11. You have a teacher that has taught for 10 years and you observe many of the activities she did 8 years ago in her lesson plans and teaching style. Which stage of the maturity and readiness levels is she stuck in?
a. provisional
b. developmental
c. transitional
d. decelerating
12. The “survival and discovery stage” for teachers happens within __________.
a. 1-3 years
b. 4-6 years
c. 7-18 years
d. daily
13. In which model of staff development would you classify action research?
a. individually guided staff development
b. training
c. observation
d. inquiry
14. Which of the following is often the best choice to be a mentoring teacher for new teachers?
a. the department or grade level chair
b. a young, experienced teacher.
c. a veteran teacher with a minimum of 10 years experience.
d. the senior teacher for the department or grade level.
15. Mrs. Teacher attends educational conferences often. She is constantly trying new ideas that she learns at these conferences. She heads many committees and acts as a mentor. Mrs. Teacher is most likely in which stage of development
a. provisional
b. developmental
c. transitional
d. decelerating
16. Which level of a differential system of situational supervision does not provide improvement opportunities for the teacher?
a. clinical supervision
b. collaborative professional development
c. self –direction
d. administrative monitoring
17. Teacher evaluation has become more centered on a direct connection between teacher measured competency and student achievement as determined by
a. principal evaluation
b. student grade point average
c. standardized test scores
18. The _______is perceived as the most effective model for isolating the effects of teaching on student achievement.
a. student growth percentiles (SGPs)
b. value added models (VADs)
19. The ______ is perceived as the most accurate model for evaluating teachers
a. student growth percentiles (SGPs)
b. value added models (VADs)
20. Staff development is a _____ process.
a. linear
b. cyclical
c. static
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