Test Bank For Classroom Teaching Skills
Chapter 1: The Teacher as Decision Maker
Chapter 1: The Teacher as Decision Maker
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What are the two critical dimensions of effective teaching?
a. Interest and attitude c. Effort and acknowledgment
b. Intent and achievement d. Variety and relevance
ANS: B
2. Which of the following is NOT one of the four areas of competence that B.O Smith suggests a well-
trained teacher should possess?
a. Theoretical knowledge about learning and human behavior
b. Attitudes that foster learning and genuine human relationships
c. Knowledge in the subject matter to be taught
d. Knowledge of administrators’ expectations and biases
ANS: D
3. Theoretical knowledge of teaching includes which of the following?
a. Scientific concepts from psychology, anthropology, sociology, linguistics, and cognitive
sciences
b. Educational prescriptives and standardization procedures shared with new teachers by
their mentors
c. Common sense and habits learned over time in the classroom
d. Procedures for instructional strategies to be used in the classroom
ANS: A NOT: WWW
4. What is needed to help new teachers master and apply theoretical concepts in their teaching?
a. Advice from a trained mentor
b. Time to practice application in concrete situations
c. Directives from a supervisor
d. Additional coursework or professional development opportunities
ANS: B
5. Which of the following is one of the major categories of attitudes that affect teaching behavior?
a. Teachers’ attitudes toward administrators
b. Teachers’ attitudes toward unions
c. Teachers’ attitudes toward peers and parents
d. Teachers’ attitudes toward paperwork
ANS: C
6. What is pedagogical content knowledge?
a. Theoretical knowledge about learning and human behavior
b. Knowledge in the subject matter to be taught
c. Knowledge of how to translate content knowledge into forms appropriate for students
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d. A predisposition to act in a positive way towards certain ideas
ANS: C NOT: WWW
7. What is the fifth area of teacher competence (beyond the four suggested by Smith) identified in
Chapter 1 as important for effective teaching?
a. Language skills c. Interpersonal skills
b. Financial knowledge d. Personal practical knowledge
ANS: D
8. Which of the following is NOT one of Danielson’s four domains of teaching responsibility?
a. Attitudes and emotions c. The classroom environment
b. Planning and preparation d. Instruction
ANS: A NOT: WWW
9. A framework for professional practice like that provided by Danielson is most beneficial in:
a. providing evaluators with a clear means of identifying what teachers are doing incorrectly.
b. helping teachers self-reflect and engage in discussions and goal-setting regarding their
professional growth.
c. helping teachers know which students need to be retained at the end of the year.
d. providing a faster process for teachers so that they can spend less time doing schoolwork.
ANS: B
10. Within the instructional role, teachers must make decisions related to what three basic teaching
functions?
a. Planning, implementation, and evaluation
b. Lecturing, grading, and classroom management
c. Understanding standards, defining objectives, and explaining lesson plans
d. Listening, responding, and modeling
ANS: A
11. Reflective teachers made decisions based on which of the following?
a. Theoretical and empirical knowledge
b. Knowledge about themselves
c. Craft knowledge derived from other teachers
d. All of these answers.
ANS: D NOT: WWW
12. Personal practical knowledge:
a. includes teachers’ beliefs, insights, and habits.
b. is time bound and situation specific.
c. helps teachers solve dilemmas and simplify complexities in their work.
d. All of these answers.
ANS: D
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Chapter 1: The Teacher as Decision Maker
13. According to Richard Kindsvatter and colleagues, which of the following is the most credible basis for
rational teacher decisions?
a. A well-informed belief system c. Content knowledge
b. Theoretical knowledge d. Personal practical knowledge
ANS: A
14. Tools that can be useful in guiding teachers’ self-reflection include
a. teaching journals. c. teaching portfolios.
b. video recordings. d. All of these answers.
ANS: D NOT: WWW
TRUE/FALSE
1. An effective teacher is best defined as one who plans fun and engaging activities for students to do and
which they find enjoyable.
