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A very bright student, scoring in the top 10 percentile on standardized achievement tests for children his age, is already well-known throughout the school for causing trouble because of behavior problems. To help this student, the teacher should suggest that (A) the student receive a prescription for Ritalin or another drug to control hyperactivity. (B) the student be diagnosed as having attention deficit disorder (ADD). (C) the student would be served best in a private school or by being home schooled. (D) the student's parents come to school to meet and discuss his behavior at home. - Answer D A teacher could expect to find all of the following in the student's permanent record EXCEPT (A) standardized achievement test scores (such a CAT). (B) a record of disciplinary actions taken against the student during his or her enrollment. (C) any intelligence or psychological tests documenting learning disabilities. (D) samples of the student's written work. - Answer D Effective teachers understand that student performance on subject-matter tests indicates (A) how innately intelligent or smart a student is. (B) the student's general aptitude. (C) how likely it is that a student will be successful on future tests. (D) a student's particular skills or knowledge at a particular point in time. - Answer D A student making top grades in class has received a percentile score of 63 on a nationally standardized math test. The best explanation of the student's score is (A) a percentile score of 63 means that on a scale of 1-100, the student is 37 points from the top. (B) a percentile score of 63 means that out of a group of 100 students, 37 would score higher and 62 would score lower, meaning that the student has done well by scoring in the top half of all students taking the test. (C) a percentile score of 63 is just like a grade of 63 on a test; it means that the student made a low D on the test. (D) a percentile score of 63 means that out of a group of 100 students, 37 would score higher and 62 would score lower, showing a big difference between the student's performance on the standardized test and in class. - Answer D Effective professional development occurs when there is a commitment by educators to (A) attend 70 percent of staff development activities. (B) meet recertification requirements. (C) continuous lifelong learning. (D) join a professional organization. - Answer C An example of a question or task requiring synthesis (from Bloom's taxonomy) would be which of the following? (A) Here are five words. Write a sentence using these five words and adding any other words you might need. (B) Describe how Columbus, in his search for the New World, ended his journey in the Caribbean Islands. (C) Compare Freud's theory of psychosexual development to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development. (D) Diagram the sentence written on the board. - Answer A A teacher plays a piece of music for her music appreciation class, telling the students that it is an example from the romantic period. She plays the piece again and asks the students to describe the piece. After students describe the music, she asks them to define "romance." The teacher is engaging her students in (A) inductive reasoning. (B) deductive reasoning. (C) oral interpretation. (D) evaluation. - Answer A Imagine that you are on the first space shuttle to Mars. What do you think you will see and do when you arrive on Mars? This is an example of a question requiring (A) critical thinking. (B) creative thinking. (C) convergent thinking. (D) cause-and-effect thinking. - Answer B An overall lack of interest in activities, constant crying, or talk of suicide are indicators of (A) autism. (B) communication disorders. (C) emotional behavioral disorders. (D) physical disabilities. - Answer C A teacher's usual testing procedure is to give students a written exam. However, this semester, the teacher has a vision-impaired student in her class who cannot read small print. Which of the following would be the most effective, efficient, and fair way to test this student? (A) Use the office copier to enlarge the print on the same tests that the other students will take. (B) Make an audiotape of the test questions and let the student take the tape to the library to listen and then record his or her answers. (C) Ask the student to come early or stay later and give him or her a shorter, oral test. (D) Send the student to the resource room to let the resource teacher or the counselor read the test to him or her. - Answer A An example of social learning theory in practice would be using (A) drill and practice. (B) modeling as an instructional strategy. (C) a zone of proximal development. (D) manipulatives. - Answer B Teachers who apply cognitive learning theory in practice (A) Create educational environments in which educational stimuli can be presented and behavioral responses can be observed and measured. (B) Focus on academic and cognitive developmental stages to guide instruction and lesson planning. (C) Employ modeling as an instructional strategy. (D) Use direct observations and operational definitions to measure learning objectives. - Answer B An example of behavioral learning theory in practice would be using (A) manipulatives. (B) peer examples. (C) drill and practice. (D) a zone of proximal development. - Answer C According to Jean Piaget's theory of human development, between which ages should students develop the ability to solve abstract problems logically? (A) Birth to two (B) Two to seven (C) Seven to eleven (D) Eleven to adult - Answer D According to Erikson's theory of social development, when will students begin to develop a sense of industry? (A) Birth to two years of age (B) Two to six years of age (C) Six to twelve years of age (D) Twelve years of age to adult - Answer C Computer-assisted instruction aids the teacher because it (A) reduces testing required to assess students' skills. (B) ensures students are working at a similar rate. (C) decreases administrative work necessary for managing the class. (D) increase time for providing students with individualized instruction. - Answer D Classroom control is integral to successful instruction because (A) the teacher cannot dispense knowledge in a chaotic environment. (B) students cannot learn in a noisy classroom. (C) the teacher has to establish that he or she is the "boss" or leader, and the class has to follow the leader. (D) the teacher and the students must work in tandem, each having certain rules and protocols to follow. - Answer D To encourage students to read more books on their own time, a teacher develops a reward system to give students tokens for the books they read depending on the difficulty and the length of the book. At the end of the semester, students will be able to use their tokens to purchase "rewards" from the school store (pens, pencils, erasers, notebooks, and so forth). This reward system appeals to students who are (A) intrinsically motivated. (B) extrinsically motivated. (C) reading below grade level. (D) able to purchase their own school supplies. - Answer B Teachers should know how to interpret norm-referenced tests. Two important qualities of a norm-referenced test are (A) reliability and validity. (B) validity and fidelity. (C) fidelity and reliability. (D) internal and external reliability. - Answer A Which of the following is NOT indicative of the role of a quality teacher? (A) Counselor in instances of suspected abuse (B) Active community member outside of school (C) Participant/leader in Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) (D) Mandated reporter - Answer A