ELEMENTARY VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
METHODS C105 PRE ASSESSMENT UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Which characteristics of artful teachers contribute to student curiosity and motivation in relation to
arts education?
ANSWER
Passion, openness, and confidence
Question 2.
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.
Question 3.
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.
,Question 4.
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
Question 5.
How can teachers recognize expressions of creativity in children?
ANSWER
Look for children who can act out a story
Question 6.
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
Question 7.
What actions are part of the Responses and Solutions phase of the creative problem solving process?
ANSWER
Reflect and evaluate, revise, and publish
Question 8.
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
, Question 9.
What is an appropriate response to students' artistic expressions?
ANSWER
Ask the students to explain what they have created
Question 10.
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
Question 11.
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
Question 12.
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
METHODS C105 PRE ASSESSMENT UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Which characteristics of artful teachers contribute to student curiosity and motivation in relation to
arts education?
ANSWER
Passion, openness, and confidence
Question 2.
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.
Question 3.
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.
,Question 4.
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
Question 5.
How can teachers recognize expressions of creativity in children?
ANSWER
Look for children who can act out a story
Question 6.
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
Question 7.
What actions are part of the Responses and Solutions phase of the creative problem solving process?
ANSWER
Reflect and evaluate, revise, and publish
Question 8.
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
, Question 9.
What is an appropriate response to students' artistic expressions?
ANSWER
Ask the students to explain what they have created
Question 10.
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
Question 11.
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
Question 12.
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