ANS: F
2. A fifth area of teaching competence in addition to the four identified by B.O. Smith is personal
practical knowledge.
ANS: T NOT: WWW
3. Theoretical knowledge should take the place of practical knowledge.
ANS: F
4. A teacher’s expectations for students will often lead to students conforming to those expectations.
ANS: T
5. Expertise in content knowledge is sufficient for knowing how to teach that information to students.
ANS: F NOT: WWW
6. Personal practical knowledge relates to the set of understandings teachers have regarding the practical
realities of the context in which they work.
ANS: T
7. In Danielson’s framework for professional practice, consideration of students’ characteristics, skills
and knowledge, and approaches to learning are all considered when planning and preparing for
instruction.
ANS: T
8.
The establishment of classroom management procedures is a critical component of creating a positive
classroom environment.
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ANS: T
9. A framework for teaching practice communicates to all stakeholders the key competencies that
constitute professional practice.
ANS: T
10. A reflective decision-making model of teaching assumes that teaching is goal-directed and that
teachers are active shapers of their own actions.
ANS: T
11. Schon’s concepts of reflection-in-action and reflection-on-action differ only in where they occur in the
teaching-reflection sequence.
ANS: F NOT: WWW
12. The everyday ethics of teaching impact students, parents, colleagues, and other community members
with whom teachers come into contact.
ANS: T
13. Teaching journals allow teachers to revisit events in a calmer atmosphere with more time to reflect on
past actions and future steps.
ANS: T
14. It is extremely important to consider characteristics of students from particular backgrounds when
planning instruction.
ANS: T NOT: WWW
15. A teacher’s own past schooling experiences will impact his/her instructional decision-making.
ANS: T
SHORT ANSWER
1. What are the four general areas of teaching competence identified by B.O. Smith?
ANS:
Not provided
2. What are the major categories of attitudes that impact teaching behavior and from where do these
attitudes derive?
ANS:
Not provided
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Chapter 1: The Teacher as Decision Maker
Chapter 1: The Teacher as Decision Maker
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What are the two critical dimensions of effective teaching?
a. Interest and attitude c. Effort and acknowledgment
b. Intent and achievement d. Variety and relevance
ANS: B
2. Which of the following is NOT one of the four areas of competence that B.O Smith suggests a well-
trained teacher should possess?
a. Theoretical knowledge about learning and human behavior
b. Attitudes that foster learning and genuine human relationships
c. Knowledge in the subject matter to be taught
d. Knowledge of administrators’ expectations and biases
ANS: D
3. Theoretical knowledge of teaching includes which of the following?
a. Scientific concepts from psychology, anthropology, sociology, linguistics, and cognitive
sciences
b. Educational prescriptives and standardization procedures shared with new teachers by
their mentors
c. Common sense and habits learned over time in the classroom
d. Procedures for instructional strategies to be used in the classroom
ANS: A NOT: WWW
4. What is needed to help new teachers master and apply theoretical concepts in their teaching?
a. Advice from a trained mentor
b. Time to practice application in concrete situations
c. Directives from a supervisor
d. Additional coursework or professional development opportunities
ANS: B
5. Which of the following is one of the major categories of attitudes that affect teaching behavior?
a. Teachers’ attitudes toward administrators
b. Teachers’ attitudes toward unions
c. Teachers’ attitudes toward peers and parents
d. Teachers’ attitudes toward paperwork
ANS: C
6. What is pedagogical content knowledge?
a. Theoretical knowledge about learning and human behavior
b. Knowledge in the subject matter to be taught
c. Knowledge of how to translate content knowledge into forms appropriate for students
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d. A predisposition to act in a positive way towards certain ideas
ANS: C NOT: WWW
7. What is the fifth area of teacher competence (beyond the four suggested by Smith) identified in
Chapter 1 as important for effective teaching?
