PTK Practice Exam 1 Questions
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Why questions tend to be the most... - ANSWER - open-ended questions
Why a teacher should spend time during the first few days explaining rules. -
ANSWER - To establish clear expectations of performance and behavior. Students
benefit from clear guide lines from the outset.
Why does assigning specific roles in accomplishing the objectives hold students
accountable? - ANSWER - If the group process is not evaluated some students won't
participate. If each student has a role in meeting the objectives and the activity is
well structured then students will be drawn to participate because they will have
something to do.
What is the best Information to share with a parent from their child's standardized
test result? - ANSWER - Specific areas of strength and weakness. With specific
information they will know how to help their child succeed. knowing how students
compare is nice, but it does not pinpoint what weaknesses (information) that a
parent can help their child improve.
What is the best activity to introduce an a lesson with the objective to demonstrate
the ability to differentiate among ingeous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks? -
ANSWER - Let students examine rocks and identify similarities and differences,
followed by a group discussion where the teacher points out characteristics.
Students learn best when they are involved. If the teacher just introduces it, it is too
teacher focused and the students are just passive participants.
A good way to assess student mastery of a process is to... - ANSWER - Create an
assessment activity where students can demonstrate their retained knowledge and
can transfer what they learned to a timed condition that makes the mastery of the
process evident. for example learning the steps to develop a magazine page in word
as a group. they group has a set time to show they have mastered the steps.
organizational structures help students... - ANSWER - connect and remember
, The best way for students to review for a test. - ANSWER - Students making a chart
with important topics and notes with subtopics. NOT a game, review of notes or
homework, or taking test type questions.
Bloom's Taxonomy - ANSWER - knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis,
synthesis, evaluation
An example of a learning objective that uses a higher order thinking skill? - ANSWER
- The student will create a metaphor to describe an emotion.
What strategy helps promote effective transfer of knowledge to students? - ANSWER
- studies indicate that topics need to be organized and connected in order to
promote transfer of knowledge. Students need time to organize and connect
information. They also need a foundation of knowledge before they can start
discussing it. SO having students work independently with specific information
before giving a lecture will give then time to gain a foundation and make
connections to their own prior learning before diving into the topic further.
Best way to introduce a process like writing bibliographic references... - ANSWER -
Demonstrate to students the specific procedure and order expected.
Vocabulary should be taught... - ANSWER - in every subject area in order for
students to master the subject matter. The English department cannot possibly
teach all of the vocabulary intrinsic to a particular subject.
Why is it a good practice for a teacher to ask a question and have students wait and
raise their hand when they think they have an answer (not call out answers)? -
ANSWER - Students need various amounts of time to think about complicated
questions. immediate answers stop the thinking process. WAIT TIME. students
should be given plenty of time to come up with their own ideas.
divergant thinking - ANSWER - The process of mentally taking a single idea and
expanding it in several directions. Example: What are some ways our country might
solve the problems of poverty? This question can go several directions. In contrast
to the convergent question; What does the textbook say might solve the problems
of poverty?
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Why questions tend to be the most... - ANSWER - open-ended questions
Why a teacher should spend time during the first few days explaining rules. -
ANSWER - To establish clear expectations of performance and behavior. Students
benefit from clear guide lines from the outset.
Why does assigning specific roles in accomplishing the objectives hold students
accountable? - ANSWER - If the group process is not evaluated some students won't
participate. If each student has a role in meeting the objectives and the activity is
well structured then students will be drawn to participate because they will have
something to do.
What is the best Information to share with a parent from their child's standardized
test result? - ANSWER - Specific areas of strength and weakness. With specific
information they will know how to help their child succeed. knowing how students
compare is nice, but it does not pinpoint what weaknesses (information) that a
parent can help their child improve.
What is the best activity to introduce an a lesson with the objective to demonstrate
the ability to differentiate among ingeous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks? -
ANSWER - Let students examine rocks and identify similarities and differences,
followed by a group discussion where the teacher points out characteristics.
Students learn best when they are involved. If the teacher just introduces it, it is too
teacher focused and the students are just passive participants.
A good way to assess student mastery of a process is to... - ANSWER - Create an
assessment activity where students can demonstrate their retained knowledge and
can transfer what they learned to a timed condition that makes the mastery of the
process evident. for example learning the steps to develop a magazine page in word
as a group. they group has a set time to show they have mastered the steps.
organizational structures help students... - ANSWER - connect and remember
, The best way for students to review for a test. - ANSWER - Students making a chart
with important topics and notes with subtopics. NOT a game, review of notes or
homework, or taking test type questions.
Bloom's Taxonomy - ANSWER - knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis,
synthesis, evaluation
An example of a learning objective that uses a higher order thinking skill? - ANSWER
- The student will create a metaphor to describe an emotion.
What strategy helps promote effective transfer of knowledge to students? - ANSWER
- studies indicate that topics need to be organized and connected in order to
promote transfer of knowledge. Students need time to organize and connect
information. They also need a foundation of knowledge before they can start
discussing it. SO having students work independently with specific information
before giving a lecture will give then time to gain a foundation and make
connections to their own prior learning before diving into the topic further.
Best way to introduce a process like writing bibliographic references... - ANSWER -
Demonstrate to students the specific procedure and order expected.
Vocabulary should be taught... - ANSWER - in every subject area in order for
students to master the subject matter. The English department cannot possibly
teach all of the vocabulary intrinsic to a particular subject.
Why is it a good practice for a teacher to ask a question and have students wait and
raise their hand when they think they have an answer (not call out answers)? -
ANSWER - Students need various amounts of time to think about complicated
questions. immediate answers stop the thinking process. WAIT TIME. students
should be given plenty of time to come up with their own ideas.
divergant thinking - ANSWER - The process of mentally taking a single idea and
expanding it in several directions. Example: What are some ways our country might
solve the problems of poverty? This question can go several directions. In contrast
to the convergent question; What does the textbook say might solve the problems
of poverty?
