Question 1

Which of the following professional development activities best lends itself to addressing self-directed plans for improvement?

Accepted Answer

A) Exploring websites. 
B) Attending workshops. 
C) Taking college courses. 
D) Attending conferences. 
E) Participating in teacher meetings. 
A) Exploring websites. 
B) Attending workshops. 
C) Taking college courses. 
D) Attending conferences. 
E) Participating in teacher meetings. A

Question 2

Which of the following is LEAST associated with curriculum?

Accepted Answer

A) What material is taught. 
B) How the material is taught. 
C) The sequence in which the material is taught. 
D) Which concepts are emphasized. 
E) Why the material is included in a course. 
A) What material is taught. 
B) How the material is taught. 
C) The sequence in which the material is taught. 
D) Which concepts are emphasized. 
E) Why the material is included in a course. E

Question 3

According to the author in Chapter 2, perhaps the most important task of the teacher is to develop his or her skills to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) To make mathematics fun for students. 
B) To challenge the students to perform to their potential. 
C) To use technology in the classroom. 
D) To write effective lesson plans. 
E) To motivate and engage the learners. 
A) To make mathematics fun for students. 
B) To challenge the students to perform to their potential. 
C) To use technology in the classroom. 
D) To write effective lesson plans. 
E) To motivate and engage the learners. E

Question 4

Which of the following principles refers to "high expectations and strong support for all students"?

Accepted Answer

A) Curriculum. 
B) Access and Equity. 
C) Teaching and Learning. 
D) Assessment. 
E) Tools and Technology. 
A) Curriculum. 
B) Access and Equity. 
C) Teaching and Learning. 
D) Assessment. 
E) Tools and Technology.

Question 5

Which course is often referred to as a "gatekeeper" for the study of higher mathematics?

Accepted Answer

A) Geometry. 
B) Pre-Algebra. 
C) Algebra I. 
D) Trigonometry. 
E) Algebra II. 
A) Geometry. 
B) Pre-Algebra. 
C) Algebra I. 
D) Trigonometry. 
E) Algebra II.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT considered a high-leverage teaching practice?

Accepted Answer

A) Establish mathematics goals to focus learning. 
B) Pose purposeful questions. 
C) Build procedural fluency from conceptual understanding. 
D) Research and use an extensive variety of web resources. 
E) Facilitate meaningful mathematical discourse. 
A) Establish mathematics goals to focus learning. 
B) Pose purposeful questions. 
C) Build procedural fluency from conceptual understanding. 
D) Research and use an extensive variety of web resources. 
E) Facilitate meaningful mathematical discourse.

Question 7

Curricular changes in a school district are most likely to directly bring about changes in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Equity. 
B) Teaching. 
C) Learning. 
D) Technology. 
E) Problem solving. 
A) Equity. 
B) Teaching. 
C) Learning. 
D) Technology. 
E) Problem solving.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT necessarily associated with effective mathematics teaching?

Accepted Answer

A) High level of competence in mathematics. 
B) Strict adherence to lesson plans and textbooks. 
C) A well designed set of teaching strategies. 
D) Knowledge about which teaching approaches work best in a given situation. 
E) Understanding of how students learn. 
A) High level of competence in mathematics. 
B) Strict adherence to lesson plans and textbooks. 
C) A well designed set of teaching strategies. 
D) Knowledge about which teaching approaches work best in a given situation. 
E) Understanding of how students learn.

Question 9

Discuss how a teacher's personal success in doing mathematics, together with his/her experiences as a student, influence the way that the teacher runs his/her own classroom.

Accepted Answer

A teacher's personal success in doing ma

Question 10

Problem solving can best be described as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) The opportunity to put skills to use in a real-life situation. 
B) The best way to wrap up a mathematics unit on a given topic. 
C) The opportunity to practice routine skills. 
D) Showing students an approach that can be used anytime a similar situation occurs. 
E) Assigning homework from the book that is clearly marked as "problems." 
A) The opportunity to put skills to use in a real-life situation. 
B) The best way to wrap up a mathematics unit on a given topic. 
C) The opportunity to practice routine skills. 
D) Showing students an approach that can be used anytime a similar situation occurs. 
E) Assigning homework from the book that is clearly marked as "problems."

Question 11

Which of the following is considered an "essential component" of effective assessment in a mathematics classroom?

