Deck 14: Teaching Every Student

Question 1

The primary value of Bloom's taxonomy of cognitive objectives is that it can

A)lead educators to think carefully about the objectives they construct.
B)provide a valid hierarchy of learning from simple to complex.
C)provide administrators with an objective means of evaluating the effects of courses.
D)rank different types of learning according to their relative importance.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which one of the following is likely to be an objective written by a teacher from the cognitive viewpoint?

A)Students will list four characteristics of classic drama.
B)Students will define and conjugate ten French verbs.
C)Students will calculate the answers to distance problems.
D)Students will understand "aesthetic distance" in drama.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which one of the following statements is TRUE with regard to instructional planning?

A)For experienced teachers,daily planning is more important than unit or weekly planning.
B)It is more critical at the beginning of the year for teachers than at any other time.
C)It is more critical in elementary grades than in the higher grade levels.
D)Once plans are devised they should generally be followed without variation.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Mrs.Savage is hoping that her students will really appreciate the importance of earthquakes following the unit that she is about to teach.The type of affective objective that she should expect to occur FIRST for this outcome is

A)organizing.
B)receiving.
C)responding.
D)valuing.

Question 5

Given the objective "students will be able to write complete sentences using words from a new vocabulary list," identify whether Mager's three criteria for a correctly stated behavioural objective are present or absent in this objective. Behaviour Condition Criterion

A)Absent Absent Absent
B)Absent Present Absent
C)Present Present Absent
D)Present Present Present

Question 6

What level of Bloom's taxonomy is most difficult,if not impossible,to measure with multiple-choice tests?

A)Analysis
B)Understanding
C)Remembering
D)Creating

Question 7

What is the taxonomic domain of the following objective? "After learning about the properties of magnetism,students will build a vacuum and observe whether there is magnetic behaviour present."

A)Action
B)Affective
C)Cognitive
D)Psychomotor

Question 8

Which one of the following objectives is complete according to Mager's guidelines?

A)Given coloured pictures of fruits and vegetables,students will correctly classify them with a high degree of accuracy.
B)Students will correctly identify the function of the four major organs in the digestive system without using notes.
C)Students will correctly recall the major bones of the human body.
D)Using a calculator,students will solve division problems containing fractions.

Question 9

In the highest level of the affective domain,students are expected to

A)adopt,and act consistently with,a new value.
B)be aware of how other people feel.
C)demonstrate an overt response to an idea or thing.
D)show a new behaviour as a result of experience.

Question 10

The BEST method by which active learning can be incorporated into lectures is to use

A)lower-level cognitive objectives.
B)questioning strategies.
C)scripted cooperation.
D)techniques involving small groups.

Question 11

Indicate the HIGHEST level of Bloom's taxonomy in which the following question can be classified: "How should government classes judge the feasibility of a court decision?"

A)Analysis
B)Application
C)Evaluation
D)Creation

Question 12

Lecturing is most appropriate for situations

A)where application and analysis levels are key cognitive objectives for the material.
B)where remembering,understanding and receiving information are important cognitive and affective objectives.
C)where students are relatively low in ability level and have limited experience with the material.
D)where students differ widely in ability levels and background experiences.

Question 13

In order to measure the outcomes of cognitive objectives more easily,the objectives should be

A)based on test questions.
B)clarified with specific examples.
C)conceptualized as a general case.
D)presented to the class prior to a lesson.

Question 14

The constructivist approach to planning learning experiences emphasizes what roles for teachers and students?

A)Both students and teachers determine the content and activities,but teachers select the learning strategy to be used.
B)Students and teachers together determine the content,activities,and learning strategies to be used.
C)Students determine the broad learning goals,while teachers determine the specific learning objectives and activities.
D)Teachers determine the learning goals,activities,and strategies for optimal learning.

Question 15

To what taxonomic domain does the following objective belong? "Students will share their reactions about the appeal of a painting after a trip to a local gallery."

A)Action
B)Affective
C)Cognitive
D)Psychomotor

Question 16

A constructivist approach to planning,compared to a traditional approach,would include use of

A)fewer teacher comments about each student's work.
B)more norm-competitive projects designed by students.
C)students and teachers making decisions about objectives together.
D)teacher-designed projects that students evaluate on the basis of predetermined criteria.

Question 17

Ms.Smith would like to measure her first-graders' mastery of their personal information (address,phone number,spelling of name).What level of Bloom's taxonomy do her questions illustrate?

A)Application
B)Comprehension
C)Evaluation
D)Remembering

Question 18

Which one of the following objectives illustrates an appropriate behavioural example of the cognitive objective,"Students will be able to understand the concept of correlation"?

A)"Achieve mastery on a quiz dealing with correlation issues."
B)"Appreciate how and when correlation is used."
C)"Comprehend the meaning of the concept of correlation."
D)"Identify instances of positive and negative correlation."

