American Board PTK Exam 2
Questions and Answers (Graded
A)
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
The most effective group discussion questions... - ANSWER - are open-ended to
allow for students to explore a range of possible correct answers.
Which of the following approaches would be the MOST effective introduction to a
lesson on quadrilaterals? - ANSWER - Give students examples and non-examples of
a quadrilateral.
Which of the following is the BEST example of effective cooperative learning? -
ANSWER - Each group member has a specific task and the group has a clearly
identified objective.
What must a teacher ascertain before designing a unit on the relationships between
decimals, fractions, and percentages? - ANSWER - What students already know
about decimals, fractions, and percentages
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 has not changed the behavior.
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate teacher response? - ANSWER -
Separate the student from his classmates and have him take a five-minute time-out.
Under what circumstance might it be appropriate to ignore a classroom behavior
that violates the rules? - ANSWER - The student acknowledges and changes the
behavior.
, Which of the following BEST describes how a consequence for classroom
misbehavior should be enforced? - ANSWER - After some warning has been
delivered.
A teacher notices that a student often misbehaves after she is given a reading
assignment, most likely because the student has poor vocabulary skills and is not a
competent reader. What should the teacher do? - ANSWER - Start designing a plan
that will help the student build reading and language skills.
Which type of material is MOST easily memorized? - ANSWER - Knowledge-based
During a lesson, a teacher notices a student quietly folding a paper airplane rather
than paying attention or participating. The MOST appropriate action to regain the
student's attention would be... - ANSWER - moving to stand near the student.
Which of the following statements, when used to begin a lesson on the respiratory
system, encourages meaningful student participation? - ANSWER - "Take a deep
breath and pay attention to how it feels to breathe deeply."
While in 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... - ANSWER - get the student out of the room and under the
supervision of another adult.
Which of the following techniques BEST promotes student comprehension? -
ANSWER - Dividing major objectives into small learning units, each with objectives
and assessment.
The following exchange between a teacher and a student occurs during a middle
school science lesson: Teacher: "Identify one problem in wetlands ecology." Student:
"Non-native plants?" Which of the following is the MOST appropriate teacher
response? - ANSWER - Why would non-native plants be a problem?
A teacher should use metaphors during a lesson in order to... - ANSWER - ...explain
new concepts by identifying the similarities they share with known concepts.
Questions and Answers (Graded
A)
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
The most effective group discussion questions... - ANSWER - are open-ended to
allow for students to explore a range of possible correct answers.
Which of the following approaches would be the MOST effective introduction to a
lesson on quadrilaterals? - ANSWER - Give students examples and non-examples of
a quadrilateral.
Which of the following is the BEST example of effective cooperative learning? -
ANSWER - Each group member has a specific task and the group has a clearly
identified objective.
What must a teacher ascertain before designing a unit on the relationships between
decimals, fractions, and percentages? - ANSWER - What students already know
about decimals, fractions, and percentages
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 has not changed the behavior.
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate teacher response? - ANSWER -
Separate the student from his classmates and have him take a five-minute time-out.
Under what circumstance might it be appropriate to ignore a classroom behavior
that violates the rules? - ANSWER - The student acknowledges and changes the
behavior.
, Which of the following BEST describes how a consequence for classroom
misbehavior should be enforced? - ANSWER - After some warning has been
delivered.
A teacher notices that a student often misbehaves after she is given a reading
assignment, most likely because the student has poor vocabulary skills and is not a
competent reader. What should the teacher do? - ANSWER - Start designing a plan
that will help the student build reading and language skills.
Which type of material is MOST easily memorized? - ANSWER - Knowledge-based
During a lesson, a teacher notices a student quietly folding a paper airplane rather
than paying attention or participating. The MOST appropriate action to regain the
student's attention would be... - ANSWER - moving to stand near the student.
Which of the following statements, when used to begin a lesson on the respiratory
system, encourages meaningful student participation? - ANSWER - "Take a deep
breath and pay attention to how it feels to breathe deeply."
While in 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... - ANSWER - get the student out of the room and under the
supervision of another adult.
Which of the following techniques BEST promotes student comprehension? -
ANSWER - Dividing major objectives into small learning units, each with objectives
and assessment.
The following exchange between a teacher and a student occurs during a middle
school science lesson: Teacher: "Identify one problem in wetlands ecology." Student:
"Non-native plants?" Which of the following is the MOST appropriate teacher
response? - ANSWER - Why would non-native plants be a problem?
A teacher should use metaphors during a lesson in order to... - ANSWER - ...explain
new concepts by identifying the similarities they share with known concepts.
