Deck 14: Teaching Every Student

Question 1

Which teacher is using seatwork most appropriately?

A)Mrs.Wiggins gives students a worksheet to complete independently.It introduces the new concept for their work at centers.
B)Ms.Cranfield gives students a word puzzle to complete at their seats.They just finished reviewing the vocabulary words for the integrated reading and writing unit.
C)Mrs.Gomez precedes group work with a worksheet for students to do at their seats.It explains how to approach a new kind of math problem.
D)Mr.O'Malley gives students an independent assignment in their science workbooks.It asks questions about the material he will lecture on tomorrow.

Answer 1

Ms.Cranfield gives students a word puzzle to complete at their seats.They just finished reviewing the vocabulary words for the integrated reading and writing unit.

Question 2

Mrs.Orozco wants to learn how to conduct class discussions effectively in her literature class.She should do all of the following EXCEPT:

A)allow students time to think before asking for responses.
B)ask students to defend their positions.
C)direct student comments and questions back to the teacher.
D)judge the reactions of students in the classroom when a student finishes speaking.

Answer 2

direct student comments and questions back to the teacher.

Question 3

Which of the following teachers uses a constructivist approach in instructional planning?

A)Mr.Hargrove reviewed several resources identified in his teacher's manual and developed a lesson about the first walk on the moon.
B)Mrs.Akita gave a pretest to determine the amount of background knowledge she needed to incorporate in her unit about two-step equations.
C)Mr.Anthony and his students discussed their unit about crustaceans and decided to create centers that integrated science knowledge,writing skills,and vocabulary.
D)Ms.Levi combined suggested activities from her teacher's manual with activities suggested by peer teachers as the basis for her lesson about the different types of erosion in her state.

Answer 3

Mr.Anthony and his students discussed their unit about crustaceans and decided to create centers that integrated science knowledge,writing skills,and vocabulary.

Question 4

Ms.Dominguez is a middle school science teacher who consistently gets high student reviews.Her students claim they learn more in her class than in any other class.Based on research about teacher effectiveness,Ms.Dominguez most likely does all of the following EXCEPT:

A)make clear presentations with explanations and examples.
B)maintain distant,reserved relationships with students.
C)show enthusiasm for the subject.
D)develop reflective practices to improve teaching.

Question 5

Mr.Franks creates a classroom environment in which his elementary students work productively at centers and engage in group activities to apply principles they are learning.His established routines help students stay on track and maximize learning time.Which aspect of Robert Pianta's model is most closely associated with these characteristics of Mr.Franks' teaching?

A)affective dimensions
B)cognitive dimensions
C)behavioral dimensions
D)relational dimensions

Question 6

Mrs.Martinez is a new third grade teacher.Before school started,she reviewed the entire math text and planned her approach for the year.Now she moves methodically from lesson to lesson and hopes to cover all chapters by the end of the year.She knows the subject of math very well and has never had problems understanding math concepts.This week,she began teaching the lesson for week nine.She presented the new concept,and students seemed to be confused.She didn't see how they could be confused,but she repeated the same presentation.After her presentation,most of her students were unable to complete the practice problems.What is most likely the problem with Mrs.Martinez's lesson?

A)She most likely overplanned and lacked flexibility.
B)She seems to lack understanding of instructional objectives.
C)She most likely failed to plan sufficiently at the weekly and daily levels.
D)She seems to lack the ability to provide affective support.

Question 7

In her literature class,Ms.Campos wants her students to engage in divergent thinking about the book they are reading.Which of the following questions is she most likely to ask?

A)What does the author say about his purpose for writing the book?
B)What do you think the main character was feeling when he closed the door?
C)When did the author experience the events he writes about in the book?
D)How did the author use his journal in writing the book?

Question 8

Which of the following teachers uses backward design?

