Question 1

"Explain, in your own words, the purposes of openings."

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes 
B)  No 
A)  Yes 
B)  No

Question 2

( Openings ) Select a topic that some students might consider boring; for example, computing the area of a rectangle, irregular verbs, or something similar.Discuss/design an opening for a lesson or activity that you could teach on that topic, which would cause students to be excited and interested.Include a description of how you would state the objective and objective purpose to your students within the opening.

Accepted Answer

Topic: Irregular Verbs

Opening for Less

Question 3

"What are some ways you can keep your body healthy?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes 
B)  No 
A)  Yes 
B)  No

Question 4

Which one of the following statements about the length of wait-time is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Longer periods of wait-time are needed for fluency-building drills in which speed and accuracy are being developed. 
B)  Older students need less time to answer questions than do younger students. 
C)  Divergent questions require more wait-time. 
D)  Factual recall questions require increased wait-time. 
A)  Longer periods of wait-time are needed for fluency-building drills in which speed and accuracy are being developed. 
B)  Older students need less time to answer questions than do younger students. 
C)  Divergent questions require more wait-time. 
D)  Factual recall questions require increased wait-time.

Question 5

Which of the following best exemplifies the opening strategy known as connecting ?

Accepted Answer

A)  using an attention getting "set" 
B)  activating background knowledge 
C)  stating the objective of the lesson 
D)  none of the above 
A)  using an attention getting "set" 
B)  activating background knowledge 
C)  stating the objective of the lesson 
D)  none of the above

Question 6

Describe a strategy for an opening for helping students see relationships between the new learning and other learning.

Accepted Answer

One strategy for an opening to help stud

Question 7

If you run short of time while teaching, the closing would be the best part of the lesson to leave out.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The main difference between wait-time 1 and wait-time 2 is the type of question with which each is used.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is the purpose of a closing? Give examples to support your explanation.

Accepted Answer

The purpose of a closing is to bring a c

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT an example of a convergent question?

Accepted Answer

A)  Who went up the hill with Jack? 
B)  Where did Jack and Jill go? 
C)  Why did Jack and Jill go up the hill? 
D)  What could have caused Jack to fall down? 
A)  Who went up the hill with Jack? 
B)  Where did Jack and Jill go? 
C)  Why did Jack and Jill go up the hill? 
D)  What could have caused Jack to fall down?

Question 11

( Bloom's taxonomy ) List the six levels of Bloom's taxonomy and write a question at each level.

Accepted Answer

Bloom's taxonomy consists of six levels

Question 12

Today's lesson is on identifying adverbs in sentences.It's essential that students remember how to identify verbs, in order to be successful in this lesson.Which opening strategy would be the least effective to use?

Accepted Answer

A)  spend extra time on the review of prerequisite knowledge 
B)  have students write a definition and examples of verbs on scratch paper 
C)  ask "Who remembers what a verb is?" or "Who can give me an example of a verb?" 
D)  display a graphic organizer that shows the relationship between verbs and adverbs 
A)  spend extra time on the review of prerequisite knowledge 
B)  have students write a definition and examples of verbs on scratch paper 
C)  ask "Who remembers what a verb is?" or "Who can give me an example of a verb?" 
D)  display a graphic organizer that shows the relationship between verbs and adverbs

Question 13

"Design an effective opening for this lesson."

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes 
B)  No 
A)  Yes 
B)  No

Question 14

"Which is the largest river in the United States?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes 
B)  No 
A)  Yes 
B)  No

Question 15

Which of the following is an effective strategy for planning and delivering questions?

Accepted Answer

A)  planning questions in advance 
B)  asking questions that are short enough for students to remember 
C)  using re-direction, prompting, and probing 
D)  challenging students by incorporating new vocabulary words into questions 
A)  planning questions in advance 
B)  asking questions that are short enough for students to remember 
C)  using re-direction, prompting, and probing 
D)  challenging students by incorporating new vocabulary words into questions

Question 16

How can Bloom's taxonomy be used as a guide for writing questions?

Accepted Answer

Bloom's taxonomy is a framework that cat

Question 17

"What three reasons were given for the cause of the fire?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes 
B)  No 
A)  Yes 
B)  No

"Explain, in your own words, the purposes of openings."

"What are some ways you can keep your body healthy?"

Which one of the following statements about the length of wait-time is true?

Which of the following best exemplifies the opening strategy known as connecting ?

Describe a strategy for an opening for helping students see relationships between the new learning and other learning.

If you run short of time while teaching, the closing would be the best part of the lesson to leave out.

The main difference between wait-time 1 and wait-time 2 is the type of question with which each is used.

What is the purpose of a closing? Give examples to support your explanation.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a convergent question?

( Bloom's taxonomy ) List the six levels of Bloom's taxonomy and write a question at each level.

Today's lesson is on identifying adverbs in sentences.It's essential that students remember how to identify verbs, in order to be successful in this lesson.Which opening strategy would be the least effective to use?

"Design an effective opening for this lesson."

"Which is the largest river in the United States?"

Which of the following is an effective strategy for planning and delivering questions?

How can Bloom's taxonomy be used as a guide for writing questions?

"What three reasons were given for the cause of the fire?"

Thinking About Content

Writing Objectives

General Approaches to Universal Instructional Interventions

Critical Teaching Skills for Presenting Information

Critical Teaching Skills for Promoting Active Participation

Critical Teaching Skills for Planning Practice and Monitoring Student Progress

Critical Teaching Skills for Planning Partner and Small-Group Work

Selected Instructional Interventions

Supporting Student Behavior

Critical Management Skills for Communicating With Students

Critical Management Skills for Structuring the Learning Environment

Lesson Planning

Activity Planning

Direct Instruction

Informal Presentation

Structured Discovery

Teaching Specialized Content

Filters

Exam 4: Critical Teaching Skills for Focusing Attention

"Explain, in your own words, the purposes of openings."

"What are some ways you can keep your body healthy?"

Which one of the following statements about the length of wait-time is true?

Which of the following best exemplifies the opening strategy known as connecting ?

Describe a strategy for an opening for helping students see relationships between the new learning and other learning.

If you run short of time while teaching, the closing would be the best part of the lesson to leave out.

The main difference between wait-time 1 and wait-time 2 is the type of question with which each is used.

What is the purpose of a closing? Give examples to support your explanation.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a convergent question?

( Bloom's taxonomy ) List the six levels of Bloom's taxonomy and write a question at each level.

Today's lesson is on identifying adverbs in sentences.It's essential that students remember how to identify verbs, in order to be successful in this lesson.Which opening strategy would be the least effective to use?

"Design an effective opening for this lesson."

"Which is the largest river in the United States?"

Which of the following is an effective strategy for planning and delivering questions?

How can Bloom's taxonomy be used as a guide for writing questions?

"What three reasons were given for the cause of the fire?"

Thinking About Content

Writing Objectives

General Approaches to Universal Instructional Interventions

Critical Teaching Skills for Presenting Information

Critical Teaching Skills for Promoting Active Participation

Critical Teaching Skills for Planning Practice and Monitoring Student Progress

Critical Teaching Skills for Planning Partner and Small-Group Work

Selected Instructional Interventions

Supporting Student Behavior

Critical Management Skills for Communicating With Students

Critical Management Skills for Structuring the Learning Environment

Lesson Planning

Activity Planning

Direct Instruction

Informal Presentation

Structured Discovery

Teaching Specialized Content

Filters