceed? A. Post the pictures on the website without the identifying information. B. Make sure the use of the photographs is in compliance with fair use copyright rules. C. Obtain the students' written permission to post their images and names on the website. D. Review the school district's acceptable use policy.
D. Review the school district's acceptable use policy.
In an attempt to keep parents abreast of student participation and the responsible use of time, grades, discipline concerns, etc., a new teacher, Mrs. Parker, plans to communicate with timely reports. Which of the following would be the most effective way of accomplishing this goal? A. She sends out a copy of all grades by all students, identifying only the names of those students who are failing. B. She calls each student's family and verbally communicates this information at the end of the grading period. C. She sends a notice to only those students who are failing or in danger of failing every two weeks. D. She emails individual grade reports addressing these categories for each student halfway through the required grading and communication period.
D. She emails individual grade reports addressing these categories for each student halfway through the required grading and communication period.
A high school Spanish teacher is planning a research activity to support learning about the Spanish culture. The activity requires students to collect various types of information from the Internet and other electronic sources in order to create multimedia presentations for their classmates. Although the classroom has limited technology available and some students have a limited access to technology, what is the best way for the teacher to address these needs? A. Break the project into a series of manageable tasks with an organized checklist of instructions for completion. B. Allow extra time for completing the research and making presentations. C. Allow some students to conduct text-based research and develop presentations that do not require technology. D. Structure small groups to give all students access to technology and to collaborate on tasks in the process.
D. Structure small groups to give all students access to technology and to collaborate on tasks in the process.
Mr. Sandberg's students are frustrated because they all performed well on the homework assignments, but the large majority of them failed the most recent exam. In reviewing the test questions, the students noticed they were much more complex than the homework questions. The students approach Mr. Sandberg with their concern that the test has questions they were not prepared to answer. Which of the following best describes the students' concern about the assessment? A. The assessment is not a performance-based assessment. B. The assessment does not have objective measures. C. The assessment is not reliable. D. The assessment does not have content validity.
D. The assessment does not have content validity.
Which of the following factors is likely to have the most positive effect on student learning in a middle school classroom? A. The number of students in the class who are identified as gifted and talented. B. The teacher's organization of the classroom, including comfortable seating and flexible grouping arrangements. C. The frequency at which the teacher moves through activities aligned with state standards. D. The methods in which the teacher demonstrates investment in students' learning and growth.
D. The methods in which the teacher demonstrates investment in students' learning and growth.
During the units and most of the lessons, a teacher provides students the time to reflect on and assess what they have learned. What is the best reason for this instructional strategy? A. The students can participate in this activity, even if they have limited skills. B. The students respond to a regular daily lesson structure, routine, and organization. C. The students enjoy active participation and opportunities to express themselves. D. The students' learning is reinforced, and teachers receive information on student learning.
D. The students' learning is reinforced, and teachers receive information on student learning.
Effective teachers constantly strive for quality communication with both students and their parent(s) or guardian(s). An eighth-grade science teacher, Mrs. Davis, would like to have a positive educational partnership with the families of each of her students. Which of the following would best encourage the parents to enter into such a partnership at the beginning of the school year? A. The teacher outlines the accepted developmental attributes and social expectations typical of eighth-grade students. B. The teacher sends home a notice to parents providing the name of the textbook and any additional resources she plans to use for instruction. C. The teacher sends home an internet link to the state agency wherein parents may look to see released tests that demonstrate the format used for the required state test. D. The teacher sends home her expectations, discipline and homework policies, and project requirements for the first six weeks.
D. The teacher sends home her expectations, discipline and homework policies, and project requirements for the first six weeks.
Mr. Omar wants to create a class-wide research project for his third-grade class about the school's water usage and how the school can conserve their resources. As he discusses the project, the students become excited about being able to research various aspects of the school. Mr. Omar decides to split the class into small groups, with each group coming up with ideas to implement the research. After the students organize their thoughts, Mr. Omar asks each group to consider how this project might help the school conserve energy and what benefits it might have on the community. Framing the research project around the issue of how it affects the students and their community is most likely to help them: A. develop a strong, positive self-esteem in their ability to benefit the community. B. understand the importance of original research and the challenges involved in the proper citation. C. recognize the importance of large group efforts in combating environmental issues. D. develop a sense of ownership and involvement in the local community and allow them to see how their efforts can benefit those around them.
