Question 1

Which one of the following does the textbook suggest as a strategy teachers can use to demonstrate that they care for and respect their students?

Accepted Answer

A) Greet each student with a smile as he or she enters the classroom at the beginning of the day or class period. 
B) Give every student at least three compliments every day. 
C) Take students aside individually at least once a week and ask them how things are going at home. 
D) Remind students periodically that if they need someone to talk to, they should feel free to make an appointment to see the school counselor. 
A) Greet each student with a smile as he or she enters the classroom at the beginning of the day or class period. 
B) Give every student at least three compliments every day. 
C) Take students aside individually at least once a week and ask them how things are going at home. 
D) Remind students periodically that if they need someone to talk to, they should feel free to make an appointment to see the school counselor.

Question 2

In which one of the following situations is cueing an appropriate means of dealing with misbehavior in the classroom?

Accepted Answer

A) When the behavior is already being punished by a natural consequence 
B) When the behavior interferes with learning but is not serious in nature 
C) When the misbehaving student has a history of defiance and disobedience 
D) When you want to set an "example" from which other students can learn 
A) When the behavior is already being punished by a natural consequence 
B) When the behavior interferes with learning but is not serious in nature 
C) When the misbehaving student has a history of defiance and disobedience 
D) When you want to set an "example" from which other students can learn

Question 3

Three of the following are common roots of aggression and violence in schools.Which one of the following is least likely to be a cause of aggression and violence?

Accepted Answer

A) Poor perspective-taking skills 
B) Need to gain social status with peers 
C) Revenge for stealing one's boyfriend or girlfriend 
D) Persistence of concrete operational thinking into adolescence 
A) Poor perspective-taking skills 
B) Need to gain social status with peers 
C) Revenge for stealing one's boyfriend or girlfriend 
D) Persistence of concrete operational thinking into adolescence

Question 4

Some of the 7- and 8-year-old children in Ms.Crockett's second-grade class are quite energetic and a bit distractible, whereas others are quieter and more attentive.Which one of the following alternatives is most consistent with the textbook's recommendations for how best to think about such diversity in classroom behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Remember that by age 8, all students should be expected to sit still for at least 30 minutes at a time. 
B) Acknowledge that some 7-year-olds students simply aren't ready for regular second-grade work and should probably have been retained in first grade for another year. 
C) Recognize that such differences may be due to built-in temperamental differences that aren't necessarily within students' control. 
D) Remember that's it's important to be stricter with the energetic ones than with the quiet ones and to impose harsher consequences when the energetic ones misbehave. 
A) Remember that by age 8, all students should be expected to sit still for at least 30 minutes at a time. 
B) Acknowledge that some 7-year-olds students simply aren't ready for regular second-grade work and should probably have been retained in first grade for another year. 
C) Recognize that such differences may be due to built-in temperamental differences that aren't necessarily within students' control. 
D) Remember that's it's important to be stricter with the energetic ones than with the quiet ones and to impose harsher consequences when the energetic ones misbehave.

Question 5

Which one of the following examples is most consistent with the textbook's definition of a misbehavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Ashley is chewing gum in art class. 
B) Blake is using a rubber band as a slingshot during music. 
C) Caroline is doodling in the margins of her notebook as she takes notes on a lecture. 
D) Don has forgotten to bring his lunch today and must borrow a dollar from a friend to buy a hot lunch. 
A) Ashley is chewing gum in art class. 
B) Blake is using a rubber band as a slingshot during music. 
C) Caroline is doodling in the margins of her notebook as she takes notes on a lecture. 
D) Don has forgotten to bring his lunch today and must borrow a dollar from a friend to buy a hot lunch.

Question 6

Which one of the following teacher statements is most consistent with the recommendation that classroom rules and procedures should be presented in an informational rather than controlling)manner?

Accepted Answer

A) "When you write your compositions, remember that I can read what you've written more easily and can give you more useful feedback if you write clearly." 
B) "You should always do your math homework on wide-ruled paper and make sure your answers are lined up in rows that are easy for me to grade." 
C) "Remember to do your own work on this assignment.This is not like the cooperative activity we did yesterday." 
D) "Tomorrow you should bring in a newspaper or magazine article about one of the countries we are studying in current events this week." 
A) "When you write your compositions, remember that I can read what you've written more easily and can give you more useful feedback if you write clearly." 
B) "You should always do your math homework on wide-ruled paper and make sure your answers are lined up in rows that are easy for me to grade." 
C) "Remember to do your own work on this assignment.This is not like the cooperative activity we did yesterday." 
D) "Tomorrow you should bring in a newspaper or magazine article about one of the countries we are studying in current events this week."

Question 7

Mr.Jacobs is speaking privately with Alicia, who has obviously been having trouble paying attention in class over the past two weeks.Three of the following strategies are appropriate things for Mr.Jacobs to do.Which strategy is not recommended for a private conference with a student?

Accepted Answer

A) Mr.Jacobs should communicate an openness to hearing what Alicia has to say. 
B) Mr.Jacobs should stress to Alicia that he is ultimately the person who is in charge in the classroom. 
C) Mr.Jacobs might explain that he feels hurt that she doesn't find class very interesting. 
D) Mr.Jacobs can let Alicia choose among two or three alternatives for solving the problem. 
A) Mr.Jacobs should communicate an openness to hearing what Alicia has to say. 
B) Mr.Jacobs should stress to Alicia that he is ultimately the person who is in charge in the classroom. 
C) Mr.Jacobs might explain that he feels hurt that she doesn't find class very interesting. 
D) Mr.Jacobs can let Alicia choose among two or three alternatives for solving the problem.

Which one of the following does the textbook suggest as a strategy teachers can use to demonstrate that they care for and respect their students?

In which one of the following situations is cueing an appropriate means of dealing with misbehavior in the classroom?

Three of the following are common roots of aggression and violence in schools.Which one of the following is least likely to be a cause of aggression and violence?

Which one of the following examples is most consistent with the textbook's definition of a misbehavior?

Which one of the following teacher statements is most consistent with the recommendation that classroom rules and procedures should be presented in an informational rather than controlling)manner?

Mr.Jacobs is speaking privately with Alicia, who has obviously been having trouble paying attention in class over the past two weeks.Three of the following strategies are appropriate things for Mr.Jacobs to do.Which strategy is not recommended for a private conference with a student?

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Exam 13: Creating a Productive Learning Environment

Which one of the following does the textbook suggest as a strategy teachers can use to demonstrate that they care for and respect their students?

In which one of the following situations is cueing an appropriate means of dealing with misbehavior in the classroom?

Three of the following are common roots of aggression and violence in schools.Which one of the following is least likely to be a cause of aggression and violence?

Which one of the following examples is most consistent with the textbook's definition of a misbehavior?

Which one of the following teacher statements is most consistent with the recommendation that classroom rules and procedures should be presented in an informational rather than controlling)manner?

Mr.Jacobs is speaking privately with Alicia, who has obviously been having trouble paying attention in class over the past two weeks.Three of the following strategies are appropriate things for Mr.Jacobs to do.Which strategy is not recommended for a private conference with a student?

Teaching and Educational Psychology

Cognitive and Linguistic Development

Personal and Social Development

Group Differences

Individual Differences and Special Educational Needs

Learning and Cognitive Processes

Knowledge Construction

Complex Cognitive Processes

Behaviorist Views of Learning

Social Cognitive Views of Learning

Motivation and Affect

Instructional Strategies

Classroom Assessment Strategies

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