MN Pedagogy
Compared with students in the early elementary grades, students in the upper
elementary grades are often better able to negotiate disagreements with their peers to a
positive outcome. This ability is most likely due to upper elementary students' more
advanced development in which of the following areas? - ANS -Is this item likely to
offend or penalize students who are members of a particular subgroup?
A student who is functioning primarily at the concrete operational stage of cognitive
development as described by Jean Piaget is most likely to demonstrate which of the
following behaviors? - ANS -reviewing content using the sample item as a model
Students in an elementary classroom are taking a state-mandated standardized
achievement test. After the teacher reads the scripted directions and a sample item
aloud, a few students appear confused and one student states, "I don't understand this."
When administering a standardized test, the teacher may assist students in which of the
following ways? - ANS -repeating the scripted directions exactly
Which of the following criteria must be met for a classroom assessment to be considered
unbiased? - ANS -The context of the assessment reflects knowledge and experiences
that are equally familiar to all students.
Students in a fifth-grade class are about to begin a unit on ecosystems in Minnesota. The
class includes several English language learners and a number of students with specific
learning needs. The teacher is considering how best to assess the learning of this
diverse group of students. Which of the following guidelines would be most appropriate
for the teacher to follow regarding assessment in this unit? - ANS -using frequent
informal assessments in a variety of formats throughout the unit to measure students'
learning
An elementary school student with a strong sense of self-efficacy in a specific subject
area is most likely to demonstrate which of the following behaviors in that subject area? -
ANS -persistence in the completion of challenging tasks
In elementary school students, which of the following cognitive abilities is typically the
start italics last end italics to develop? - ANS -using analogies to link new ideas to
previously learned concepts
Which of the following learning center materials would be most effective in supporting
the development of kindergarten students' fine motor skills? - ANS -modeling clay and
rolling pins - Fine motor skills best developed by hands and fingers
, A sixth-grade teacher leads students in the process of creating vision boards. First, the
teacher has the students make a list of ten things they want to do, be, or have. Students
place their list in the front of their binder where they will see it every day. Next, using a
personal vision board, the teacher shows students how to go about selecting images,
illustrations, and words that represent the items on their list. Engaging students in the
process of creating vision boards is likely to have which of the following benefits for
students' development? - ANS -helping students clarify their goals and recognize their
potential for success - goal setting is an important life goal and helps students take
responsibility
The physical development of students in the elementary school years is generally
characterized by - ANS -rapid improvement in strength and muscle coordination.
A fourth-grade teacher instructs students in the use of various strategies, such as
predicting and summarizing, to promote their understanding of content-area texts. The
teacher models the strategy and provides feedback as students practice the strategy.
Then the teacher has students take turns leading discussions of texts and applying the
strategy. In these discussions, the teacher observes and provides cues and prompting
only as needed. This approach is likely to be most effective in achieving which of the
following goals? - ANS -helping students become more self-directed and responsible for
their own learning
A fourth-grade teacher makes a practice of incorporating media such as photographs,
charts, and audio recordings into instruction as often as possible. This practice can be
expected to promote students' learning primarily by: - ANS -helping make content
comprehensible. - diverse classroom
A sixth-grade social studies teacher wants to help students recall important inventions of
the Industrial Revolution. The teacher guides the students in organizing the inventions
according to broad categories, such as transportation or agriculture. This learning
strategy is generally referred to as: - ANS -Chunking - refers to a strategy for making
more efficient use of short-term memory by organizing or grouping separate pieces of
information together.
A third-grade teacher emphasizes the use of small-group cooperative activities in
instruction. Which of the following statements best explains how this approach can be
expected to affect students' learning? - ANS -Cooperative learning engages students as
active participants and promotes the development of higher-order thinking skills.
Which of the following statements describes the most important benefit for students of
including guided practice as a regular part of the instructional sequence? - ANS
-Students receive feedback on their performance in real time.
Compared with students in the early elementary grades, students in the upper
elementary grades are often better able to negotiate disagreements with their peers to a
positive outcome. This ability is most likely due to upper elementary students' more
advanced development in which of the following areas? - ANS -Is this item likely to
offend or penalize students who are members of a particular subgroup?
A student who is functioning primarily at the concrete operational stage of cognitive
development as described by Jean Piaget is most likely to demonstrate which of the
following behaviors? - ANS -reviewing content using the sample item as a model
Students in an elementary classroom are taking a state-mandated standardized
achievement test. After the teacher reads the scripted directions and a sample item
aloud, a few students appear confused and one student states, "I don't understand this."
When administering a standardized test, the teacher may assist students in which of the
following ways? - ANS -repeating the scripted directions exactly
Which of the following criteria must be met for a classroom assessment to be considered
unbiased? - ANS -The context of the assessment reflects knowledge and experiences
that are equally familiar to all students.
Students in a fifth-grade class are about to begin a unit on ecosystems in Minnesota. The
class includes several English language learners and a number of students with specific
learning needs. The teacher is considering how best to assess the learning of this
diverse group of students. Which of the following guidelines would be most appropriate
for the teacher to follow regarding assessment in this unit? - ANS -using frequent
informal assessments in a variety of formats throughout the unit to measure students'
learning
An elementary school student with a strong sense of self-efficacy in a specific subject
area is most likely to demonstrate which of the following behaviors in that subject area? -
ANS -persistence in the completion of challenging tasks
In elementary school students, which of the following cognitive abilities is typically the
start italics last end italics to develop? - ANS -using analogies to link new ideas to
previously learned concepts
Which of the following learning center materials would be most effective in supporting
the development of kindergarten students' fine motor skills? - ANS -modeling clay and
rolling pins - Fine motor skills best developed by hands and fingers
, A sixth-grade teacher leads students in the process of creating vision boards. First, the
teacher has the students make a list of ten things they want to do, be, or have. Students
place their list in the front of their binder where they will see it every day. Next, using a
personal vision board, the teacher shows students how to go about selecting images,
illustrations, and words that represent the items on their list. Engaging students in the
process of creating vision boards is likely to have which of the following benefits for
students' development? - ANS -helping students clarify their goals and recognize their
potential for success - goal setting is an important life goal and helps students take
responsibility
The physical development of students in the elementary school years is generally
characterized by - ANS -rapid improvement in strength and muscle coordination.
A fourth-grade teacher instructs students in the use of various strategies, such as
predicting and summarizing, to promote their understanding of content-area texts. The
teacher models the strategy and provides feedback as students practice the strategy.
Then the teacher has students take turns leading discussions of texts and applying the
strategy. In these discussions, the teacher observes and provides cues and prompting
only as needed. This approach is likely to be most effective in achieving which of the
following goals? - ANS -helping students become more self-directed and responsible for
their own learning
A fourth-grade teacher makes a practice of incorporating media such as photographs,
charts, and audio recordings into instruction as often as possible. This practice can be
expected to promote students' learning primarily by: - ANS -helping make content
comprehensible. - diverse classroom
A sixth-grade social studies teacher wants to help students recall important inventions of
the Industrial Revolution. The teacher guides the students in organizing the inventions
according to broad categories, such as transportation or agriculture. This learning
strategy is generally referred to as: - ANS -Chunking - refers to a strategy for making
more efficient use of short-term memory by organizing or grouping separate pieces of
information together.
A third-grade teacher emphasizes the use of small-group cooperative activities in
instruction. Which of the following statements best explains how this approach can be
expected to affect students' learning? - ANS -Cooperative learning engages students as
active participants and promotes the development of higher-order thinking skills.
Which of the following statements describes the most important benefit for students of
including guided practice as a regular part of the instructional sequence? - ANS
-Students receive feedback on their performance in real time.
