Mrs. Fuller is dealing with a classroom management issue involving an argument in one of her groups. The second graders were working at the math center and discussing the best way to share the make-believe pizza. Tomas said he should have more than the other children because he is bigger. Mrs. Fuller is dealing with an issue that is best described as:
a. social convention.
b. distributive justice.
c. personal choice.
d. morality of cooperation.
Ques. 2Ms. Ashley wants to build cohesion among the students in her history class and encourage all students to participate in a brainstorming session about problems with their last simulation project and plans for their next project. What seating arrangement is likely to be most effective in helping her achieve her goal?
a. Fishbowl
b. Horizontal rowsfacing the front
c. Clusters of four
d. Horizontal rows on opposite sides facing each other
Ques. 3Which of the following students has an incremental view of ability?
a. Cassidy is trying different strategies for learning her vocabulary words. She is sure she will find a strategy that works for her.
b. Devon knows his dad did well in math when he was a student, but Devon believes he got his mom's genes and can't do as well as his dad.
c. Staci makes good grades in literature, but she doesn't understand science. She knows there's nothing she can do to make high grades in science.
d. Marcus's teacher asked him if he wanted to use the tutorial on the computer. He said it wouldn't help.He said his teachers have always told him he doesn't have a mind for math.
Ques. 4Which of the following teachers apparently did NOT establish classroom procedures?
a. Mrs. Gilbert reads aloud to students from a chapter book every day after lunch, and during today's reading two students went to the trashcan and one sharpened her pencil.
b. Students in Mr. Carpenter's class put their homework in the homework tray as soon as they store their personal items at their seats in the mornings.
c. Ms. Lopez's students move their desks into groups of four when she says it's time for group activities in math class.
d. The fourth grade students in Mr. Thomas's class talk excitedly about the upcoming field trip until he tells them to form a quiet line for lunch.
Ques. 5Carson's achievement in fifth grade has been remarkable. Last year in fourth grade, he had occasional problems with distractions and difficulty understanding what was expected, but this year he has no such problems. Based on studies of factors related to student achievement, which of the following factors most likely makes the largest impact on Carson's success?
a. His teacher's content knowledge in fifth grade subjects
b. His teacher's knowledge and skill in classroom management
c. His increased interest in school
d. His increased ability to follow rules and procedures
Ques. 6Brenden is a student in Mrs. O'Donnell's high school algebra class. He barely passed math last year and knows he won't be able to succeed in algebra. He says he doesn't have the brains to do math no matter how much he works at it. The teacher offers to help him after school, but Brenden says it won't help. He's tried tutors before. Brenden's beliefs about himself illustrate:
a. controllable causes of failure.
b. an incremental view of intelligence.
c. an unstable view of ability.
d. learned helplessness.
Ques. 7Mr. Chen is beginning his second year of teaching sixth grade in a low-income area. He has always been driven by goals and is trying to help his students learn to set and achieve goals, but his students didn't respond well to his performance goal orientation last year. Mr. Chen recently revisited his educational psychology text from college and read the chapter about motivation. Now he wants to change the goal orientation for his teaching and help his students work toward mastery goals. What should he do to achieve this goal?
What will be an ideal response?
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