For which of the following groups is teaching test-taking strategies most important?
a. Gifted students
b. Students from high SES backgrounds
c. Members of cultural minorities
d. Middle school students
Ques. 2
The concept of self-fulfilling prophecies most closely relates to:
a. teacher modeling and enthusiasm.
b. teacher caring.
c. teacher expectations.
d. personal teaching efficacy.
Ques. 3
Informal assessments are sometimes unreliable. Of the following, which is the best explanation for this lack of reliability?
a. Teachers don't get the same information from all students, so informal assessment provides an incomplete picture of learning and development.
b. Informal assessment often involves observation of students' behavior, which cannot be reliable.
c. Informal assessments occur during learning activities, and assessments are conducted after a unit of study is complete.
d. Informal assessments are limited to assessments with young children, so they aren't reliable with all learners.
Ques. 4
You have a student who is chronically disruptive. You finally decide that you have no choice but to remove the student from the classroom, and you tell him to step outside. The student refuses to leave and says that you can't make him go. Of the following, your best course of action is to:
a. physically remove the student from your room and once out in the hall, direct him to the principal's or dean's office.
b. remind the student that he has the choice to leave or go, and apply your consequence for failure to comply.
c. use an assertive approach in dealing with the student. State your demand that the student leave evenly and repeatedly until the student complies.
d. get help. Teachers need support in dealing with this level of defiance in students.
Ques. 5
Describe three problems that commonly exist when administering standardized tests with English learners (ELs).
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 6
Identify the three characteristics of an I-message. Then write an example and explain how it illustrates each of the characteristics.
What will be an ideal response?