Mr. Walker is concerned that the math placement test given to the fifth graders is not a good indicator of sixth-grade math performance. Mr. Walker is most concerned with the test's:
A) placement validity.
B) predictive validity.
C) construct validity.
D) content validity.
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Of the following, what is the most commonly cited weakness of standardized achievement tests?
A) Testing takes place over several days.
B) Student scores on specific sections of the tests sometimes indicate that they know more than they actually do.
C) Content measured on the tests might not cover the curriculum of a specific school or textbook program.
D) Subject matter covered in the tests sometimes corresponds to one particular textbook series.
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Tom Evans gives a multiple-choice test to his biology students, and he is also careful to be certain that his test is consistent with his goals. As it turns out, Tom unintentionally writes the stem of one of the items in a misleading way, so that the students select a distracter rather than the correct answer, even though they understand the concept being measured with the item. Of the following, which is the most accurate statement?
A) The item is neither valid nor reliable.
B) The item is both valid and reliable.
C) The item is valid but not reliable.
D) The item is reliable but not valid.
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The cognitive objective "Students will learn to state the rule for forming plural nouns in their own words" is best classified in the taxonomy table as:
A) the cell where factual knowledge intersects with understand.
B) the cell where conceptual knowledge intersects with understand.
C) the cell where procedural knowledge intersects with apply.
D) the cell where conceptual knowledge intersects with remember.
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The first step in preparing and organizing learning activities is:
A) ordering the examples with the most concrete first.
B) identifying the components of the topic.
C) preparing examples for students' use.
D) sequencing the components of the topic.
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"I try to give my kids enough freedom so I don't quash their initiative but enough structure so they feel secure," Donna Ayers comments. If Donna is designing a management system to most effectively take the developmental characteristics of her students into account, she most likely teaches:
A) first grade.
B) seventh grade.
C) twelfth grade.
D) tenth grade.
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Three of the following statements are suggestions for developing learner self-regulation. Which one is not a suggestion for developing learner self-regulation?
A) Teach self-regulation as a concept, and link consequences to actions.
B) Emphasize the relationship between self-regulation and learning.
C) Reward students during learning activities when they demonstrate self-regulation.
D) Solicit student input into procedures that promote self-regulation.
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Zabrina's choice of examples (her sentences) best illustrates an attempt to capitalize on which of the following variables in the Model for Promoting Student Motivation?
A) Personalization
B) Success
C) Introductory focus
D) Task comprehension
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David Crouch has given his students their own mini chalkboards. When they practice math problems, each student does the problem on his or her chalkboard, so he can immediately see how they did and give them feedback. The variable in the Model for Promoting Student Motivation that the example best illustrates is:
a. introductory focus.
b. involvement.
c. modeling.
d. enthusiasm.
Ques. 2
Which of the following is not considered to be a performance-assessment format?
a. A written completion question
b. A collaborative group project
c. A simulation
d. An exhibition of work
Ques. 3
Jason, David Jensen, a fifth-grade teacher, says sternly after Jason has snickered at Marvin when Marvin struggled to answer a question. We stay completely quiet when one of our classmates is attempting to answer a question.
The variable in the Model for Promoting Student Motivation to which David's admonishment most closely relates is:
a. metacognition.
b. personal teaching efficacy.
c. order and safety.
d. teacher expectations.
Ques. 4
The concept of utility valuethe belief that knowledge or skills learned in school will be valuable outside the immediate classroommost closely relates to which of the following variables in the Model for Promoting Student Motivation?
a. Task comprehension
b. Goal monitoring
c. Introductory focus
d. Strategy use
Ques. 5
Which of the following formats would be most effective for finding out how skillfully an intern is teaching?
a. Oral interview
b. Multiple choice
c. Performance
d. Extended essay
Ques. 6
Teachers are urged to provide students with a reason for studying the topics they're studying. Providing rationales most closely relates to which variable in the Model for Promoting Student Motivation?
a. Modeling
b. Task comprehension
c. Order and safety
d. Involvement
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Ms. Adams sends electronic pictures to the parents of students in her Family and Consumer Sciences class. The pictures portray students engaged in class activities (such as making an omelet). She includes a personal note about the picture to each family. Ms. Adams's behavior best illustrates:
A) caring to meet students' relatedness needs.
B) order and safety to meet students' needs for equilibrium.
C) personal teaching efficacy to communicate beliefs about learning and teaching.
D) modeling and enthusiasm to communicate genuine interest.
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