a. Language skills c. Interpersonal skills
b. Financial knowledge d. Personal practical knowledge
ANS: D
8. Which of the following is NOT one of Danielson’s four domains of teaching responsibility?
a. Attitudes and emotions c. The classroom environment
b. Planning and preparation d. Instruction
ANS: A NOT: WWW
9. A framework for professional practice like that provided by Danielson is most beneficial in:
a. providing evaluators with a clear means of identifying what teachers are doing incorrectly.
b. helping teachers self-reflect and engage in discussions and goal-setting regarding their
professional growth.
c. helping teachers know which students need to be retained at the end of the year.
d. providing a faster process for teachers so that they can spend less time doing schoolwork.
ANS: B
10. Within the instructional role, teachers must make decisions related to what three basic teaching
functions?
a. Planning, implementation, and evaluation
b. Lecturing, grading, and classroom management
c. Understanding standards, defining objectives, and explaining lesson plans
d. Listening, responding, and modeling
ANS: A
11. Reflective teachers made decisions based on which of the following?
a. Theoretical and empirical knowledge
b. Knowledge about themselves
c. Craft knowledge derived from other teachers
d. All of these answers.
ANS: D NOT: WWW
12. Personal practical knowledge:
a. includes teachers’ beliefs, insights, and habits.
b. is time bound and situation specific.
c. helps teachers solve dilemmas and simplify complexities in their work.
d. All of these answers.
ANS: D
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Chapter 1: The Teacher as Decision Maker
13. According to Richard Kindsvatter and colleagues, which of the following is the most credible basis for
rational teacher decisions?
a. A well-informed belief system c. Content knowledge
b. Theoretical knowledge d. Personal practical knowledge
ANS: A
14. Tools that can be useful in guiding teachers’ self-reflection include
a. teaching journals. c. teaching portfolios.
b. video recordings. d. All of these answers.
ANS: D NOT: WWW
TRUE/FALSE
1. An effective teacher is best defined as one who plans fun and engaging activities for students to do and
which they find enjoyable.
ANS: F
2. A fifth area of teaching competence in addition to the four identified by B.O. Smith is personal
practical knowledge.
ANS: T NOT: WWW
3. Theoretical knowledge should take the place of practical knowledge.
ANS: F
4. A teacher’s expectations for students will often lead to students conforming to those expectations.
ANS: T
5. Expertise in content knowledge is sufficient for knowing how to teach that information to students.
ANS: F NOT: WWW
6. Personal practical knowledge relates to the set of understandings teachers have regarding the practical
realities of the context in which they work.
ANS: T
7. In Danielson’s framework for professional practice, consideration of students’ characteristics, skills
and knowledge, and approaches to learning are all considered when planning and preparing for
instruction.
ANS: T
8.
The establishment of classroom management procedures is a critical component of creating a positive
classroom environment.
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Chapter 1: The Teacher as Decision Maker
ANS: T
9. A framework for teaching practice communicates to all stakeholders the key competencies that
constitute professional practice.
ANS: T
10. A reflective decision-making model of teaching assumes that teaching is goal-directed and that
teachers are active shapers of their own actions.
ANS: T
11. Schon’s concepts of reflection-in-action and reflection-on-action differ only in where they occur in the
teaching-reflection sequence.
ANS: F NOT: WWW
12. The everyday ethics of teaching impact students, parents, colleagues, and other community members
with whom teachers come into contact.
ANS: T
13. Teaching journals allow teachers to revisit events in a calmer atmosphere with more time to reflect on
past actions and future steps.
ANS: T
14. It is extremely important to consider characteristics of students from particular backgrounds when
planning instruction.
ANS: T NOT: WWW
15. A teacher’s own past schooling experiences will impact his/her instructional decision-making.
ANS: T
SHORT ANSWER
1. What are the four general areas of teaching competence identified by B.O. Smith?
ANS:
Not provided
2. What are the major categories of attitudes that impact teaching behavior and from where do these
attitudes derive?
ANS:
Not provided
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