A)Mr.Browning begins to develop his math unit by looking at the state standards and aligning key elements of the lesson with the standards.He thinks about the important end results students need to achieve in the unit.
B)Ms.Rollins wants to use cooperative groups in her upcoming unit.She chooses activities her students will enjoy and works the curriculum around them.
C)Mr.Cardot is a new teacher.He asks a senior teacher to lend him her teaching plan for the upcoming unit on persuasive writing.He alters the plan to fit his teaching style.
D)Mrs.Hebert is beginning a new unit in French.She presents several ideas to students and allows them to vote on their favorite approach to the unit about the geography of France.She chooses activities that fit the students' preference.

Question 9

Which of the following situations illustrates sustaining expectation effect?

A)Ross made good grades in math and rarely struggled with math concepts until he got into calculus.He expected to continue making top scores without studying.
B)Carmen's third grade teacher made science exciting and fun.Carmen expected to keep loving science and said she wanted to be a scientist,but her fourth grade teacher made science seem boring.Carmen's expectations changed.
C)Mrs.Gromberg has been teaching for seven years.Her students always do well on the state tests,and she expects them to make the highest scores in the district.This year her students met her expectations.
D)Megan usually makes low grades in math,but she actually understands fractions.On the fractions unit,she made one of the highest scores,but the teacher thought it was a fluke and wondered whether Megan cheated.Megan didn't try very hard on the next unit.

Question 10

Which of the following teachers is using direct instruction?

A)Mrs.Wiggins uses centers with one unit to integrate writing,science,and math.
B)Ms.Canfield puts words on a word wall to help students use them in their writing.
C)Mrs.Gomez divides students into groups to work on a complex task.
D)Mr.O'Malley presents a mini-lecture about a new concept in science.

Question 11

Ms.Boudreaux is choosing math tutorials to use in her inclusive fourth grade classroom.Should she choose programs with universal design? Why or why not?

A)Yes,universal design considers the needs of all users and works for students with disabilities.
B)No,universal design applies to reading and language arts curriculum but not math.
C)Yes,universal design is particularly effective with dyslexic students.
D)No,universal design is particularly effective for students with hearing impairment,but is not suitable for hearing students.

Question 12

During the social studies unit about poverty in the United States,Mr.Lambert presents facts and asks students to read two non-fiction articles on the topic.After students read the articles,Mr.Lambert wants to hear what they have to say about the issues surrounding people in poverty and the plight of children growing up in poverty.What teaching approach is most appropriate for his purpose?

A)Group discussion
B)Seatwork
C)Homework
D)Direct instruction

Question 13

Mrs.Simms reviewed her class role and read the permanent files of her incoming fourth grade students before school started in August.She noticed that Gabe had poor grades in several subjects last year,and his second and third grade teachers left notes about his bad conduct in the permanent file.When school started,Mrs.Simms told Gabe she was happy to have him in her class and said she knew he would like fourth grade subjects and learn a lot.Throughout the year,Mrs.Simms encouraged Gabe and expressed her belief in his ability to learn.In the spring,Gabe scored in a higher percentile on his district's standardized tests than he had the previous year.His gains were much higher than expected.This is an example of:

A)explicit teaching.
B)the Pygmalion effect.
C)sustaining expectation effect.
D)scripted cooperation.

Question 14

The national Common Core Standards have been adopted by many states.Why might implementation pose problems for teachers,students,and schools?

A)Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center)disagree on standards.
B)The high expectations of the Common Core Standards do not match current curricula and texts.
C)Common Core Standards do not state clear,understandable,and consistent goals.
D)Common Core Standards are not based on research and will not help students compete in a global context.

Question 15

According to Bloom's taxonomy of the cognitive domain,identify the level of the following objective: Assess the author's skill in implementing the literary device of allegory.

A)Applying
B)Analyzing
C)Evaluating
D)Understanding

Question 16

Mr.Castillo's second grade class is quite diverse,and his students represent a wide range of abilities.He believes that flexible grouping is the most effective way to differentiate and reach the most students.In order to use flexible grouping effectively and follow the recommended guidelines of expert educators,Mr.Castillo should do all of the following EXCEPT:

A)Form and re-form groups based on students' current performance in the subject.
B)Use flexible grouping and group by ability for all subjects.
C)Provide appropriately different instruction for the different groups.
D)Discourage comparisons between groups of students.