Question 19

Analysis of the relationship between teachers' knowledge of a subject and students' learning suggests that knowledge is

A)negatively correlated with students' attitudes about the class.
B)necessary but not sufficient to improve learning.
C)the best predictor of student achievement.
D)the most important quality of a good teacher.

Question 20

Your textbook suggests that advanced planning is important primarily because such planning

A)allows the teacher more time to correct daily work.
B)dictates course readings and requirements.
C)eliminates uncertainty in teaching.
D)influences what students will learn.

Question 21

What is at the heart of the direct instruction teaching model?

A)Guided and independent practice with feedback
B)Inductive reasoning activities and examples
C)Models of expert performance
D)Student-controlled learning activities

Question 22

Which one of the following is NOT a typical component of direct instruction?

A)Cooperative learning
B)Guided practice
C)Independent practice
D)Review of previous day's work

Question 23

Cross-age grouping can be an effective teaching method for students of all abilities as long as:

A)students are mixed for reading rather than math class
B)such classes are created only when there are too few students for one grade
C)the grouping allows teachers to provide more direct instruction to the groups
D)all groups receive the same material for the subject being taught

Question 24

Group discussions are most appropriate for use when

A)questions require convergent answers.
B)students are young or less mature.
C)students have difficulty expressing themselves.
D)the class is well prepared to evaluate and synthesize.

Question 25

The heart of the recitation approach to teaching that has been around for many years is

A)praising.
B)reacting.
C)questioning.
D)setting a framework.

Question 26

In Lyn Corno's model of adaptive teaching (2008),which of the following support techniques and objectives are LEAST appropriate for novice learners?

A)direct instruction
B)motivational enhancement
C)peer tutoring
D)teach cognitive strategies

Question 27

Which one of the following procedures is recommended for teachers when using the discussion method?

A)Ask another student to summarize the first student's response if uncertain about what that student has said.
B)Discourage students from mentally rehearsing or writing responses before speaking.
C)Let shy children decide to participate in the discussions whenever they are ready.
D)Remain as uninvolved as possible during the discussion period.

Question 28

Research shows that the average amount of time teachers wait for students to answer questions is about

A)one second.
B)three seconds.
C)five seconds.
D)seven seconds or more.

Question 29

The recommended waiting time while questioning students is

A)one to two seconds.
B)three to five seconds.
C)six to eight seconds.
D)10 seconds or longer.

Question 30

Which of the following is an example of a sustaining expectation effect?

A)a student is ready for more challenging work but is not given the opportunity to try it because the teacher believes that he/she cannot handle it
B)a teacher places higher expectations on Asian Canadian students than on European Canadian students
C)a student is ready for more challenging work,so the teacher provides him/her with the opportunity to try it in order to encourage greater achievement
D)a teacher holds higher expectations for students who participate in extracurricular activities than for students who do not

Question 31

In adaptive teaching,self-regulated learning involves which of the following types of instruction?

A)guided practice,participant modelling,and direct instruction
B)independent study,discovery learning,and peer tutoring
C)direct instruction and motivational enhancements
D)interventions,participant modelling,and guided practice

Question 32

The questions on the objective test that you are taking right now are what type of question?

A)Analytical
B)Convergent
C)Divergent
D)Evaluation

Question 33

Research on the effectiveness of higher-level questions for learning has shown that such questions

A)are consistently inferior to lower-level questions.
B)are consistently superior to lower-level questions.
C)are equally as effective as lower-level questions.
D)vary in effectiveness depending upon the situation.

Question 34

Which one of the following students is responding to a divergent question?

A)Alice identifies the category name for a group of objects.
B)Dave adds to simple lines as many lines as he wants to make a meaningful figure.
C)Janelle indicates which one of five figures is concealed in a complex figure.
D)Mario gives a word to satisfy a definition and a given first letter.

Question 35

High-ability students generally appear most likely to benefit from

A)a lower pace with little emphasis on correcting errors.
B)harder questions and more critical feedback.
C)a nurturing atmosphere for learning.
D)highly structured lesson plans.

Question 36

A frequent criticism of seatwork as a classroom learning strategy is that it

A)is often overused.
B)may require learning skills that students might not possess.
C)places the student in a passive mode.
D)tends to reduce student motivation.

Question 37

Ms.Almanzor had high expectations for Martin.When Martin did exceptionally well on the macro economics test,his performance might be partially attributed to ________.

A)use of high-stakes testing practices.
B)Pygmalion effect.
C)fact that she gave him extra time to complete the test.
D)recent increase in self-esteem.

Question 38

If a student who is called on to respond to a question gives a partially wrong answer,the recommended procedure is to

A)ask "does anyone have a different answer?" Then call on the first volunteer.
B)correct the student's answer and go on with the lesson.
C)provide a prompt or cue and stay with the student for a little while.
D)say "that's almost correct" and then call on another student.