D. develop a sense of ownership and involvement in the local community and allow them to see how their efforts can benefit those around them.
Mr. Lancaster's sixth-grade classroom includes students with disabilities who have to spend time in the school's resource room. In planning instruction for his class, it is important for Mr. Lancaster to ensure that the students with disabilities: A. have accommodated work for all students that focuses on collaborative rather than individual work. B. have no differentiated instruction from the other students. C. are surrounded by other students with similar disabilities. D. do not feel as though they are being separated from their classroom peers.
D. do not feel as though they are being separated from their classroom peers.
A virus is most likely to enter the school's network through a(n) A. personal computer accessory, such as a mouse. B. non-academic website. C. piece of installed software. D. email attachment.
D. email attachment.
The elementary and middle school English teachers in a school district meet at the beginning of the year to review the scope and sequence of English content being taught at each grade. The greatest benefit to this practice is that it: A. addresses the individual learning needs of at-risk students. B. allows instruction to be flexible between grade levels. C. ensures teachers can adopt the best teaching practices from each teacher. D. ensures continuity of content between grade levels.
D. ensures continuity of content between grade levels.
Computer skills instruction for preschool students should focus primarily on promoting and encouraging which of the following? A. increased performance in the use of word processing and typing skills B. understanding of how their favorite computer applications function C. increasing computer skills in the context of the current instructional units, ideas, and concepts D. exploring computer applications and their various purposes and uses
D. exploring computer applications and their various purposes and uses
Mr. Grant is a high school social studies teacher. A student's parent contacts him regarding the amount of homework Mr. Grant assigns. The parent feels the homework is too much and would like to schedule a parent-teacher conference to discuss the matter further. The best strategy for Mr. Grant to use at the beginning of the conference would be to: A. have other teachers assure the parent the homework assignments are not excessive. B. compare the amount of work Mr. Grant assigns to other teachers in the school. C. present adjustments in homework assignments that address the concerns of the parent. D. listen to the parent's concern.
D. listen to the parent's concern.
A teacher asks several students to stay after class to discuss their academic performance. The teacher begins by letting each student know they are not performing as well as years past and she details the extent of the decline in their grades. She asks them to explain their current lack of effort in the class and why their work has suffered. Each student is reluctant to answer, so she states that she is disappointed with them and ends the meeting. During the meeting, the teacher acted inappropriately by: A. expressing a disappointment in their current performance and asking for specific reasons for their lack of effort. B. confronting the students about their poor performance in her class. C. placing too much emphasis on the students' grades. D. revealing each student's grades to the group, violating the confidentiality between a student and the teacher.
D. revealing each student's grades to the group, violating the confidentiality between a student and the teacher.
Mr. Branson, a sixth-grade science teacher, is planning an instructional unit on parts of the cell. He would like all of his students to be able to view multiple cell structures and observe the differences. The science lab is equipped with four microscopes and a few slides for the cells. Instead of taking his students to the science lab, Mr. Branson prepares a multimedia presentation and includes various pictures of the cell as seen under a microscope. Mr. Branson's multimedia presentation best demonstrates his understanding that: A. teachers should develop content that is developmentally appropriate. B. students should not be allowed to work directly with laboratory equipment. C. students learn best from multimedia presentations. D. teachers should make the most efficient use of classroom time and available resources.
D. teachers should make the most efficient use of classroom time and available resources.
Mrs. Holm, an eleventh-grade math teacher, has students in her class who vary in their previous experience with the subject matter and current level of knowledge in mathematics. The teacher can best create a positive learning environment for each student by using assessments: A. that focus on how well they performed in relation to other students. B. that are unique to each student depending on their ability. C. that contain easy and difficult questions. D. where progress from assessment to assessment is taken into account in the calculation of the grades.
D. where progress from assessment to assessment is taken into account in the calculation of the grades.