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Which of the following steps should teachers avoid, if possible, in scoring essay examinations?
 
  a. Scoring a few papers at one sitting
  b. Grading papers anonymously
  c. Reading through the test papers one question at a time
  d. Developing a model answer as a guide to scoring

Ques. 2

The variable introductory focus in the Model for Promoting Student Motivation best attempts to capitalize on the intrinsically motivating effects of which of the following factors?
 
  a. Fantasy
  b. Curiosity
  c. Challenge
  d. Control

Ques. 3

Which of the following paper-and-pencil item formats is typically easiest to construct but hardest to reliably score?
 
  a. Multiple choice
  b. Matching
  c. Interpretive exercises
  d. Essay

Ques. 4

Mr. McCormick is trying to motivate his fourth-grade students. He posts all of the best work on bulletin board and gives out the best grade of the week award on Fridays because he feels these strategies will motivate the learners to do their best. Which of the following is most consistent with Mr. McCormick's behavior?
 
  a. He is modeling a mastery-focused classroom environment.
  b. He is enhancing student self-efficacy.
  c. He is creating a performance-focused classroom.
  d. He is promoting a humanistic view of motivation.

Ques. 5

Basic abilities that all teachers, including those in their first year of teaching, should have to maximize student learning are best described as:
 
  a. task analyses.
  b. instructional alignments.
  c. essential teaching skills.
  d. models of teaching.

Ques. 6

Which is not an essential characteristic of effective feedback?
 
  a. It is general.
  b. It is immediate.
  c. It provides corrective feedback.
  d. It has a positive emotional tone.

Ques. 7

Min is teaching English as a second language courses. She provides a take-home assignment to her class that requires the students to ask for directions to a known location. She wants to be sure her students have practice qualifying knowledge they were receiving from others. She collects the assignments and gives the students grades and a model answer. The use of the model answer in this case is an example of which essential teaching skill?
 
  a. Teacher beliefs and behaviors
  b. Organization
  c. Feedback
  d. Focus

Ques. 8

Explain why the student-teacher relationship is so essential for student motivation to learn.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Ques. 9

Describe three differences between a mastery-focused and a performance-focused classroom environment.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Ques. 10

Which of the following parts of the planning process answers the question, How can I determine if my students have reached the learning objectives?
 
  a. Preparing learning objectives
  b. Organizing learning activities
  c. Planning for assessment
  d. Ensuring instructional alignment

Ques. 11

Of the following, the most effective way to communicate caring to students is to:
 
  a. smile at them frequently.
  b. compliment them on personal characteristics.
  c. spend time with them.
  d. be enthusiastic in class.

Ques. 12

Consider the following test item.
  Formative tests:
 
  1 . are given at the beginning of instruction.
  2 . are given at any time during instruction.
  3 . are given at the end of instruction.
  4 . are given when the teacher wants diagnostic information.
 
  Based on guidelines for preparing multiple-choice items, which of the following is the most valid assessment of the item?
  a. The item is appropriate as written.
  b. More information should be included in the stem, so a clear problem or question is presented.
  c. The stem should be written in the form of a question rather than as an incomplete statement.
  d. The item is inappropriate for the multiple-choice format, and should be rewritten as a completion item.

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