Elementary Visual and Performing Arts Methods
C105 pre assessment: C105 Elementary Visual and
Performing Arts Methods pre assessment: Questions
& Answers: Updated Solution
/. Which characteristics of artful teachers contribute to student curiosity and motivation
in relation to arts education? - Answer-Passion, openness, and confidence
/.A teacher promotes taking breaks in instruction where students jump up and down,
shake their limbs, and mimic animal voices.
How does this play contribute to children's development? - Answer-It alleviates stress.
/.An art teacher has redesigned a lesson plan that includes an assignment in which
students work in groups to create and present original commercials. She plans to let the
groups decide what the commercials will advertise and will encourage students to use
their own experiences to make effective commercials. The students will create their own
schedules for completing the assignment and she has developed a rubric for evaluating
the results.
How does this lesson plan align to current research findings in student development? -
Answer-Current research shows that students learn best when they are given the
opportunity to connect new information to existing understandings.
/.A kindergarten teacher wants to prepare students for first grade cognitively and
socially while making each day fun.
How could the teacher support this goal? - Answer-By having students make up
rhyming games together using the names of letters, numbers, or colors
/.How can teachers recognize expressions of creativity in children? - Answer-Look for
children who can act out a story
/.Which are two effective activities for encouraging the development of creativity in
children? - Answer-Have students theorize what an unfamiliar object could be used for
Ask students to imagine a journey, such as a journey through a tree
/.What actions are part of the Responses and Solutions phase of the creative problem
solving process? - Answer-Reflect and evaluate, revise, and publish
, /.A third-grade teacher would like to plan a lesson about folk tales and story telling. The
teacher wants to enhance creative thought and expression in the class which includes
several English Language Learners (ELL).
How can the teacher meet both of these goals? - Answer-Incorporate student
storytelling related to their backgrounds as a means of including drama, dance, art, and
music responses
/.What is an appropriate response to students' artistic expressions? - Answer-Ask the
students to explain what they have created
/.A teacher observes that the students are happiest and most engaged when they are
given the opportunity to engage in creative role playing, art projects, and music. The
teacher includes these creative activities every few weeks as a supplement to the
lesson plans.
How does this teacher's attitude affect the creativity of his students? - Answer-The
teacher's treatment of creative activities as extra, not essential, will undermine the
development of students' creativity
/.The Consortium of National Arts Education Associations (CNAEA) K-4 standards call
for students to accurately demonstrate non-locomotor/axial movements and create a
sequence with a beginning, middle, and end.
Which teaching strategy fosters creative thought and expression for students in this age
group to meet all elements of the identified dance standard? - Answer-Implement the
apply-practice-rehearse method to prepare students to perform the difficult bending and
swinging dance steps in their upcoming dance routine
/.A teacher wants to encourage creativity and divergent thought while also covering
required content about Colonial America.
Which would be an appropriate strategy? - Answer-Have students brainstorm a list of
important people in Colonial America, conduct research on them, and then plan a
classroom party where the students dress up as and play the role of their historical
person
/.Which steps should a teacher take to formulate a creative learning opportunity for
students who are intrapersonal learners, according to Gardner's multiple intelligences? -
Answer-Assign students to go outside and create a song inspired by what they see
/.While preparing a classroom, a teacher is collecting items for a learning center that will
stimulate and increase creativity and exploration in kindergarten-age children.
How should the teacher effectively serve this intended purpose? - Answer-Provide
dress-up clothes, rhythm instruments, and music CDs
C105 pre assessment: C105 Elementary Visual and
Performing Arts Methods pre assessment: Questions
& Answers: Updated Solution
/. Which characteristics of artful teachers contribute to student curiosity and motivation
in relation to arts education? - Answer-Passion, openness, and confidence
/.A teacher promotes taking breaks in instruction where students jump up and down,
shake their limbs, and mimic animal voices.
How does this play contribute to children's development? - Answer-It alleviates stress.
/.An art teacher has redesigned a lesson plan that includes an assignment in which
students work in groups to create and present original commercials. She plans to let the
groups decide what the commercials will advertise and will encourage students to use
their own experiences to make effective commercials. The students will create their own
schedules for completing the assignment and she has developed a rubric for evaluating
the results.
How does this lesson plan align to current research findings in student development? -
Answer-Current research shows that students learn best when they are given the
opportunity to connect new information to existing understandings.
/.A kindergarten teacher wants to prepare students for first grade cognitively and
socially while making each day fun.
How could the teacher support this goal? - Answer-By having students make up
rhyming games together using the names of letters, numbers, or colors
/.How can teachers recognize expressions of creativity in children? - Answer-Look for
children who can act out a story
/.Which are two effective activities for encouraging the development of creativity in
children? - Answer-Have students theorize what an unfamiliar object could be used for
Ask students to imagine a journey, such as a journey through a tree
/.What actions are part of the Responses and Solutions phase of the creative problem
solving process? - Answer-Reflect and evaluate, revise, and publish
, /.A third-grade teacher would like to plan a lesson about folk tales and story telling. The
teacher wants to enhance creative thought and expression in the class which includes
several English Language Learners (ELL).
How can the teacher meet both of these goals? - Answer-Incorporate student
storytelling related to their backgrounds as a means of including drama, dance, art, and
music responses
/.What is an appropriate response to students' artistic expressions? - Answer-Ask the
students to explain what they have created
/.A teacher observes that the students are happiest and most engaged when they are
given the opportunity to engage in creative role playing, art projects, and music. The
teacher includes these creative activities every few weeks as a supplement to the
lesson plans.
How does this teacher's attitude affect the creativity of his students? - Answer-The
teacher's treatment of creative activities as extra, not essential, will undermine the
development of students' creativity
/.The Consortium of National Arts Education Associations (CNAEA) K-4 standards call
for students to accurately demonstrate non-locomotor/axial movements and create a
sequence with a beginning, middle, and end.
Which teaching strategy fosters creative thought and expression for students in this age
group to meet all elements of the identified dance standard? - Answer-Implement the
apply-practice-rehearse method to prepare students to perform the difficult bending and
swinging dance steps in their upcoming dance routine
/.A teacher wants to encourage creativity and divergent thought while also covering
required content about Colonial America.
Which would be an appropriate strategy? - Answer-Have students brainstorm a list of
important people in Colonial America, conduct research on them, and then plan a
classroom party where the students dress up as and play the role of their historical
person
/.Which steps should a teacher take to formulate a creative learning opportunity for
students who are intrapersonal learners, according to Gardner's multiple intelligences? -
Answer-Assign students to go outside and create a song inspired by what they see
/.While preparing a classroom, a teacher is collecting items for a learning center that will
stimulate and increase creativity and exploration in kindergarten-age children.
How should the teacher effectively serve this intended purpose? - Answer-Provide
dress-up clothes, rhythm instruments, and music CDs
