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. 2Min 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. 3Explain why the student-teacher relationship is so essential for student motivation to learn.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 4Describe three differences between a mastery-focused and a performance-focused classroom environment.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 5Which 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. 6Of 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. 7Consider 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.
Ques. 8Which of the following is not an essential characteristic of effective assessments?
a. The assessment is aligned with the teacher's learning objectives.
b. The assessment is a form of positive reinforcement for students.
c. The assessment provides information about students' thinking.
d. The assessment promotes learning in students.