Developing a sense of personal autonomy as they move from their family to the school setting, and creating a predictable school environment because it mirrors the stability the students hopefully experience in the home is most important for which of the following?
a. Kindergarteners
b. Fifth graders
c. Ninth graders
d. Twelfth graders
Ques. 2I 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. tenth grade.
d. twelfth grade.
Ques. 3Of the following, the most popular intelligence test in use today is the:
a. Stanford-Binet.
b. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (3rd edition) (WISC-III).
c. System of Multicultural Assessment (SOMPA).
d. Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (KABC).
Ques. 4The middle score in a distribution of scores is called the:
a. mean.
b. median.
c. mode.
d. standard deviation.
Ques. 5Based on the description of guidelines for beginning the school year, which of the following is the least-effective suggestion?
a. To establish expectations, explain requirements and grading systems.
b. Teach rules and procedures, and monitor them carefully.
c. Intervene and discuss each infraction of rules.
d. Use as much groupwork as possible to promote student involvement.
Ques. 6Your text provides several guidelines for beginning the school year. One suggestion is to begin with eye-catching and motivating learning activities early in the year. To which guideline is this strategy most related?
a. Plan structured instruction
b. Establish expectations
c. Teach rules and procedures
d. Begin communication with parents
Ques. 7Of the following, what is the most commonly cited weakness of standardized achievement tests?
a. Student scores on specific sections of the tests sometimes indicate that they know more than they actually do.
b. Subject matter covered in the tests sometimes corresponds to one particular textbook series.
c. Testing takes place over several days.
d. Content measured on the tests might not cover the curriculum of a specific school or textbook program.
Ques. 8The most widely used standardized tests in schools today are:
a. aptitude tests.
b. achievement tests.
c. intelligence tests.
d. diagnostic tests.
Ques. 9Tests designed to measure and communicate how much students have learned in different content areas are called:
a. performance tests.
b. achievement tests.
c. diagnostic tests.
d. aptitude tests.
Ques. 10Juanita Perez typically spends about 5 minutes after the bell rings taking roll, handing out papers, and writing assignments on the board. She then begins her lesson, and her lessons are skillful applications of cognitive learning theory. Rafael Jiminez, who teaches in the room next to Juanita, has a warmup activity displayed on his document camera every day when the students walk into the classroom. They begin the warmup activity without being told while he completes his beginning-of-class routines, and when the students finish the activity, he immediately begins the day's lesson.
Based on the evidence we have in the vignette, which of the following is the most valid conclusion?
a. Juanita is a more effective teacher than is Rafael.
b. Rafael is a more effective teacher than is Juanita.
c. Juanita's students like her class more than Rafael's students like his class.
d. Juanita is more likely to have classroom management problems than is Rafael.
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