Question 17

Which of the following statements expresses a behavioral objective?

A)Help students understand the Civil War era and the complexities of post-war social issues.
B)When students listen to music from the Baroque era,they will appreciate the skill of the period's composers.
C)Students will understand the concept of identifying the main idea of a passage in a non-fiction text.
D)When students are given a short grade-level passage,they will be able to identify the main idea 80% of the time.

Question 18

Mr.Mack presented the following objective: "Watch the video and respond to the main character's dilemma as though you were walking in her shoes." This objective fits the taxonomy of what domain?

A)Cognitive domain
B)Conceptual domain
C)Affective domain
D)Psychomotor domain

Question 19

Mr.Nguyen gives the following feedback to Shawna: "You are creating interesting slides.Check your rubric to see if you have met all the criteria for the assignment." What type of feedback is this?

A)Self-feedback
B)Task feedback
C)Process feedback
D)Self-regulation feedback

Question 20

Ms.Pringle is writing a test for the unit on persuasion in her high school speech class.Based on guidelines for using instructional objectives,her test questions should:

A)relate to her objectives.
B)reflect the information presented in the students' text.
C)relate to current research about the use of persuasion.
D)reflect best practices in her field.

Question 21

Based on research about teacher expectations,which of the following high school students is likely to sustain the highest expectations from teachers?

A)Madison is an African American girl.
B)Lei is an Asian American boy.
C)Sidney is a European American girl.
D)Rafael is a Latino American boy.

Question 22

Mrs.Kohler asks Brady easy questions,gives him very few prompts,and praises his answers,even when they are not quite correct.Brady is most likely a:

A)student from a wealthy home.
B)high-ability student.
C)high-expectations student.
D)low-ability student.

Question 23

Ms.Kaplan is a new fourth grade teacher who feels passionate about helping students learn.She is teaching in a poverty-stricken area of Houston and knows that many of the students receive little academic support and encouragement at home.It's the fourth week of school,and she feels good about the way her class is progressing,learning routines,and meeting her expectations.Today she entered the teachers' lounge and heard two other teachers talking about Michael,one of her African American students.When she entered,they told her they had taught Michael in second and third grades.They warned her that Michael would cause trouble,fail to complete his work,and distract other children.They described Michael's poor academic performance and said his mom doesn't support the teachers' efforts.After Ms.Kaplan's experience in the teacher's lounge,consider the possible dilemmas that might arise regarding her expectations of Michael.Describe common negative effects that might occur and explain how Ms.Kaplan might prevent such effects.

Question 24

Mr.Evans is a new teacher who wants to avoid the negative effects of teacher expectations.If he follows the guidelines of expert educators,he will do all of the following EXCEPT:

A)provide support without challenging students.
B)be flexible in grouping students for academic tasks.
C)provide prompts for low-achieving students during class discussions.
D)call on low achievers as often as high achievers.

Question 25

Ms.Valentino could tell from the first day of school that Javier was going to be one of her struggling Latino students.He came to school wearing worn clothes.No parent accompanied him,and he acted withdrawn and shy.By the end of the first grading period,she confirmed her impressions.Javier's grades were low.This scenario most likely illustrates:

A)differentiation.
B)the Pygmalion effect.
C)a self-fulfilling prophecy.
D)a sustaining expectation.

Question 26

Ms.Mongue teaches 27 third graders in her inclusive classroom in an elementary school that educates a widely diverse population of students.Her students represent a range of skills.Three speak very little English,but two received top language arts scores in the district's standardized tests last year.She also has three students with learning needs that require IEPs and two students with physical disabilities.Explain what she might do to reach all students and maintain realistically high expectations of every student.

Question 27

Mrs.Ash is preparing to teach a unit about Native Americans and their dwellings.She only has one week to teach the information.The unit involves a lot of factual information and requires students to be able to organize their knowledge about the various types of Indian tribes.Explain why Mrs.Ash should use direct instruction for this lesson,and describe how she might effectively use advance organizers.