Secondary PLT 8C

1.

2 points

Which of the following is a benefit of reflective practice for teachers?

Less teaching time.

Higher salaries.

More teaching time.

A deeper understanding of one’s own teaching style.

2.

2 points

Children often define words more narrowly than do adults. This is known as which of the following?

Underextension.

Fast mapping.

Habitation.

Conservation.

3.

2 points

Which of the following resources provides national educational requirements?

U.S. Department of Education.

School district offices.

School committees.

State education agencies.

4.

2 points

Which of the following activities would be part of the 'reflection' phase in reflective practice?

Communicating with another teacher for lesson advice.

Audio recording a lesson.

Identifying what areas of the lesson to modify or change.

Examining how effective the lesson was.

5.

2 points

AFT advocates the process of having a voice in decisions that affect your job and your profession, also known as what?

Anonymous reporting.

Job dissatisfaction.

Collective bargaining.

Open complaints.

6.

2 points

What is one disadvantage of using an aptitude test?

The information can be limited to one area of knowledge.

It can give mixed results.

It can provide a score that is too accurate.

The information can be too broad in scope.

7.

2 points

Assessments should NOT include which of the following?

Familiar language and topics.

Clear directions.

Alignment with the objectives.

Biased language or content.

8.

2 points

Teachers.Net Gazette is an online publication that features articles and illustrations submitted by whom?

Students.

Other teachers.

School counselors.

Gazette board members.

9.

2 points

Mr. Thomas is teaching self-regulation skills to his 7th graders. Examples of his teaching students include all of the following EXCEPT for:

Demonstrating how to perform a new skill.

Asking students to grade their own work.

Having students time themselves when performing a skill.

Asking students to set their own study schedule and goals.

10.

2 points

Guidance counselors in secondary schools provide which of the following supportive functions?

Aid development of lesson plans.

Create classroom procedures and rules.

Contribute content for a cooperative learning team.

Advise students on classes to take and create schedules.

11.

2 points

A biology teacher noticed that students learn and perform better when they in the laboratory than when receiving didactic instruction. Which theorists ideas BEST supports this observation?

Bloom.

Dewey.

Skinner.

Maslow.

12.

2 points

Any method or tool used to evaluate student learning before, during, or after instruction is known as which of the following?

Evaluation.

Assessment.

Testing.

Examination.

13.

2 points

An art teacher has a physically handicapped student, with impaired vision (color-blind). The MOST appropriate accommodation for this student is to provide:

Organizing supplies for the student.

Providing labels on supplies.

Identifying the color of supplies used for projects.

Providing positive reinforcement.

14.

2 points

Which complex issue might a teacher ask the mentor to help with?

Addressing diversity in the classroom.

Finding materials and supplies.

Contacting parents.

Responding to alarms and drills.

15.

2 points

Grading bias a teacher may have when reading a response and knowing who the student is called the ______.

Halo effect.

Descriptors.

Rubric.

Distractors.

16.

2 points

Which of the following is a common purpose of evaluations?

Feedback for students.

Establish the learning goals.

Establish instructional strategies.

Incentives for parents.

17.

2 points

When students ask questions, they are using which high level cognitive skill?

Enumeration.

Discrimination.

Analysis.

Recollection.

18.

2 points

An example of a student with an exceptionality would include:

A student who is impulsive and works through math problems quickly.

A student whose writing skills are somewhat above average.

A student who has good hand-eye coordination.

A student with a speech impairment.

19.

2 points

Which of level of Bloom's cognitive domain does experiment fall under?

Synthesis.

Knowledge.

Evaluation.

Analysis.

20.

2 points

Metacognition relates to an individual:

Motivating one's self.

Controlling one's thoughts.

Regulating one's behavior and speech.

Believing in one's ability to succeed.