Accepted Answer

A) Frequent testing or quizzing of student knowledge. 
B) Timely feedback on assessments given to students. 
C) "Curving" of grades to promote positive student attitudes. 
D) Ensuring that assessments are always objective. 
E) Fairness, promoted by ensuring that all students are assessed the same way. 
A) Frequent testing or quizzing of student knowledge. 
B) Timely feedback on assessments given to students. 
C) "Curving" of grades to promote positive student attitudes. 
D) Ensuring that assessments are always objective. 
E) Fairness, promoted by ensuring that all students are assessed the same way.

Question 12

What is the most important reason for why a teacher should consider using a graphing calculator in graphing and tabular modes to verify the solutions to polynomial
 simplifying problems?

Accepted Answer

A) The strategy promotes equity. 
B) The strategy is always enjoyable to students. 
C) The strategy is easier than using pencil and paper approaches. 
D) The strategy prepares the students for real-life problems involving polynomials. 
E) The strategy requires the use of less class time. 
A) The strategy promotes equity. 
B) The strategy is always enjoyable to students. 
C) The strategy is easier than using pencil and paper approaches. 
D) The strategy prepares the students for real-life problems involving polynomials. 
E) The strategy requires the use of less class time.

Question 13

A broad use of the term "curriculum" implies more than simply the textbook used in teaching mathematics.Explain a more comprehensive view of the meaning of curriculum, as described in the NCTM principles.

Accepted Answer

A comprehensive view of the meaning of c

Question 14

Which statement most accurately characterizes the NCTM's vision of mathematical assessment?

Accepted Answer

A) Gathering information about students. 
B) Determining student grades. 
C) Evaluating student progress. 
D) Giving tests to students. 
E) Viewing student work at the end of a unit. 
A) Gathering information about students. 
B) Determining student grades. 
C) Evaluating student progress. 
D) Giving tests to students. 
E) Viewing student work at the end of a unit.

Question 15

Which of the following is the most important factor in the learning of mathematics?

Accepted Answer

A) Textbooks used. 
B) Technology used. 
C) Skill of the teacher. 
D) Strength of the curriculum. 
E) Support of the community. 
A) Textbooks used. 
B) Technology used. 
C) Skill of the teacher. 
D) Strength of the curriculum. 
E) Support of the community.

Question 16

According to the author in Chapter 2, the use of technology to explore a problem, rather than simply drawing a picture with pencil-and-paper, is more likely to produce which
 result?

Accepted Answer

A) Accuracy of the figure drawn. 
B) Success in teaching the concept. 
C) Motivation of the students. 
D) Attention of the class. 
E) Acceptable behavior by the students. 
A) Accuracy of the figure drawn. 
B) Success in teaching the concept. 
C) Motivation of the students. 
D) Attention of the class. 
E) Acceptable behavior by the students.

Question 17

Learner.org is a popular professional development site because it provides the teacher with hundreds of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Examples of student work. 
B) Lesson plans. 
C) Classroom activities. 
D) Streaming video clips. 
E) Problems to pose to students. 
A) Examples of student work. 
B) Lesson plans. 
C) Classroom activities. 
D) Streaming video clips. 
E) Problems to pose to students.

Question 18

A learning community of teachers often focuses on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Examining lesson plans. 
B) Examining teaching practices. 
C) Examining assessments. 
D) Working together for mutual improvement. 
E) All of these. 
A) Examining lesson plans. 
B) Examining teaching practices. 
C) Examining assessments. 
D) Working together for mutual improvement. 
E) All of these.

Question 19

Which of the following is a false assumption that is commonly held by new teachers of mathematics?

Accepted Answer

A) Technology is helpful to learning mathematics. 
B) Students will benefit from exposure to the same learning environment that was experienced by the teacher. 
C) Mathematics is perceived as being very difficult by many of their students. 
D) Teaching methods can and do make a difference in student success. 
E) All students are capable of learning mathematics. 
A) Technology is helpful to learning mathematics. 
B) Students will benefit from exposure to the same learning environment that was experienced by the teacher. 
C) Mathematics is perceived as being very difficult by many of their students. 
D) Teaching methods can and do make a difference in student success. 
E) All students are capable of learning mathematics.

Question 20

When a teacher decides to assign a quarterly project in mathematics, which of the principles is being directly addressed?

