Mr. Delmar, a health teacher, just read a research article that reported the importance of attention ...

Mr. Delmar, a health teacher, just read a research article that reported the importance of attention to a student's ability to learn something new. The next day he arrived in class wearing a skintight body suit illustrated with each of the organs in order to deliver a lecture on how systems in the body work. Mr. Delmar has attempted to combine
 
  a. health with fashion.
  b. art with science.
  c. teaching with bad performance art.
  d. unrelated principles.

Ques. 2

The method(s) used most often in assessing the score validity of questionnaires require(s) the use of
 
  a. a follow-up interview. c. equivalent forms of the questionnaire.
  b. direct observation of behavior. d. a and b

Ques. 3

A teacher who views the discipline of teaching as both an art and a science is likely to
 
  a. be mechanical and indecisive.
  b. continue to use methods that have scientific support but appear not to be working well in the classroom.
  c. experiment with new teaching methods as soon as they appear in the literature.
  d. be inspiring and exciting while at the same time aware of current scientific research in the field of teaching.

Ques. 4

The state superintendent of schools needs representative information on the general level of reading skills of sixth graders in his state. The type of survey recommended would be a
 
  a. sample survey of tangibles. c. census of tangibles.
  b. sample survey of intangibles. d. census of intangibles.

Ques. 5

Effective teachers recognize that teaching
 
  a. doesn't need a scientific basis because it is such a straightforward enterprise.
  b. is propelled primarily by commonly understood anecdotes of what works in the classroom.
  c. is an art that should nonetheless have a good scientific basis.
  d. should be viewed solely as the ability to be objective in evaluation and to have a good grasp of the subject matter.

Ques. 6

The president of a small company surveys all the employees in order to determine their attitudes toward a new health insurance plan. The type of survey that should be done is
 
  a. sample survey of tangibles. c. census of tangibles.
  b. sample survey of intangibles. d. census of intangibles.

Ques. 7

Which of the following characteristics accurately describes the art of teaching?
 
  a. The need for objective analysis
  b. Making use of assessments to modify educational goals
  c. An intuition for doing the right thing at the right time
  d. The ability to assign grades fairly

Ques. 8

The principal of a school wants an exact count of how many computers are in the building. The type of survey that should be done is
 
  a. sample survey of tangibles. c. census of tangibles.
  b. sample survey of intangibles. d. census of intangibles.

Ques. 9

To say that teaching is an art means that teaching
 
  a. is a relatively easy profession to master.
  b. requires flexibility in decision making.
  c. should be based entirely on scientific findings.
  d. is an undisciplined activity.