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Which of the following issues causes the greatest amount of concern for teachers,
parents, and students?
a. cultural competence
b. classroom management
c. poor-quality teacher education programs
d. societal issues impacting students - Correct Answer b. Classroom Management
When teachers constantly analyze and adjust their management decisions to meet
student needs, they find that:
a. their students enjoy learning more and achieve at higher levels.
b. they sacrifice a lot of instructional time for the sake of reflection.
c. their students struggle with the resulting inconsistency.
d. their principals question whether or not they are good managers. - Correct Answer d.
their principals question whether or not they are good managers.
Classroom management for students of color often mistakenly emphasizes:
a. compliance and control.
b. connecting new material to students' lives.
c. individual student characteristics.
d. social-emotional learning - Correct Answer a. compliance and control.
You're interviewing Mrs. Blankenship, a first-year teacher who recently graduated from
college and earned her teaching license. Given what you know about classroom
management, which statement is she most likely to utter when you ask her about her
experience?
a. "The biggest problem I have as a new teacher is making sure I know and understand
the material I am going to teach to my students."
b. "Classroom management comes naturally to most new teachers."
c. "I have several students with serious and ongoing behavior problems on my roll, and
they make managing the classroom challenging."
d. "My school principal doesn't really consider classroom management as she is
assessing teachers' performance." - Correct Answer c. "I have several students with
serious and ongoing behavior problems on my roll, and they make managing the
classroom challenging."
When teachers are concerned about their ability to maintain positive student behavior,
they are LEAST likely to
, a. utilize highly-engaging classroom activities.
b. limit the sorts of instructional methods they use.
c. become frustrated and ultimately leave the teaching profession altogether.
d. spend a significant amount of classroom time attempting to manage misbehavior and
convince students to comply with expectations. - Correct Answer a. utilize highly-
engaging classroom activities.
According to a 2000 publication, the U.S. Department of Education traces 80% of
classroom disruption to
a. the number of students with special needs enrolled in public schools.
b. societal factors such as poverty and increased drug usage.
c. institutional dysfunction and poor teacher training.
d. permissive parents who are unprepared or unwilling to help teachers manage their
offspring. - Correct Answer c. institutional dysfunction and poor teacher training.
When teachers who struggle with classroom management receive support and
professional development designed to enhance their abilities, which outcome is most
likely?
a. They become resentful of the need to do additional study/work.
b. Their classroom management skills improve and instances of student misbehavior
decrease.
c. They adopt more authoritarian approaches and their students report higher levels of
dissatisfaction with their school experience.
d. They remain at about the same level of ability but report more satisfaction with their
careers. - Correct Answer b. Their classroom management skills improve and instances
of student misbehavior decrease.
Which of the following is NOT one of the four social and emotional conditions for
learning as enumerated by Osher et al.?
a. Teachers provide an environment in which students experience emotional and
physical safety.
b. Teachers utilize highly-engaging instructional methods.
c. Teachers and students experience a sense of connectedness.
d. Teachers provide students with authentic challenges. - Correct Answer b. Teachers
utilize highly-engaging instructional methods.
Which sort of teacher behavior would you expect to see at Level II of the Classroom
Discipline Procedure model?
a. engaging in individual problem solving with a student
b. creating an individual behavior contract for a student
c. developing positive peer relationships