Which one of the following strategies is most consistent with the textbook's recommendations for ...

Which one of the following strategies is most consistent with the textbook's recommendations for dealing with rule infractions?
 
  A) Unless there are extenuating circumstances, all students should be treated consistently when they break a rule.
  B) Consequences for misbehavior should be tailored to students' unique temperaments.
  C) Teachers need to be more lenient when dealing with students who have emotional and behavioral disorders.
  D) High achievers should be held to higher standards for classroom behavior than low achievers.

Ques. 2

Students are most likely to follow classroom rules if they understand the reasons behind the rules. Below are four possible ways teachers might help students learn why a few rules for classroom behavior are essential. Which one is most consistent with recommendations offered in the textbook?
 
  A) Let the class operate without rules for the first week or two.
  B) Let the class operate without rules until one is needed for a problem that arises.
  C) Have students discuss problems that could arise in the classroom and develop possible ways of solving them.
  D) Describe what a classroom with no rules and procedures would be like.

Ques. 3

Many students in Ms. Janklow's class seem to have little intrinsic motivation for learning math, science, or social studies. Their minds are more apt to be on peer relationships (who the popular kids are, who bullies whom in the schoolyard, etc.) than on their studies. Without knowing anything else about Ms. Janklow's students, your best guess would be that they are:
 
  A) Kindergartners.
  B) Second graders.
  C) Fourth graders.
  D) Seventh graders.

Ques. 4

In which one of the following situations would it be best to ignore a student's misbehavior?
 
  A) Fritz and Irene are throwing paper airplanes across the room.
  B) Jim keeps pulling Jackie's hair while she's trying to work at her desk.
  C) Harriet gets up to sharpen her pencil at least once every 10 minutes.
  D) Mary asks a classmate to clarify an assignment and then returns to her work.

Ques. 5

Three of the following are, in certain cultures, commonly accepted practices for teaching children about acceptable and unacceptable behaviors. Which one of the following is not a common practice in any culture described in the textbook?
 
  A) Insisting on perfect performance beginning when children are very young
  B) Socially ostracizing a child for undesirable behavior for an extended time period
  C) Saying nothing to a child but telling others how well the child has performed
  D) Directly praising a child for exemplary performance

Ques. 6

In Mr. Marshall's fourth-grade class, students who acquire 20 points in one day can have a half hour of free time at the end of the day. Mr. Marshall awards points to his students for good behavior and deducts points when they misbehave. The deduction of points for misbehavior is known as:
 
  A) Time-out.
  B) A logical consequence.
  C) Response cost.
  D) In-school suspension.

Ques. 7

As a teacher, you are apt to find that the parents of a few of your students will have little involvement in their children's education. Three of the following statements are accurate with regard to such parents. Which statement is not accurate?
 
  A) Inadequate child care may prevent them from getting involved in school activities.
  B) They may have had bad experiences at school when they themselves were children.
  C) Their lack of involvement usually reflects a lack of interest in their child's academic performance.
  D) They may think that they shouldn't bother school personnel with their questions and concerns.

Ques. 8

Which one of the following alternatives best describes a sense of school community, as educators define the term?
 
  A) A common set of rules shared by classrooms throughout the school building
  B) The joining of two or more classes on a daily basis, with the teachers of those classes team-teaching a subject area
  C) A shared understanding that teachers and students are all working together to promote learning and achievement
  D) A system in which students have increasing involvement in school decision making as they advance through the grade levels

Ques. 9

Which one of the following examples is most consistent with the textbook's definition of assessment?
 
  A) Having a student swim two laps using the breast stroke
  B) Asking a student to form a mental image of a nine-sided polygon
  C) Having a student describe how long she studied
  D) Asking a high school student to read the first two chapters of a college-level textbook

Ques. 10

To be most effective, teachers should keep in regular contact with parents about how their children are performing and progressing in the classroom. Describe four different strategies that you might use to open and/or maintain lines of communication with your students' parents.
 
  What will be an ideal response?