Question 1

In movement management,a major problem is to

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A) avoid abrupt and slowdown transitions. 
B) keep group focus. 
C) demonstrate withitness. 
D) watch for overlapping activities.

Question 2

Using your own examples,differentiate between hostile,passive,and assertive responses to misbehaviour.

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Question 3

Requiring the next participant to summarize what the preceding speaker has said before being permitted to speak illustrates the ________ rule.

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The answer of Requiring the next participant to summarize what...

Question 4

Research has shown that approximately half of the time allocated for school turns out to be academic learning time.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

There are three basic ways of organizing space in the classroom: (1)interest areas,(2)personal territories,and (3)teacher territories.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A limitation of encouraging students to become self-managers is the amount of time required to accomplish this goal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Gordon's approach to resolving conflicts that involves a cooperative effort by the teacher and students to find a solution is the ________ method.

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The answer of Gordon's approach to resolving conflicts that involves...

Question 8

A teacher who listens carefully to a student and then tries to paraphrase what the student is saying and feeling is using ________ listening.

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Question 9

Which one of the following behaviours is likely to be the most successful method for a teacher to follow in attempting to resolve a conflict with a student?

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A) Give in to the student's demands. 
B) Impose a solution on the student. 
C) Negotiate assertive discipline. 
D) Try Gordon's "no-lose" method.

Question 10

The program BrainPower,developed by Cynthia Hudley and her colleagues (2007)is grounded in

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A) cooperative learning principles. 
B) attribution theory. 
C) constructivism. 
D) behaviourism.

Question 11

Ms.Rivers has a student,Monika,who has difficulty completing her in-class work.Although Ms.Rivers allows plenty of time for study and Monika is actively working,Monika's efforts appear to be limited by

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A) academic learning time. 
B) allocated time. 
C) class time. 
D) time on task.

Question 12

Weinstein and Mignano found that expert teachers primarily used detention to

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A) assemble misbehaving students so they could be dealt with as a group. 
B) make the consequences somewhat public so that peer pressure to behave may be encouraged. 
C) prevent the student from participating in a desired extra-curricular activity. 
D) talk privately with the student about why the particular misbehaviour occurred.

Question 13

In regards to personal territories,and action zones,researchers recently have recommended teachers:

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A) utilize engaged learning time and encourage students to work independently. 
B) not rely on computers that can slow down the action in a classroom. 
C) design the physical space of the classroom so that students are forced to sit in dyads. 
D) "spread the action around" by moving around the room when possible and asking direct questions of students who are seated far away.

Question 14

Keeping track of and supervising several activities at the same time is called ________.

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Question 15

Based on Doyle's analysis of classroom characteristics and management needs,the main task for teachers is viewed as

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A) dealing effectively with misbehaviour when it occurs. 
B) gaining students' cooperation for learning tasks. 
C) trying to ensure that students will be obedient. 
D) working actively with administrators and teachers.

Question 16

What term designates the area in a classroom where the greatest amount of interaction takes place?

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A) Action zone 
B) Fishbowl area 
C) Personal territories 
D) Zone of proximal development

Question 17

According to your text,one of the best ways to avoid discipline problems is to

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A) have a comprehensive set of rules. 
B) keep the group focused on productive learning. 
C) make the classroom a pleasant environment. 
D) refer problem students to the counselor.

Question 18

When handing in material,Mr.Spark's students pass their work forward to the students in the front row,who then pass the materials from left to right.This approach is an example of classroom

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A) organizational behaviours. 
B) procedures. 
C) protocols. 
D) rules.

Question 19

What is the key element underlying participation structures for different classroom activities?

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A) Access to performance goals 
B) Awareness of rules 
C) Providing cognitive activities 
D) Self-management

Question 20

The most important thing for secondary teachers to do with regard to classroom management is to enforce the established consequences for incomplete work.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: Creating Learning Environments

In movement management,a major problem is to

Using your own examples,differentiate between hostile,passive,and assertive responses to misbehaviour.

Requiring the next participant to summarize what the preceding speaker has said before being permitted to speak illustrates the ________ rule.

Research has shown that approximately half of the time allocated for school turns out to be academic learning time.

There are three basic ways of organizing space in the classroom: (1)interest areas,(2)personal territories,and (3)teacher territories.

A limitation of encouraging students to become self-managers is the amount of time required to accomplish this goal.

Gordon's approach to resolving conflicts that involves a cooperative effort by the teacher and students to find a solution is the ________ method.

A teacher who listens carefully to a student and then tries to paraphrase what the student is saying and feeling is using ________ listening.

Which one of the following behaviours is likely to be the most successful method for a teacher to follow in attempting to resolve a conflict with a student?

The program BrainPower,developed by Cynthia Hudley and her colleagues (2007) is grounded in

Ms.Rivers has a student,Monika,who has difficulty completing her in-class work.Although Ms.Rivers allows plenty of time for study and Monika is actively working,Monika's efforts appear to be limited by

Weinstein and Mignano found that expert teachers primarily used detention to

In regards to personal territories,and action zones,researchers recently have recommended teachers:

Keeping track of and supervising several activities at the same time is called ________.

Based on Doyle's analysis of classroom characteristics and management needs,the main task for teachers is viewed as

What term designates the area in a classroom where the greatest amount of interaction takes place?

According to your text,one of the best ways to avoid discipline problems is to

When handing in material,Mr.Spark's students pass their work forward to the students in the front row,who then pass the materials from left to right.This approach is an example of classroom

What is the key element underlying participation structures for different classroom activities?

The most important thing for secondary teachers to do with regard to classroom management is to enforce the established consequences for incomplete work.