Nathan's school records are passed from teacher to teacher each year. Every year his new teacher ...

Nathan's school records are passed from teacher to teacher each year. Every year his new teacher reads the same comments, Nathan is intelligent but lazy.. At the end of the year that new teacher writes the same summary statement and passes it on to the next teacher in the subsequent grade. This could be an example of
 
  a. academic competence.
  b. self-fulfilling prophecy. c. self-efficacy.
  d. metacognition.

Question 2

Which of the following reflects the substantive complexity of a job?
 
  a. Exposure to physical and emotional hazards b. On-the-job training
  c. Repetitive technical skills
  d. Independent judgment and decision making

Question 3

Under what combination of student ability and student effort is the teacher most likely to take a sense of personal responsibility?
 
  a. The child is bright but doesn't try hard.
  b. The child has a behavioral problem.
  c. The child has a low level of ability but doesn't try.
  d. The child has a low level of ability and tries hard.

Question 4

Which aspect of career management refers to such behaviors as working effectively in a group, influencing co- workers, communicating with clients or customers, and comparing oneself to others?
 
  a. Authority relations
  b. Evaluation
  c. Interpersonal skills
  d. Skill demands

Question 5

When teachers believe that a child is bright but does not try very hard, the teacher's reaction to the child is most likely one of
 
  a. guilt.
  b. pride. c. anger.
  d. satisfaction.

Question 6

Effective leaders in the workplace should
 
  a. balance self-interest with the good of the group. b. work only for their self-interest.
  c. ignore the dynamics among group members.
  d. create a rigid, hierarchical leadership structure.