When planning for instruction, teachers must first:
a. decide what students should know or be able to do.
b. decide what strategies to use.
c. decide what topics to study.
d. decide what examples are needed.
Ques. 2Of the following, which is a disadvantage of completion items?
a. They generally measure lower-level objectives.
b. They take a lot of teacher time to construct.
c. They take a lot of teacher time to grade.
d. They are less reliable than essay items.
Ques. 3Instruction is typically described as existing in three phases. Which of the following is not one of those phases?
a. Planning for instruction
b. Implementing instruction
c. Preparing the physical environment
d. Assessing student learning
Ques. 4Of the following, which is the best definition of effective teaching?
a. Teaching that puts students into groups
b. Teaching that builds students' self-esteem
c. Teaching that maximizes student participation
d. Teaching that maximizes student learning
Ques. 5Describe the characteristics that most commonly exist in programs designed to provide long-term solutions to violence and aggression in schools.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 6You observe two students fighting. Describe the actions that you should take when you observe the fight.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 7Describe your legal responsibilities in cases where you observe one student behaving aggressively toward another.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 8Two of your students are fighting, and you're afraid that you're not physically able to stop them. Of the following, which is your most effective immediate intervention?
a. Send a student to the main office for help.
b. Shout as loudly as you can, and slam a chair on the floor to see if the students will be startled enough to stop.
c. Rush to the main office yourself for help.
d. If you believe they will be able to do so, ask two of the biggest boys in your class to step in and stop the fight.
Ques. 9For which of the following groups is teaching test-taking strategies most important?
a. Gifted students
b. Students from high SES backgrounds
c. Members of cultural minorities
d. Middle school students