MOST effective method for closing a lesson? ✔✔The students identify the important topics and
conclusions in group discussions.
Why: Closure is best done by students so that the teacher can assess the effect of the less
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MOST effective method for closing a lesson? ✔✔The students identify the important topics and
conclusions in group discussions.
Why: Closure is best done by students so that the teacher can assess the effect of the lesson. It
needs to be done as a group so that the teacher can monitor and adjust before students work
individually.
Choice b (The teacher reiterates an outline of the lesson and outlines important conclusions) isn't
correct because students are merely reiterating the lesson and not stating the issues and results in
their own words.
Graphic Organizer that would best help elementary students understand differences and
similarities of forests and deserts? ✔✔VENN DIAGRAM-this is used to compare/contrast 2
objects/information
These graphic organizers are useful for organizing a linear discussion or argument ✔✔outline
These graphic organizers are helpful when students need to examine 2 sides of the same topic
(pros cons) ✔✔t charts
This organizer helps show details of a topic ✔✔choose web cluster or topic/subtopic chartThis graphic organizer is appropriate to use when showing relationships between events
✔✔Cause-effect chart
This is the most appropriate organizer to work with in class to understand the recycling process
after reading a chapter about recycling. This chart is the best way for students to visualize a
process with multiple steps and options. They help clarify complicated processes. ✔✔Flow Chart
A history teacher instructs students to create a timeline to represent the unit they just covered.
Which of the following BEST explains the purpose of this activity? ✔✔A: to give students an
opportunity to visually represent the temporal relationships between key historical events.
This is the best answer because this activity relates to selecting facts to illustrate ideas in the
classroom. the proper use of creating timelines is to show students the order of historical events.
studying for exams is not the primary purpose of using a timeline as an instructional activity.
reviewing key events is not the primary purpose either.
Before elementary students start reading a new book about baby dinosaurs, which of the
following activities would best assess prior knowledge and stimulate student interest?
✔✔Answer a Show the class drawings of different kinds of dinosaurs and ask them to name and
discuss them, if they can. Discuss the answers as a group and ask the question, "What would you
do if you found a baby dinosaur?"
Incorrect B: show students photo of dinosaurs and ask if they've ever read any stories about
dinosaurswhy is a correct? The teacher is able to assess what students know about dinosaurs and can
correct any misinformation. in addition, the questions is open-ended and is an attention grabber.
Choice b and c are passive and the teacher cannot assess prior knowledge. choice d(museum)
may seem like a good activity, but again, the teacher cannot assess prior knowledge.
In teaching a lesson, it is helpful to share the objectives with the students because doing so
✔✔Correct A: helps students strive for the same learning goals
Incorrect- Makes sure students are on task and ready to learn.
Why? objectives help focus the students on the major goal of the day
Which assignment will BEST determine if students can analyze what they are learning? ✔✔a.
define the following terms
Correct B-Create a storyboard that explains how religion influenced the development of Latin
America
c. draw a map showing changes in borders of European countries before after ww2
d (my answer) describe climate in rain forest and discuss how human activity affects it
Why-The students must explain a concept by creating or synthesizing something. In Blooms
taxonomy, synthesis is a higher order than answer knowledge (a) -comprehension (D) and
application (c)During the beginning of a unit about the Great Depression for a sixth grade class, which of the
following questions would be most effective for presenting the new content? ✔✔Correct-Can
anyone tell us where the Great Depression took place?
WHy? it is a relevant answer with a verifiable answer. Those qualities are useful at the start of a
unit beause they start building a store of info that can be used later. Choice a may be used to
create interest in the topic. choice b focuses on sources, not the content. choice d supposes prior
knowledge and would be appropriate later in the unit.
In teaching a unit on Germany in the 30s, teacher wants class to recognize and understand that
multiple social,economic, and political factors contributed to the rise of National Socialism.
After starting the unit, what types of questions should be asked next? ✔✔Correct answer : D
What & Where
Not-A: How & Why
Why? What and where questions elicit info that adds to a base or scaffold. Asking how usually
involves more complex thinking, as does asking why. Those questions that will come up later in
a unit.
What is the most important reason homework should be given to high school math students?
✔✔B. To facilitate learning outside of the classroom
I put C. To give students a chance to test their understanding of the material.The question does not reference an upcoming exam. B is correct because homework should be
tailored so it extends the ideas outside of the classroom. Although students could use homework ,
the primary purpose of homework is to extend learning outside of school.
A language arts class is beginning a section on poetry. When the students enter the room, they
see the teacher has written a short poem on the board, but left the subject words blank. The
teacher opens the class by asking the students to fill in the blanks of the poem. using this exercise
best accomplishes which one of the following goals? ✔✔A. Engaging students' interest in
poetry.
I put it would introduce them to the rules of poetry conventions such as rhyme and meter
The correct answer is A because the lesson provides students with the opportunity to draw from
their personal background and interest in order to relate to the new topic. Choice B is incorrect
because although filling in blanks of an existing poem may give teacher idea of how much
students know about poetry, it is not the primary purpose of the activity. c in incorrect because
filling in blanks of an existing poem does not allow a teacher to assess what students want to
learn about composing poetry. choice d is incorrect because info related to poetry conventions
such as rhyme and meter is not provided and is outside the scope of the question.
