Of the following, the instructional variables in the Model for Promoting Student Motivation are most oriented toward which of the following?
a. Maintaining student interest in learning activities
b. Developing student self-regulation
c. Attracting students' attention
d. Increasing students' sense of self-worth
Ques. 2An observer is given the following checklist used as an alternative assessment to evaluate a preservice education major in a microteaching experience.
1 ._____Understands the students
2 ._____Has mastery of the content being taught
3 ._____Motivates students
4 ._____Has classroom management skills
Which of the following statements is the best assessment of the checklist?
a. The checklist is effective as written.
b. A checklist is an inappropriate instrument for assessing teaching skills; a more reliable measure, such as a multiple-choice test, would be more appropriate.
c. The checklist would be more effective if the statements were in behavioral terms. As is, it requires the observer to make inferences about the student's performance.
d. The statements in the checklist should be in the form of complete sentences instead of the phrases that appear.
Ques. 3Describe four guidelines we can follow for creating a motivating classroom environment, and include an example of each.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 4Mim is a physical education teacher. She assesses student learning during her softball unit by using batting average and fielding errors. These measures of student learning are best identified as:
a. informal assessments.
b. commercial assessments.
c. performance assessments.
d. affective assessments.
Ques. 5Explain why challenge is such an important climate variable. What theory of motivation best explains the motivational effects of challenge?
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 6Asking students to demonstrate skills similar to those required in real-world settings best describes:
a. norm-referenced assessments.
b. performance assessments.
c. formal assessments.
d. informal assessments.
Ques. 7Of the following, which is the most accurate description of commercially available tests?
a. They are known to be generally valid.
b. They are known to be highly reliable.
c. They consistently measure essential classroom objectives.
d. They most commonly assess lower-level objectives
Ques. 8When I give the kids an assignment, I tell them exactly what I want, why we're doing the assignment, and how many points it's worth, Kelly Evans commented to one of her friends. They're trying harder now than they did before. The variable in the Model for Promoting Student Motivation that Kelly's comment best illustrates is:
a. order and safety.
b. climate.
c. task comprehension.
d. success.
Ques. 9Marcy's assessment of her advanced music students is based upon how well her students can perform their recital pieces. Marcy's assessment is best categorized as a(n):
a. informal assessment
b. performance assessment.
c. portfolio assessment.
d. objective assessment.
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