Question 1

Which of the following does not normally characterize a technical teacher?

Accepted Answer

A)   Examines, frames, and attempts to solve the dilemmas of classroom practice
B)   Is aware of and questions the assumptions and values he or she brings to teaching
C)   Is attentive to the institutional and cultural contexts in which he or she teaches
D)   All of the above D

Question 2

Which of the following normally characterizes a reflective teacher?

Accepted Answer

A)   Devises specific consequences for students who don't comply with teacher's directions
B)   Is attentive to the institutional and cultural contexts in which he or she teaches
C)   Feels that successful teachers need to "get tough"
D)   All of the above B

Question 3

Dewey did not suggest a purely contemplative stance for teachers. Rather, he was talking about a balance between_______ and _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Reflection and routine
B)   Reflection and action
C)   Routine and action
D)   None of the above A

Question 4

John Dewey states that routine action is guided primarily by__,__, and __.

Accepted Answer

A)   Impulse, tradition, and authority
B)   Curriculum, student needs, and state standards
C)   Race, socioeconomic status, and gender
D)   None of the above.

Question 5

Which of the following normally characterizes a technical teacher?

Accepted Answer

A)   Is aware of and questions the assumptions and values he or she brings to teaching
B)   Is attentive to the institutional and cultural contexts in which he or she teaches
C)   Takes part in curriculum development and is involved in school change efforts
D)   Devises specific consequences for students who don't comply with teacher's directions

Question 6

Which of the following normally characterizes a reflective teacher?

Accepted Answer

A)   Feels that successful teachers need to "get tough"
B)   Devises specific consequences for students who don't comply with teacher's directions
C)   Takes part in curriculum development and is involved in school change efforts
D)   All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following normally characterizes a reflective teacher?

Accepted Answer

A)   Examines, frames, and attempts to solve the dilemmas of classroom practice
B)   Devises specific consequences for students who don't comply with teacher's directions
C)   Feels that successful teachers need to "get tough"
D)   None of the above

Question 8

Three preconditions for reflective action are:

Accepted Answer

A)   Open-mindedness
B)   Responsibility
C)   Whole-heartedness
D)   All of the above

Question 9

According to Donald Schon, reflection-in-action and reflection-on-action are the mechanisms reflective practitioners use that that permit them to _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Continually develop and learn from their experience
B)   meet state standards
C)   both "a" and "b"
D)   None of the above.

Question 10

According to Dewey, the process of reflection for teachers begins when they:

Accepted Answer

A)   Experience a troublesome event
B)   Experience an event that cannot be immediately resolved
C)   Experience a difficulty
D)   All of the above

Question 11

Practitioners interpret and frame their experiences through the repertoires of values, knowledge, theories, and practices that they bring to the experiences.

Accepted Answer

A)   Schon calls these appreciative systems.
B)   Schon calls these distributive systems.
C)   Schon calls these reciprocal systems.
D)   Schon calls these interpretive systems.

Exam 1: Understanding Reflective Teaching, and Historical Roots of Reflective Teaching

Which of the following does not normally characterize a technical teacher?

Which of the following normally characterizes a reflective teacher?

Dewey did not suggest a purely contemplative stance for teachers. Rather, he was talking about a balance between_ and ___.

John Dewey states that routine action is guided primarily by,, and __.

Which of the following normally characterizes a technical teacher?

Which of the following normally characterizes a reflective teacher?

Which of the following normally characterizes a reflective teacher?

Three preconditions for reflective action are:

According to Donald Schon, reflection-in-action and reflection-on-action are the mechanisms reflective practitioners use that that permit them to _______________.

According to Dewey, the process of reflection for teachers begins when they:

Practitioners interpret and frame their experiences through the repertoires of values, knowledge, theories, and practices that they bring to the experiences.