Deck 4: Building and Managing the Safe and Positive Learning Environment

Question 1

At what grade level are health education content specialists most likely to be found teaching health?

A) preschool
B) primary grades
C) upper elementary level
D) middle school level

Answer 1

middle school level

Question 2

The biggest barrier to the implementation of an effective health education agenda in the schools is

A) administrative concerns.
B) time constraints.
C) the lack of parental involvement.
D) community disapproval of controversial topics.

Answer 2

time constraints.

Question 3

Risks associated with behaviors such as alcohol use, early sexual initiation, and bullying can be reduced by

A) regular participation in physical activity.
B) supporting development of protective factors.
C) teaching students how to be responsible.
D) improving student performance on standardized tests.

Answer 3

supporting development of protective factors.

Question 4

Having access to parents after school or at dinner time defines

A) risk factors.
B) protective factors.
C) gateway conditions.
D) connectedness.

Question 5

The belief among students that adults and peers in the school care about their learning and about them defines

A) protective factors.
B) gateway conditions.
C) connectedness.
D) self-efficacy.

Question 6

Students who report a strong sense of school connectedness are more likely to

A) have better grades and attendance.
B) participate in extracurricular activities and have lots of friends.
C) have lots of friends and better attendance.
D) have better grades and lots of friends.

Question 7

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding school connectedness?

A) There is no relationship between school connectedness and violence.
B) Students who feel connected to school are less likely to suffer from eating disorders.
C) School connectedness and risk behaviors are not significantly related.
D) Students who feel connected to school are just as likely as those who don't to be injured from dangerous activities such as not wearing seat belts.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding family connectedness?

A) Achievement gains and parent-family connectedness is limited to parents who have received postsecondary education.
B) Parent-family connectedness is a strong protective factor against disordered eating and emotional distress.
C) Youth who feel connected to their parents are likely to engage in the same risk behaviors their parents engage in.
D) Parent-family connectedness has minimal impact on youth engagement in risky sexual behavior.

Question 9

The types of parental engagement activities that are most likely to improve academic outcomes include:

A) managing use of time and helping with homework
B) participating in fundraisers and helping with homework
C) managing use of time and participating in fundraisers
D) reading to/being read to and participating in fundraisers

Question 10

Research indicates that parents have consistent concerns about

A) school board performance.
B) administrative performance.
C) teacher performance.
D) school nurse performance.

Question 11

Which of the following does NOT contribute to better academic performance?

A) organizing children's time
B) reading to children
C) discussing school matters with children
D) allowing children to work independently on homework

Question 12

Icebreakers

A) can reinforce an inviting learning environment.
B) can redirect student behavior when off-task.
C) are best used to foster parent-child connectedness.
D) should be limited to the first two weeks of the school year.

Question 13

An icebreaker activity that helps the teacher and students quickly learn one another's names is called

A) Snow Cones.
B) Whip Around.
C) Time to Move.
D) Four Corners.

Question 14

The activity "Success of the Day" allows students to identify a success

A) they experienced that day.
B) of another class member.
C) of the class.
D) of the previous day.

Question 15

The most common curricular approach in American schools today is

A) direct instruction.
B) individualized instruction.
C) cooperative learning techniques.
D) integrated instructional techniques.

Question 16

According to research, all of the following are benefits of cooperative learning, EXCEPT

A) greater productivity.
B) improved attitudes towards collaboration.
C) increased interest in shared success.
D) increased teacher-focused learning.

Question 17

Which way do students interact during classroom learning experiences when they work collaboratively to achieve shared goals?

A) Competitively
B) Cooperatively
C) Individually
D) Independently

Question 18

Research has confirmed that there are three basic ways in which students interact during classroom learning experiences. Which of the following is NOT one of those ways?

A) the competitive model
B) cooperative learning
C) the reliance model
D) individualistic learning

Question 19

In cooperative learning, the students are responsible for the success of

A) group members only.
B) the group and themselves.
C) themselves only.
D) the teacher.

