Describe four guidelines that you can use in your efforts to capitalize on the instructional ...

Describe four guidelines that you can use in your efforts to capitalize on the instructional variables in the model for promoting student motivation to increase your students' motivation to learn. Provide a concrete example of each.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Ques. 2

Of the following, which variable in the Model for Promoting Student Motivation is likely to be most important for increasing motivation to learn in members of cultural minorities?
 
  a. Personalization
  b. Task comprehension
  c. Feedback
  d. Introductory focus

Ques. 3

Which of the following is likely to be most effective for minimizing test anxiety in students?
 
  a. Reducing the level of difficulty of the test
  b. Discussing test content and testing procedures before giving the test
  c. Telling students when teaching a topic that the topic will be covered on the test
  d. Decreasing the number of quizzes and tests that are given

Ques. 4

Which variable in the Model for Promoting Student Motivation is particularly important for working with students having diverse backgrounds, and particularly with members of cultural minorities? Explain why this variable is so important.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Ques. 5

According to research, of the following, the most effective way to reduce test anxiety is to:
 
  a. have students practice on sample test items using the format and content that will be covered on the test.
  b. have students practice stress-reduction techniques, such as deep breathing before and during the test.
  c. limit the number of tests that are given during the course of a grading period to avoid frequently placing students in the anxiety-producing situation.
  d. use norm-referenced evaluations, which allows students to compare their performance on the tests.

Ques. 6

When creating an assessment, the use of a table of specifications can increase:
 
  a. the reliability of the assessment.
  b. the validity of the assessment.
  c. both the reliability and validity of the assessment.
  d. neither the reliability nor validity of the assessment.

Ques. 7

According to research and your textbook, which of the following would be typical of urban school classrooms?
 
  a. A learning environment where the students are challenged
  b. High teacher expectations for student learning
  c. High levels of student autonomy
  d. Emphasis on control of student behavior

Ques. 8

When Janice Hunter prepares a test, she writes down the topics she's covering on the test and determines the number of test items covering each topic. She does this to avoid overemphasizing or underemphasizing some of the topics. Janice's practice most closely relates to using which of the following?
 
  a. A criterion-referenced evaluation
  b. An informal assessment system
  c. A table of specifications
  d. A reliable set of measurements

Ques. 9

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. Success
  b. Task comprehension
  c. Introductory focus
  d. Personalization

Ques. 10

A matrix relating a teacher's objectives to test items according to cognitive level or specific outcomes best describes a:
 
  a. criterion-referenced assessment.
  b. norm-referenced assessment.
  c. formal assessment system.
  d. table of specifications.

Ques. 11

During what point in the teaching-learning process are assessments most effectively prepared?
 
  a. During the planning process
  b. During implementation of learning activities
  c. After daily learning activities have been conducted
  d. After units of study have been completed

Ques. 12

The value for student motivation of Sam commenting, You're improving all the time, and You're getting to the point where you really understand this stuff, is best explained by which of the following theories?
 
  a. Humanistic views of motivation, since the comments communicate unconditional positive regard
  b. Expectancy x value theory, since the comments communicate the utility value of what they're learning
  c. Self-determination theory, since the comments suggest that competence is increasing
  d. Goal theory, since the comments are likely to lead to self-regulation