Exam 1: What Is Teaching All About

Why can teaching be described as 'ambiguous'?

The paradoxical nature of teaching means it is important for pre-service teachers and beginning teachers to:

A teacher who decides to use brainstorming as a way of finding out what students already know in Science is demonstrating:

The personal characteristic of teachers that has been found to be resistant to change is:

The complexity of the teaching role was illustrated by Jackson's (1990) finding that teachers make over:

According to Britzman (2003), new teachers sometimes have difficulty:

According to Strong (2011), the percentage of new teachers who leave the profession within the first five years of entry is:

The finding by Crelos (2009) that effective teachers 'actively use involving behaviours to influence their own and students' capabilities' came from a study of a cross section of the teaching population in:

A teaching practice that would not fit with Wolk's (2008) recommendation that teachers need to focus on 'joyful learning' is:

The concept of 'inspired teaching' is promoted by:

According to Cruickshank (2012), what are three factors that will affect the range and type of teaching that can be achieved within the frame of existing school structures?

Is this statement true or false? 'The top reason for becoming a teacher is the same when given by primary or secondary teachers.'

What are the personal and professional attributes that Moyles (2007) identified as a requirement for teachers?

Why do beginning teachers need to be freed from the implicit dispositions formed through past experiences?

Teachers who can give clear directions and manage time efficiently are demonstrating:

According to Brighouse (1995), effective teachers need to have intellectual curiosity and:

An advantage of online virtual schools is that they:

A teaching behaviour that does not indicate reflective thinking is:

The quality of teacher resilience is about:

Write a letter to an employer in which you identify your ten strongest qualities as a potential teacher and describe how each would contribute to effective teaching. Drawing on the work of at least three of the theorists referred to in Chapter 1, explain how each of the qualities you have identified relates to research findings about the qualities of effective teachers.