Question 20

In comparison to traditional learning groups, cooperative learning groups encourage

A) conformity.
B) little or no group processing.
C) individual accountability.
D) one appointed leader.

Question 21

Cooperative learning groups are organized so that the students are

A) randomly assigned to groups.
B) allowed to pick their own groups.
C) grouped with students of various abilities.
D) grouped with students at the same ability level.

Question 22

The difference between traditional and cooperative learning groups is that traditional learning groups encourage

A) positive interdependence.
B) shared leadership.
C) heterogeneous groups.
D) one appointed leader.

Question 23

Individualized instruction can be used to

A) replace cooperative learning.
B) provide remediation.
C) group students according to ability.
D) improve teacher-centered learning.

Question 24

While working at a learning center, students should be ________ learners.

A) passive
B) aggressive
C) independent
D) reactive

Question 25

In which activity students all write correlating thoughts on the board that tie into the main idea that the teacher first puts on the board?

A) Round-Robin.
B) Cooperative Graffiti.
C) Pairs Check.
D) Corners.

Question 26

What cooperative learning strategy is being used when a teacher stops a discussion and asks students to review what has been said in small groups?

A) One Minute Papers
B) Team Word Webbing
C) Three Minute Review
D) Corners

Question 27

Well-designed learning centers should

A) help encourage students to work independently.
B) be the basis for direct teaching of the curriculum.
C) be located near the library.
D) emphasize students' parallel abilities.

Question 28

The major problem for teachers and students with discipline-specific instruction is that

A) stakeholders are unfamiliar with this method and don't support its use.
B) textbooks are unavailable so teachers must find supplemental information.
C) instructional time and information are fragmented.
D) instructional strategies must be validated and available.

Question 29

The use of discipline-specific approaches to teaching and learning in the classroom encourages and reinforces the value of

A) competition.
B) individualization.
C) age-appropriate activities.
D) cooperative learning.

Question 30

The competitive teaching/learning approach is used approximately how often in elementary and middle-level classrooms?

A) 10 percent of the time
B) 25 percent of the time
C) 50 percent of the time
D) 90 percent of the time

Question 31

One of the underpinnings of the competitive teaching/learning philosophy is that

A) classmates are encouraged to help one another.
B) there is collaborative problem solving between teacher and students.
C) students are encouraged to do their own work.
D) students have the opportunity to use higher-order thinking skills.

Question 32

The teaching approach that is defined as a view of knowledge that applies information from more than one discipline to a problem or experience is called the

A) interdisciplinary instructional approach.
B) correlated instructional approach.
C) integrated instructional approach.
D) interrelated instructional approach.

Question 33

An instructional approach that brings together specific units of different disciplines to solve problems or answer questions is called the

A) interdisciplinary instructional approach.
B) correlated instructional approach.
C) integrated instructional approach.
D) interrelated instructional approach.

Question 34

Insights from multiple content areas contribute to thematic units of instruction refers to

A) correlated health instruction.
B) direct instruction.
C) integrated health instruction.
D) individualized instruction.

Question 35

School health education programs and the educators who teach them are susceptible to controversy because

A) the majority of parents do not want sexuality education taught in the schools.
B) of state and federal mandates.
C) of public tax funding.
D) the school board follows the recommendations of the community.

Question 36

Which of the following topics can cause controversy when included in the health instruction curriculum?

A) sexuality education, safety, some approaches to drug/alcohol education
B) death education, sexuality education, skill development
C) driver education, death education, skill development
D) some approaches to drug/alcohol education, driver education, death education

Question 37

Which is the most effective strategy for managing controversy in a school district?

A) administrators being very familiar with state and federal mandates
B) school boards listening to parental and community concerns
C) district administrators anticipating the potential for negative reactions
D) school principals developing appropriate staff in-service programs

Question 38

School districts are more likely to avoid controversy if they establish a(n)

A) school health advisory committee.
B) coordinated program.
C) teacher health advisory council.
D) administrative health advisory council.

