Teacher questions not only serve as a way to assess students' understanding, they also

Teacher questions not only serve as a way to assess students' understanding, they also
 
  a. give the teacher a chance to take little mental breaks during a lesson.
  b. are likely to decrease the amount of off-task talking occurring during the lesson.
  c. increase student engagement, if planned and implemented well.
  d. require students to think in depth about the content under study.

Ques. 2

According to the authors, the four types of instructional activities are
 
  a. content development, discussion, recitation or reinforcement, and feedback.
  b. content development, knowledge consolidation and extension, creative output, and reflection.
  c. whole-class instruction, small teacher-led groups, heterogeneous cooperative learning groups, and individualized instruction.
  d. constructing new knowledge, acquiring skills, engaging in inquiry, and self-evaluating.

Ques. 3

Ms. Carmel hangs a Do not disturb sign on her door so she won't be interrupted by the school messengers during the time she teaches reading. Ms. Carmel would probably rate high in
 
  a. smoothness.
  b. accountability.
  c. group alerting.
  d. withitness.

Ques. 4

When you finish the worksheet, leave it on your desk so that I can check it when I come around. This direction by the teacher to a class is an example of
 
  a. momentum.
  b. group alerting.
  c. withitness.
  d. accountability.

Ques. 5

Mr. Smith frequently fails to notice that students at the back of the room when they pass notes and tease each other. Subsequently, more students get off-task. Mr. Smith is deficient in:
 
  a. satiation management.
  b. withitness.
  c. group alerting.
  d. overlapping.

Ques. 6

Ms. Jackson began explaining the homework and suddenly remembered she had forgotten to teach an essential concept. She immediately introduced the concept and then finished giving the homework details. This is an example of a problem in the area of
 
  a. movement management.
  b. overlapping.
  c. group focus.
  d. satiation.

Ques. 7

Greater student engagement will occur during seatwork activities when the teacher
 
  a. circulates and provides brief assistance to students.
  b. identifies a few students who need assistance the most and works mainly with them.
  c. stays at his/her desk and permits students to come up as needed for help.
  d. works at his/her desk and also assigns a student the role of class helper.

Ques. 8

You are teaching a science lesson and notice that Desiree has her hairbrush out. You just know she's going to begin using it at any minute, so you give her the look, silently communicating that she should put it away. You have handled the situation without interruption to your lesson. Which of Kounin's classroom management skills have you exhibited?
 
  a. smoothness
  b. group alerting
  c. withitness
  d. encouraging accountability

Ques. 9

Ways to troubleshoot a lesson include
 
  a. anticipating problems students may encounter.
  b. identifying potentially difficult vocabulary.
  c. identifying questions to ask during the lesson.
  d. doing the classwork and/or homework yourself.
  e. a-c only
  f. all of the above
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Ques. 10

Mia is the quietest student in your class. She never volunteers to answer questions you ask during lessons, and she rarely interacts with the other children unless they approach her first. You are going to begin using regular discussions to help your students understand concepts in social studies. You know that Mia will not be a willing participant. You decide to
 
  a. occasionally ask Mia for her opinion or to paraphrase another student's comments.
  b. allow Mia to participate as little as she wishes.
  c. tell the rest of the class that since Mia needs to learn to participate, you are going to ask her to begin the discussion each time.
  d. tell each student that they must make three comments during the discussion.

Ques. 11

Discussions are particularly good for
 
  a. introducing new material with which you want students to be familiar.
  b. promoting memorization of relevant facts.
  c. allowing students to develop their critical thinking and oral expression skills.
  d. putting the responsibility for learning squarely on the shoulders of the students.

Ques. 12

Mr. Gonzalez is working with a small group of children while the rest of the class works independently. During the lesson, he notices that Jessie and Tian are off task, whispering about the class guinea pig. When he checks a little later, they don't seem to be getting back on task. He should
 
  a. ignore their behavior.
  b. try to make eye contact with them or call their names once.
  c. place them immediately in time out.
  d. wait until the break before lunch to talk to them about their off-task behavior.