An 11th grade teacher is introducing poetry in a lesson. Which of the following illustrates the
best sequence for introducing the material? ✔✔B. Describe each type of poem and review parts,
have students write examples, and finish the lesson by comparing and contrasting the different
types.teachers should present material in a logical sequence. it makes sense to introduce the types of
poems and the parts of each before having students write their own examples. having students
write their own examples before introducing the different types of poetry is not correct.
Which of the following situations are students most likely to require additional guidance and
support from the teacher? ✔✔Answer D The students have little choice or control over their
level of participation
Not C (They have a lot of choice)
Why D? Some degree of personal choice or control almost always makes learning easier; in its
absence, extra guidance and support may help learning. All other choices are situations that build
independence in students.
Which of the following classroom management goals will BEST ensure an orderly classroom?
✔✔Answer C-Establish, explain, and practice classroom procedures; set standards for
performance.
Wrong A-minimize behavior that intereferes with learning; respond accordingly when it does
happen.
Why C-Procedure is the key element in classroom management. Procedures for dealing with
negative behavior are an important part of classrrom management but only a part. Choice b deals
with curriculum and instruction. The emphasis on definition makes choice D too narrow.In the middle of a lesson on the legislative branch, a teacher has students form a mock legislature
and debate bills that they have created as a way to assess student learning. wHAT IS THIS an
example of? ✔✔Answer is A, Formative Assessment
NotB, Summative
Why? Formative assessment provides feedback that allows a teacher to monitor and adjust the
instruction and is an easy way to evaluate individual student learning.
Assume that a set of test scores is normally distributed. How many test scores would be expexted
to be within two standard deviations of the mean? ✔✔95%, because it is relatively rare for a
score to be more than 2 standard deviations from the mean in a set of normal scores.
Given the following scores, which measure is the best descriptor of the central tendency of the
data?
22,57,60,60,60,75,76,82,85,88,90,92,97 ✔✔Answer is Median, not mode, mean or standard
deviation.
This is because a low score of 22 will skew the data. Because the mean is not resistant to
extremes, the median is a better test of center. The mode of 60 is not idicative of the center of
this data. The standard deviation is never a measure of center.
These tests measure the amount or percentage of content students know or can perform. It
measures learning of a specific set of skills or info. ✔✔Criterion-referenced testA teacher prepares checklists for students to complete at the end of key lessons. checklists ask
students to identify what part of the lesson was hardest to follow and what gave the most help.
Students do not put their names on the checklist. the teacher uses the info to guide future
instruction. What is the standard name of this kind of assessment? ✔✔Answer is formative, not
summative
Formative assessments help form or they inform future instruction. They guide improvements
and refinements. The other major category of assessments is summative, they sum up what
students have learned from a course, unit, or lesson
Which of the following sets of verbs should be used to assess how well students have retained a
set of basic faCTS? ✔✔c. list, LABEL, MATCH
wHY? THE Verbs in this set call for very basic thinking without much additional processing.
According to bloom's taxonomy, these are the foundationl skills. Choice a, use demonstrate,
modify, calls for applying knowledge,
b diagram outline differtiate-analysis
d. rearrange compile combine-synthesis
The four major steps to planning a lesson are task analysis, determining objectives, determining
goals, and identifying neccary prerequestite knowlesdge. What order should those steps occur?
✔✔Answer-Goals, objectives, task analysis, prerequisite knowledgeThe first thing is to determine the overarching goal and the measurable objectives to reach that
goal. A task analysis is completed to help guide the lesson plan, including determing the
necessary prerequesite knowledge.
A student who is usually well behaved is consistently interrupting the class routine and annoying
nearby students. The teacher has already reminded him that he must obey the classroom behavior
standards, but that hasn't changed the behavior. Which of the following is the most appropriate
teacher response? ✔✔Separate student from classmates and give 5 minute time out
Why? the behavior is consistent so ignoring it is ineffective. Rules must be enforced consistently,
and if the student actively chooses to disobey, a consequence must follow. Referring the student
to the discipline officer is far too severe a response at this early stage, and telling him to explain
behavior standards is unlikely to be effective since he has already ignored reminders. The
problem is not that he cannot comprehend what the rules are, but instead why he has to follow
them
Which of the following statements, when used to begin a lesson on the respiratory system,
encourages meaningful student participation? ✔✔B "Take a deep breath and pay attention to
how it feels to breathe deeply"
NOT D "you breathe all day every day, do you know hot it works?"
Why? Beginning a lesson with a overt or covert participation is effective in helping students
focus and absorb material. Choice B gives students a specific task, focusing their minds on the
topic. Choices A and C are passively received by the listener and do not give the student a task to
help them participate. Choice D is shallow and if absorbed by the students at all, can be
dismissed with a yes or no answer.While in a science lab, a student who is repeatedly off task and disruptive is pretending to make
pancake batter by mixing chemicals together. the appropriate response is to ✔✔D get the student
out of the room and under the supervision of another adult
not a-tell the student to stop and stand nearby to make sure he behaves
Why -mixing chemicals is risky behavior. Because the student is repeatedly off task and
disruptive, an immediate consequence is in order. A science lab class offers many distractions,
and the teacher cannot ignore the rest of the students in order to control one child.
A reliable test__ ✔✔A- yields consistent results
not C-is free of bias
Why? A reliable test must simply produce consistent results. A test must be reliable to be
considered valid, but valid tests are not automatically reliable as well.
Which teaching plan is the best way to begin a mathematics class? ✔✔B Begin a simple activity
not a, going over homework
why?A simple warm up activity allows the students to transition their thinking to mathematics. it
has the added benefits of giving students a review, preview, or extension activity and giving th
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