BEP 305 Quiz 5 Questions and Answers Already Passed
Ms. Girardi, a sixth-grade teacher, is explaining an assignment. She notices two students
passing notes to one another. While continuing to discuss the assignment, she moves toward
the students and confiscates the written notes. Then she walks back to the front of the class
without discontinuing her lecture and asks Mark (who seems to be daydreaming) to answer a
question. This scenario best illustrates which one of the following classroom management
skills?
A. Negative reinforcement
B. Withitness
C. Scaffolding
D. Planning for transitions - Answers B. Withitness
Three of the following are recommended strategies for getting students' parents involved in
their children's education. Which one is not recommended?
A. Visit students' families at home if such visits are welcome.
B. Invite parents to share their unique talents with students.
C. Ask that visits to class be limited to immediate family members.
D. Find people who can interpret for parents who speak little or no English. - Answers C. Ask
that visits to class be limited to immediate family members.
Three of the following strategies may help promote a sense of community in the classroom.
Which strategy is least likely to promote this sense of community?
A. Encouraging prosocial behavior
B. Providing opportunities for students to tutor one another on difficult subject matter
C. Incorporating students' ideas into classroom discussions
D. Publicly praising students who consistently outperform their classmates - Answers D.
Publicly praising students who consistently outperform their classmates
Three of the following are recommended practices when using punishment to reduce an
inappropriate behavior. Which one is not recommended?
A. Emphasize that the behavior (rather than the student) is undesirable.
B. Tell students ahead of time which behaviors are unacceptable and will be punished.
, C. Explain why a punished behavior is unacceptable.
D. Administer a student's punishment in front of classmates so they learn by example. -
Answers D. Administer a student's punishment in front of classmates so they learn by example.
Students are especially likely to misbehave during transitions from one activity to another.
Which one of the following high school teachers is handling a transition in a recommended
fashion?
A. Mr. Antuna has his geography students come into the classroom and sit quietly until
everyone is seated and ready to work.
B. Ms. Bartholomew asks a student to erase the whiteboard at the beginning of class.
C. Mr. Chinn's students know that as soon as they get to class, they should copy the outline and
key concepts written on the chalkboard.
D. Five minutes before the end of each class period, Ms. Dahl has her students put away their
notebooks and other materials and wait quietly for the bell to ring. - Answers C. Mr. Chinn's
students know that as soon as they get to class, they should copy the outline and key concepts
written on the chalkboard.
Which one of the following is the major reason why assigning extra schoolwork is not an
appropriate punishment for classroom misbehavior?
A. It gives students the message that classwork is an unpleasant task.
B. It decreases the likelihood that students will do their assignments appropriately.
C. It asks students to perform tasks without the scaffolding they need for completing those
tasks successfully.
D. It is negative reinforcement rather than punishment. - Answers A. It gives students the
message that classwork is an unpleasant task.
Which one of the following alternatives best describes positive behavioral support?
A. Teaching students to monitor their own classroom behavior using a checklist taped to the
tops of their desks
Ms. Girardi, a sixth-grade teacher, is explaining an assignment. She notices two students
passing notes to one another. While continuing to discuss the assignment, she moves toward
the students and confiscates the written notes. Then she walks back to the front of the class
without discontinuing her lecture and asks Mark (who seems to be daydreaming) to answer a
question. This scenario best illustrates which one of the following classroom management
skills?
A. Negative reinforcement
B. Withitness
C. Scaffolding
D. Planning for transitions - Answers B. Withitness
Three of the following are recommended strategies for getting students' parents involved in
their children's education. Which one is not recommended?
A. Visit students' families at home if such visits are welcome.
B. Invite parents to share their unique talents with students.
C. Ask that visits to class be limited to immediate family members.
D. Find people who can interpret for parents who speak little or no English. - Answers C. Ask
that visits to class be limited to immediate family members.
Three of the following strategies may help promote a sense of community in the classroom.
Which strategy is least likely to promote this sense of community?
A. Encouraging prosocial behavior
B. Providing opportunities for students to tutor one another on difficult subject matter
C. Incorporating students' ideas into classroom discussions
D. Publicly praising students who consistently outperform their classmates - Answers D.
Publicly praising students who consistently outperform their classmates
Three of the following are recommended practices when using punishment to reduce an
inappropriate behavior. Which one is not recommended?
A. Emphasize that the behavior (rather than the student) is undesirable.
B. Tell students ahead of time which behaviors are unacceptable and will be punished.
, C. Explain why a punished behavior is unacceptable.
D. Administer a student's punishment in front of classmates so they learn by example. -
Answers D. Administer a student's punishment in front of classmates so they learn by example.
Students are especially likely to misbehave during transitions from one activity to another.
Which one of the following high school teachers is handling a transition in a recommended
fashion?
A. Mr. Antuna has his geography students come into the classroom and sit quietly until
everyone is seated and ready to work.
B. Ms. Bartholomew asks a student to erase the whiteboard at the beginning of class.
C. Mr. Chinn's students know that as soon as they get to class, they should copy the outline and
key concepts written on the chalkboard.
D. Five minutes before the end of each class period, Ms. Dahl has her students put away their
notebooks and other materials and wait quietly for the bell to ring. - Answers C. Mr. Chinn's
students know that as soon as they get to class, they should copy the outline and key concepts
written on the chalkboard.
Which one of the following is the major reason why assigning extra schoolwork is not an
appropriate punishment for classroom misbehavior?
A. It gives students the message that classwork is an unpleasant task.
B. It decreases the likelihood that students will do their assignments appropriately.
C. It asks students to perform tasks without the scaffolding they need for completing those
tasks successfully.
D. It is negative reinforcement rather than punishment. - Answers A. It gives students the
message that classwork is an unpleasant task.
Which one of the following alternatives best describes positive behavioral support?
A. Teaching students to monitor their own classroom behavior using a checklist taped to the
tops of their desks
