Study set WGU VISUAL AND
PERFORMING ARTS (YQC1) PYQC
Which characteristics of artful teachers contribute to student curiosity and motivation in relation to
arts education?
a) Freedom, grace, and joy
b) Drive, focus, and persuasiveness
c) Passion, openness, and confidence
d) Exaggeration, foresight, and temperance - ✔✔ correct answer c
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?
a) It alleviates stress.
b) It develops creativity.
c) It improves listening skills.
d) It increases fine motor skills - ✔✔ correct answer a
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?
a) Current research shows that students creating their own completion schedules is an important
factor in raising student achievement.
b) Current research shows that students learn best when they are given the opportunity to connect
new information to existing understandings.
c) Current research shows that providing students with clear expectations via rubrics and testing
yields higher test sc - ✔✔ correct answer b
,Study set WGU VISUAL AND
PERFORMING ARTS (YQC1) PYQC
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?
a) By having students use coloring sheets with the letter or color of the day
b) By asking the student of the day to sing the alphabet song
c) By providing computer stations with games so children can learn letters, numbers, and colors
d) By having students make up rhyming games together using the names of letters, numbers, or
colors - ✔✔ correct answer d
How can teachers recognize expressions of creativity in children?
a) Look for children who are good readers
b) Look for children who can act out a story
c) Look for children who play well with peers
d) Look for children who are the first to volunteer - ✔✔ correct answer b
Which are two effective activities for encouraging the development of creativity in children?
Choose 2 answers
a) Have students copy models to develop their artistic technique
b) Have students theorize what an unfamiliar object could be used for
c) Ask students to imagine a journey, such as a journey through a tree
d) Have students research the accomplishments of great inventors, such as Edison - ✔✔ correct
answer b,c
What actions are part of the Responses and Solutions phase of the creative problem solving process?
, Study set WGU VISUAL AND
PERFORMING ARTS (YQC1) PYQC
a) Reflect and evaluate, revise, and publish
b) Set purpose, motivate, and propose solutions
c) Plan a budget, raise funds, and distribute profits
d) Gather data, explore and experiment, and question and clarify - ✔✔ correct answer a
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?
a) Limit folk literature as a source of multicultural arts because it is not universal
b) Refrain from using students and guest artists for cultural-arts study as their input may be
confusing
c) Adopt a whole child focus for teaching which allows students to choose whether or not to
participate in dance, art, or drama
d) Incorporate student storytelling related to their backgrounds as a means of including drama,
dance, art, and music responses - ✔✔ correct answer d
What is an appropriate response to students' artistic expressions?
a) Ask the student, "What is it?"
b) Ask the students to explain what they have created
c) Hold up students' work and ask the other children to make suggestions
d) Point out the students' mistakes and make suggestions for improvement - ✔✔ correct answer b
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?
PERFORMING ARTS (YQC1) PYQC
Which characteristics of artful teachers contribute to student curiosity and motivation in relation to
arts education?
a) Freedom, grace, and joy
b) Drive, focus, and persuasiveness
c) Passion, openness, and confidence
d) Exaggeration, foresight, and temperance - ✔✔ correct answer c
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?
a) It alleviates stress.
b) It develops creativity.
c) It improves listening skills.
d) It increases fine motor skills - ✔✔ correct answer a
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?
a) Current research shows that students creating their own completion schedules is an important
factor in raising student achievement.
b) Current research shows that students learn best when they are given the opportunity to connect
new information to existing understandings.
c) Current research shows that providing students with clear expectations via rubrics and testing
yields higher test sc - ✔✔ correct answer b
,Study set WGU VISUAL AND
PERFORMING ARTS (YQC1) PYQC
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?
a) By having students use coloring sheets with the letter or color of the day
b) By asking the student of the day to sing the alphabet song
c) By providing computer stations with games so children can learn letters, numbers, and colors
d) By having students make up rhyming games together using the names of letters, numbers, or
colors - ✔✔ correct answer d
How can teachers recognize expressions of creativity in children?
a) Look for children who are good readers
b) Look for children who can act out a story
c) Look for children who play well with peers
d) Look for children who are the first to volunteer - ✔✔ correct answer b
Which are two effective activities for encouraging the development of creativity in children?
Choose 2 answers
a) Have students copy models to develop their artistic technique
b) Have students theorize what an unfamiliar object could be used for
c) Ask students to imagine a journey, such as a journey through a tree
d) Have students research the accomplishments of great inventors, such as Edison - ✔✔ correct
answer b,c
What actions are part of the Responses and Solutions phase of the creative problem solving process?
, Study set WGU VISUAL AND
PERFORMING ARTS (YQC1) PYQC
a) Reflect and evaluate, revise, and publish
b) Set purpose, motivate, and propose solutions
c) Plan a budget, raise funds, and distribute profits
d) Gather data, explore and experiment, and question and clarify - ✔✔ correct answer a
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?
a) Limit folk literature as a source of multicultural arts because it is not universal
b) Refrain from using students and guest artists for cultural-arts study as their input may be
confusing
c) Adopt a whole child focus for teaching which allows students to choose whether or not to
participate in dance, art, or drama
d) Incorporate student storytelling related to their backgrounds as a means of including drama,
dance, art, and music responses - ✔✔ correct answer d
What is an appropriate response to students' artistic expressions?
a) Ask the student, "What is it?"
b) Ask the students to explain what they have created
c) Hold up students' work and ask the other children to make suggestions
d) Point out the students' mistakes and make suggestions for improvement - ✔✔ correct answer b
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?