Question 39

When students ask questions about potentially controversial topics in the classroom, teachers should

A) say they don't know.
B) tell kids to ask their parents when they get home.
C) tell students the question is inappropriate.
D) answer the question if developmentally appropriate.

Question 40

Evidence supports the development of risk factors as a way to protect children from adverse health and educational outcomes.

Question 41

Protective factors can help reduce the effects of stress and the ability to avoid risks.

Question 42

School connectedness has been identified as one of the most powerful protective factors.

Question 43

School connectedness is strongly associated with regular school attendance and better grades.

Question 44

Students who feel more connected to their school are more likely to be injured from dangerous activities such as drinking and driving.

Question 45

Students who report a stronger attachment to school are just as likely to engage in extracurricular activities as other students.

Question 46

Strong relationships to school are more significant than the people within the school.

Question 47

Current reform efforts had identified parent involvement as an important factor in improving academic outcomes.

Question 48

When parents are engaged in their students' education, achievement gains occur regardless of socioeconomic status or education level of parents.

Question 49

Parents have limited influence over the health behaviors of their children.

Question 50

Participation in school fundraisers is an important way for parents to demonstrate their interest in student academic success.

Question 51

Parents are consistently concerned with teacher performance.

Question 52

Family and school are among the least important social influences in students' lives.

Question 53

Sexual behavior is not affected by communication between parents and their children.

Question 54

The use of contraception can be linked to communication between parents and children.

Question 55

Teachers do not have the time to communicate with parents, and research shows that most parents are not concerned with what teachers are doing in the classroom.

Question 56

The health behaviors of parents are directly related to the health risks of their children.

Question 57

Safety and inclusivity are important for teachers when establishing their classroom culture.

Question 58

Icebreakers can be used to help establish a safe learning environment.

Question 59

In Boundary Breaking, an activity to help students connect with one another, students sit in a large circle discussing a particular academic topic.

Question 60

A contract should end with a class celebration rather than with rewards, which tend to exclude certain children.

Question 61

If a class meeting is not going well, the teacher should take over to get things moving.

Question 62

In discipline-specific approaches to instruction, health issues are addressed in discrete blocks of instructional time.

Question 63

Positive dependence is one of the common elements of cooperative learning groups and activities.

Question 64

Cooperative learning is not one of the instructional approaches used by educators in elementary and middle schools.

Question 65

Cooperative learning has a powerful impact on learner outcomes, but is rarely used in U.S. classrooms.

Question 66

Cooperative learning has shown positive results regarding greater psychological health when students learn to value collaboration.

Question 67

Cooperative learning groups are randomly organized in order to include students with a wide range of abilities.

Question 68

A less common instructional format used to meet the needs of students with learning or developmental disabilities is individualized instruction.

Question 69

Learning centers enable students to work at their own pace.

Question 70

Cooperative Graffiti, One Minute Papers, Three-Minute Review, and Three-Step Interview are examples of cooperative learning strategies.

Question 71

The major problem associated with direct instructional approaches is fragmentation of instructional time.

Question 72

One advantage of correlated instruction for health education is that realistic health issues can be addressed.

Question 73

One problem associated with the use of correlated instruction is that the instructor may be met with resistance from parents, teachers, administrators, or students.

Question 74

The most compelling reason to incorporate integrated instruction into classroom practice is it is consistent with life outside the classroom.

Question 75

In the context of health education technology is being used to help students live, learn, and work successfully.

Question 76

One type of controversy about school policies and practices has to do with disagreements about parameters for implementation of the curriculum.

Question 77

Controversy in a school district can be handled most effectively by anticipating the potential for it.

Question 78

Controversial topics in health education should not be taught in public schools.

Question 79

Teachers' reactions to students' questions about their health are not as important as the actual responses they give.

Question 80

When a student asks a question that is inappropriate for the grade level, the teacher should tell the student to ask their parents.