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The four major steps to planning a lesson are: task analysis, determining objectives,
determining goals, and identifying necessary prerequisite knowledge. In what order
should those steps occur? - ANSWER - Goals, objectives, task analysis, prerequisite
knowledge
Which type of material is MOST easily memorized? - ANSWER - Knowledge Based
A teacher should use metaphors during a lesson in order to - ANSWER - explain new
concepts by identifying the similarities they share with known concepts.
A reliable test - ANSWER - yields consistent results.
Correctly listing all 50 states of the United States of America and their capitals
involves which type of thinking skill? - ANSWER - Knowledge
What kind of information can be gathered using a formative student assessment? -
ANSWER - Patterns of student errors
A state's annual report on statewide student performance on mandated
standardized tests includes a section in which the data is broken down by
socioeconomic status. This data is - ANSWER - disaggregated
An elementary school teacher tells his students he will give them stickers each time
they master a new part of the multiplication table (1s, 2s, 3s and so forth). What
sort of motivational system is he employing? - ANSWER - Token economy
During a class discussion, a teacher asks a student to evaluate President
Roosevelt's Public Works Association for its effectiveness as a means to alleviate
unemployment while benefiting the community. How long should the teacher wait
for a response? - ANSWER - 10 seconds
, On a standardized history achievement test, a student scored at +2 standard
deviations. From this, the teacher can determine that the student - ANSWER - has
learned a great deal of history.
Which of the following BEST describes how a consequence for classroom
misbehavior should be enforced? - ANSWER - After some warning has been
delivered
A fourth-grade science class completed an experiment in groups. Which method of
closing the lesson will BEST clarify students' understanding? - ANSWER - Explicitly
teach the concepts the experiment illustrated implicitly.
Before having students read a critical article about a novel they have studied in
class, the teacher says, "While you read, notice the difference between statements
of opinion and statements of fact. Pay attention to how the author supports his
opinions." What is her primary purpose for saying this? - ANSWER - To establish a
purpose for reading.
Students monitor a United States Geological Survey (USGS) website and collect
information about recent volcanoes and earthquakes. Which of the following
learning goals is met by this activity? - ANSWER - Accurately observe natural
events.
A fifth-grade science lesson describes how the position and tilt of the earth cause
seasons. Which of the following activities would be MOST effective in this lesson? -
ANSWER - Model the revolution of the earth around the sun using a flashlight and
globe.
What kind of graphic organizer is MOST helpful during a brainstorming session in
which students are supposed to come up with topics for a term paper? - ANSWER -
Cluster diagram
Which of the following activities, designed for a high school genetics course,
contains the highest-level thinking skills? - ANSWER - Students predict genetic traits
of offspring based on the genetic characteristics of its parents.
Which of the following strategies is useful when a student is in the acquisition stage
of learning? - ANSWER - The teacher demonstrates the target skill.
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The four major steps to planning a lesson are: task analysis, determining objectives,
determining goals, and identifying necessary prerequisite knowledge. In what order
should those steps occur? - ANSWER - Goals, objectives, task analysis, prerequisite
knowledge
Which type of material is MOST easily memorized? - ANSWER - Knowledge Based
A teacher should use metaphors during a lesson in order to - ANSWER - explain new
concepts by identifying the similarities they share with known concepts.
A reliable test - ANSWER - yields consistent results.
Correctly listing all 50 states of the United States of America and their capitals
involves which type of thinking skill? - ANSWER - Knowledge
What kind of information can be gathered using a formative student assessment? -
ANSWER - Patterns of student errors
A state's annual report on statewide student performance on mandated
standardized tests includes a section in which the data is broken down by
socioeconomic status. This data is - ANSWER - disaggregated
An elementary school teacher tells his students he will give them stickers each time
they master a new part of the multiplication table (1s, 2s, 3s and so forth). What
sort of motivational system is he employing? - ANSWER - Token economy
During a class discussion, a teacher asks a student to evaluate President
Roosevelt's Public Works Association for its effectiveness as a means to alleviate
unemployment while benefiting the community. How long should the teacher wait
for a response? - ANSWER - 10 seconds
, On a standardized history achievement test, a student scored at +2 standard
deviations. From this, the teacher can determine that the student - ANSWER - has
learned a great deal of history.
Which of the following BEST describes how a consequence for classroom
misbehavior should be enforced? - ANSWER - After some warning has been
delivered
A fourth-grade science class completed an experiment in groups. Which method of
closing the lesson will BEST clarify students' understanding? - ANSWER - Explicitly
teach the concepts the experiment illustrated implicitly.
Before having students read a critical article about a novel they have studied in
class, the teacher says, "While you read, notice the difference between statements
of opinion and statements of fact. Pay attention to how the author supports his
opinions." What is her primary purpose for saying this? - ANSWER - To establish a
purpose for reading.
Students monitor a United States Geological Survey (USGS) website and collect
information about recent volcanoes and earthquakes. Which of the following
learning goals is met by this activity? - ANSWER - Accurately observe natural
events.
A fifth-grade science lesson describes how the position and tilt of the earth cause
seasons. Which of the following activities would be MOST effective in this lesson? -
ANSWER - Model the revolution of the earth around the sun using a flashlight and
globe.
What kind of graphic organizer is MOST helpful during a brainstorming session in
which students are supposed to come up with topics for a term paper? - ANSWER -
Cluster diagram
Which of the following activities, designed for a high school genetics course,
contains the highest-level thinking skills? - ANSWER - Students predict genetic traits
of offspring based on the genetic characteristics of its parents.
Which of the following strategies is useful when a student is in the acquisition stage
of learning? - ANSWER - The teacher demonstrates the target skill.
