Dr. Sullivan conducts research that involves measuring the amount of change in student scores on ...

Dr. Sullivan conducts research that involves measuring the amount of change in student scores on state math tests at the beginning of the year and at the end of the year for students in top teachers' classrooms.What type of research is Dr. Sullivan conducting?
 
  a. Ethnographic
  b. Microgenetic
  c. Quantitative
  d. Qualitative

Ques. 2

The Measures of Teaching Effectiveness Project identified three measures used together as a valid and reliable way of assessing teaching that leads to student learning. The three measures include surveys of student perceptions of their teachers and classroom observations from the Danielson Framework for Teaching. What is the other measure?
 
  a. Student scores on national standardized tests
  b. Teacher content knowledge
  c. Teacher classroom management skills
  d. Student gains on state tests

Ques. 3

Which teacher comments appear to be most related to educational psychology?
 
  a. Are interest rates most likely to rise or fall under these conditions?
  b. Should the skill of summarizing be taught before students learn to identify the topic and main idea?
  c. Do you want to explore the topic of slavery in the United States or slavery in other countries?
  d. Which of these books would you like to read during the unit about historical fiction?

Ques. 4

In Austin Foley's research, he is collecting data in high schools in10 school districts. He is using surveys to learn the types of support APA physics students prefer from their teachers in physics lab. What type of research is Austin conducting?
 
  a. Experimental study
  b. Descriptive study
  c. Quasi-experimental study
  d. Ethnographic study

Ques. 5

MarisaCampala is conducting research with fifth grade teachers in diverse classrooms. One group of teachers uses English and Spanish to greet students each morning and other teachers maintain their regular greetings in English. What type of research is Marisa most likely conducting?
 
  a. Microgenic
  b. Descriptive
  c. Longitudinal
  d. Experimental

Ques. 6

Javier emigrated from Mexico with his family and is starting third grade with minimal ability to speak English. Mrs. Foster can't wait to see how much progress Javier will make in her class this year. This seems to be evidence of:
 
  a. teacher's sense of efficacy.
  b. overly optimistic beliefs.
  c. the school's expectations of teachers.
  d. the teacher's lack of experience with non-English speakers.

Ques. 7

Bethany has taught language arts at Mann Middle School for two years. As she reflects and plans for the coming year, she reads a note she made to herself when she taught the persuasive writing unit. The students struggled with persuasion, and Bethany wants to find a better way to teach the unit. She has two ideas and wants to put them to the test to see which is more effective. What do you recommend?
 
  a. Get the opinion of another teacher in her school.
  b. Conduct a single-subject experiment.
  c. Ask students which approach they would prefer.
  d. Conduct action research to answer her question.

Ques. 8

The sixth grade teachers in your school are reviewing their students' scores from high-stakes district tests. The scores arrived this week, and school dismisses for the summer in five weeks. Describe how these teachers might use the test scores to help their current and future students.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Ques. 9

Mr. Walker teaches ninth grade speech. He uses traditional testing to assess students' knowledge about various types of speeches and their purposes, but wants to use authentic assessment to evaluate students' performance when they make presentations. The upcoming speech assignment involves presenting a four-minute informative speech in which students cite three reputable sources to support their content. The speech needs to inform the audience about something in the environment that poses a risk to them and their friends and families. Describe in detail an appropriate process for creating a rubric for grading these speeches.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Ques. 10

McKenna Williams noticed an increasing number of students not completing their independent seatwork in language and spelling. She expects students to take responsibility for working independently while she works with small reading groups. Now she wonders whether she should start allowing students to work together in pairs or trios rather than continuing to require them to work quietly on an individual basis. Her common sense tells her that she should continue to require quiet individual work. Her colleague Cal Sitton disagrees. He allows his students to work in pairs. Explain why McKenna should not rely on her common sense as she solves this teaching problem.
 
  What will be an ideal response?