Accepted Answer

A) Assessment. 
B) Teaching. 
C) Learning. 
D) Equity. 
E) Curriculum. 
A) Assessment. 
B) Teaching. 
C) Learning. 
D) Equity. 
E) Curriculum.

Which of the following professional development activities best lends itself to addressing self-directed plans for improvement?

Which of the following is LEAST associated with curriculum?

According to the author in Chapter 2, perhaps the most important task of the teacher is to develop his or her skills to do which of the following?

Which of the following principles refers to "high expectations and strong support for all students"?

Which course is often referred to as a "gatekeeper" for the study of higher mathematics?

Which of the following is NOT considered a high-leverage teaching practice?

Curricular changes in a school district are most likely to directly bring about changes in which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT necessarily associated with effective mathematics teaching?

Discuss how a teacher's personal success in doing mathematics, together with his/her experiences as a student, influence the way that the teacher runs his/her own classroom.

Problem solving can best be described as which of the following?

Which of the following is considered an "essential component" of effective assessment in a mathematics classroom?

What is the most important reason for why a teacher should consider using a graphing calculator in graphing and tabular modes to verify the solutions to polynomial simplifying problems?

A broad use of the term "curriculum" implies more than simply the textbook used in teaching mathematics.Explain a more comprehensive view of the meaning of curriculum, as described in the NCTM principles.

Which statement most accurately characterizes the NCTM's vision of mathematical assessment?

Which of the following is the most important factor in the learning of mathematics?

According to the author in Chapter 2, the use of technology to explore a problem, rather than simply drawing a picture with pencil-and-paper, is more likely to produce which result?

Learner.org is a popular professional development site because it provides the teacher with hundreds of which of the following?

A learning community of teachers often focuses on which of the following?

Which of the following is a false assumption that is commonly held by new teachers of mathematics?

When a teacher decides to assign a quarterly project in mathematics, which of the principles is being directly addressed?

Mathematics As a Process

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Assessment: Purposes and Strategies

Principles of Assessment Practices

Teaching and Learning

Teaching and Learning: Tools and Technology

Teaching Number Sense and Algebra

Teaching Geometry, Statisticsprobability, and Discrete Mathematics

Managing a Mathematics Classroom

The Teacher of Mathematics in the School Community

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Exam 2: Principles of Mathematics Education

Which of the following professional development activities best lends itself to addressing self-directed plans for improvement?

Which of the following is LEAST associated with curriculum?

According to the author in Chapter 2, perhaps the most important task of the teacher is to develop his or her skills to do which of the following?

Which of the following principles refers to "high expectations and strong support for all students"?

Which course is often referred to as a "gatekeeper" for the study of higher mathematics?

Which of the following is NOT considered a high-leverage teaching practice?

Curricular changes in a school district are most likely to directly bring about changes in which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT necessarily associated with effective mathematics teaching?

Discuss how a teacher's personal success in doing mathematics, together with his/her experiences as a student, influence the way that the teacher runs his/her own classroom.

Problem solving can best be described as which of the following?

Which of the following is considered an "essential component" of effective assessment in a mathematics classroom?

What is the most important reason for why a teacher should consider using a graphing calculator in graphing and tabular modes to verify the solutions to polynomial simplifying problems?

A broad use of the term "curriculum" implies more than simply the textbook used in teaching mathematics.Explain a more comprehensive view of the meaning of curriculum, as described in the NCTM principles.

Which statement most accurately characterizes the NCTM's vision of mathematical assessment?

Which of the following is the most important factor in the learning of mathematics?

According to the author in Chapter 2, the use of technology to explore a problem, rather than simply drawing a picture with pencil-and-paper, is more likely to produce which result?

Learner.org is a popular professional development site because it provides the teacher with hundreds of which of the following?

A learning community of teachers often focuses on which of the following?

Which of the following is a false assumption that is commonly held by new teachers of mathematics?

When a teacher decides to assign a quarterly project in mathematics, which of the principles is being directly addressed?

Mathematics As a Process

Learning Theories and Psychology in Mathematics Education

Standards, Objectives, and Resources

Planning for Instruct

Assessment: Purposes and Strategies

Principles of Assessment Practices

Teaching and Learning

Teaching and Learning: Tools and Technology

Teaching Number Sense and Algebra

Teaching Geometry, Statisticsprobability, and Discrete Mathematics

Managing a Mathematics Classroom

The Teacher of Mathematics in the School Community

Filters