Exam 13: Creating a Productive Learning Environment

Teachers who model their classroom management strategies on authoritative parenting are most likely to do which one of the following?

Students are most likely to follow classroom rules if they understand the reasons behind the rules.Below are four possible ways through which we might help students learn why we establish certain rules for classroom behavior.Which one is most consistent with recommendations offered in the textbook?

Three of the following are examples of self-regulation as a means of addressing classroom misbehaviors.Which one is not a good example of self-regulation?

Three of the following are recommended strategies for getting students' parents involved in school activities.Which one is not recommended?

Which one of the following issues is usually most important to consider when a student behaves in an unacceptable fashion in the classroom?

In three of the following situations, ignoring a student's misbehavior might be the best approach to take.Considering the textbook's discussion of this strategy, in which situation would ignoring not be advisable?

Mr.Finke is concerned about Ruth, a sullen, argumentative third grader who shows little interest in school subject matter and classroom assignments.She is so rude and defiant that Mr.Finke finds himself speaking to her only to chastise her for wrongdoings.Mr.Finke realizes that his relationship with Ruth has gotten off to a bad start and vows to remedy the situation.Three of the following strategies are consistent with the textbook's recommendations for addressing nonproductive teacher-student relationships.Which one is not consistent with its recommendations?

Which one of the following strategies is most consistent with the textbook's recommendations for dealing with rule infractions?

Which one of the following is the best example of cognitive behavioral therapy as a means of helping a student acquire effective social skills?

In which one of the following situations would it be best to ignore a student's behavior?

Three of the following strategies are recommended for conducting effective parent- teacher conferences.Which strategy is not necessarily recommended?

From the perspective of the textbook, which one of the following classrooms best illustrates effective classroom management?

When we compare beginning teachers with experienced teachers in terms of how they think about student misbehaviors, we find that experienced teachers are more likely to:

Which one of the following statements most accurately describes aggression and violence in U.S.schools?

The textbook recommends that teachers coordinate their efforts with people in the community at large.Which one of the following examples most clearly illustrates the spirit of its recommendation?

Which one of the following best illustrates collective self-efficacy of teachers?

Planned, systematic interventions are most often recommended as means of dealing with misbehaviors when:

Under what circumstances should teachers confer with parents about a student's misbehavior?

Which one of the following statements is consistent with the textbook's recommendation regarding how to deal with students' feelings about classroom assignments and activities?

Three of the following describe recommendations that the textbook offers for helping students with special needs.Which statement is inconsistent with the textbook's recommendations?