Question 39

Which one of the following statements should be AVOIDED in order to promote high expectations of your students?

A)"Take your time and try it again".
B)"Good job on the first part of the writing assignment,however,your conclusion paragraph still needs work".
C)"This is easy,any one can do it and you can too".
D)"You are right,this is a challenging writing assignment,which is why you need to keep trying".

Question 40

A major criticism of direct instruction is that it

A)has proven ineffective in evaluation studies.
B)puts students in a cognitively passive position.
C)overemphasizes constructivist viewpoints.
D)works well with high-ability students but not with low-ability students.

Question 41

Teacher plans should be regarded as flexible frameworks as opposed to rigid specifications.

Question 42

In comparison to high-achieving students,students who are low-achieving

A)receive more praise for correct answers.
B)receive more praise for inadequate answers.
C)are more likely to receive prompts and cues.
D)are given more time for answering.

Question 43

In flexible grouping,lower-ability groups should be made smaller so that the students receive extra attention from the teacher.

Question 44

In the constructivist perspective,it is important for students to have a role in designing objectives for learning.

Question 45

When instructional goals involve affective development and critical thinking or problem solving,direct instructional strategies are recommended.

Question 46

Adaptive teaching provides all students with challenging learning tasks.

Question 47

The revision of Bloom's Cognitive Taxonomy has an added dimension of four levels of conceptual knowledge.

Question 48

Which student is most likely to be the recipient of sustaining expectations?

A)a shy child who provides little information about herself to the teacher
B)a student who participates in extracurricular activities
C)a child who the teacher finds to be independent and interesting
D)a child from a high socioeconomic group

Question 49

Scripted cooperation is a learning strategy for pairs of students to take turns summarizing material and criticizing their summaries.

Question 50

A teacher who uses flexible grouping should seldom assess students' performance.

Question 51

Students' self-fulfilling prophecy effects seem to be stronger in the early grades.

Question 52

Direct instruction is an appropriate and economical method for teaching a large amount of material to students.

Question 53

In productive group sessions,a student's questions and comments are directed to another student.

Question 54

Rather than using specific objectives to guide planning,constructivist teachers have overall goals to guide learning.

Question 55

Questions dealing with concrete facts are divergent questions.

Question 56

Teaching experience is considered to have the strongest relationship with student learning of all the characteristics noted by your text.

Question 57

Changing seats so the student faces the instructor is a good strategy for students with learning and behavioural disabilities who have difficulty attending to a task

Question 58

Changing seats so the student faces the instructor is a good strategy for students with learning and behavioural disabilities who have difficulty attending to a task

Question 59

Within-class ability grouping frequently deepens existing social divisions when used in classes with diverse populations.

Question 60

In constructivist approaches to learning,teachers make the decisions about content and teaching strategies,and students plan the activities.

Question 61

After reviewing about 50 studies of teaching,Rosenshine and Furst concluded that the most promising teacher behaviour for future research on effective teaching is ________.

Question 62

Mager's three-part system for formulating instructional objectives includes student behaviour,conditions under which that behaviour is to be performed,and ________.

Question 63

The type of objective that uses verbs such as tabulate,state,total,and measure is a(n)________.

Question 64

According to your text,a situation in which a teacher fails to alter their expectations about a student after they show moderate improvement and the student then continues to achieve at their expected level is called a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Question 65

An instructional strategy in which teachers pose questions and students answer is called ________.

Question 66

One way of incorporating active learning into lectures is to use ________.

Question 67

Write three possible cognitive objectives for your teaching specialty,using Mager's and Gronlund's approaches.Each objective should address a different level in Bloom's taxonomy.

Question 68

In adaptive teaching,novice students should not be provided with challenging instruction because they are not able to handle it.

Question 69

Instructional planning is shared by teachers and students in the ________ approach to learning.

Question 70

The heart of the recitation method of teaching is ________.

Question 71

Teachers who use systematic instruction for teaching mastery of basic skills,facts,and information are using explicit teaching,or ________ instruction.

Question 72

The type of objective that uses verbs such as comprehend,design,acknowledge,and address is a(n)________.

Question 73

High levels of teacher interaction with students,clear explanations,and well-organized demonstrations characterize ________ teaching.

Question 74

A clear specification of what a teacher intends students to accomplish on a learning task is called a(n)________.

Question 75

Teaching students with learning disabilities requires a combination of good teaching practices and sensitivity to all students.

Question 76

Although similar to the recitation strategy,________ should be more like instructional conversations.

Question 77

A classification scheme for educational objectives is called a ________.

Question 78

Within-class ability grouping and flexible grouping are both examples of methods that incorporate ???_________ instruction.

Question 79

The revised cognitive taxonomy has an added dimension of four kinds of ________.

Question 80

Questions that ask for many possible answers rather than one answer only are called ________ questions.