Secondary PLT 9A

1.

2 points

According to Erikson, which of the following is the central conflict of adolescence?

Initiative vs. guilt.

Identity vs. role conflict.

Competence vs. inferiority.

Intimacy vs. isolation.

2.

2 points

What form of coaching involves a teacher refining his or her own thinking and problem-solving skills?

Team coaching.

Technical coaching.

Challenge coaching.

Cognitive coaching.

3.

1 point

Self-expressive learners are MOST likely to value which of the following?

The opportunity to use build relationships with other learners.

Concrete, step by step processes.

The opportunity to be creative.

Originality.

4.

2 points

Which of the following is an example of a norm-referenced test?

The bar exam.

Doctor certification test.

A benchmark exam.

The SAT.

5.

2 points

An aptitude test is designed to measure what?

How much knowledge you have without any kind of teaching.

The ability to do simple tasks.

How much knowledge you know after instruction.

The ability to learn or to develop proficiency in an area.

6.

2 points

Ms. Garcia is the secretary on a cross-discipline teaching team. She documents the meeting and send out emails and reminders about the meeting topics. Ms. Garcia's role in successful collaboration is to:

Identify the purpose of the collaboration.

Seek support for the ideas.

Develop an action plan.

Support effective communication.

7.

2 points

Interactive instruction involves:

Active student participation.

Didactic instruction.

Passive student participation.

Direct instruction.

8.

2 points

What is an important resource guidance counselors often offer to secondary school students?

Student discount information at local restaurants.

Information regarding recent test scores.

Information regarding sales on school wardrobe clothing.

College and post-secondary education information.

9.

2 points

Which of the following is a short description that is written about an observation in the classroom?

Checklists.

Running record.

Anecdotal records.

Self evaluations.

10.

2 points

A seasoned math teacher likes to use scaffolding when teaching geometry at the beginning of the year. Scaffolding involves:

Having students incorporate memorization techniques to help themselves solve problems.

Providing the child support for learning and problem solving; then decreasing support gradually.

Providing the child support for learning and problem solving; then increasing support gradually.

Having children work together to help each other learn and solve problems.

11.

2 points

A norm-referenced test compares the student’s results with what?

Their own past scores.

Other students taking the same test.

Other students taking a different test.

Scores the teacher believes is correct.

12.

2 points

What is one tool high school guidance counselor use to help students determine a preferred career path?

Intelligence tests.

Aptitude test.

Ink blot test.

Spelling test.

13.

2 points

Which of the following is an example of scope?

On Monday March 2nd, students will learn new definitions. On Tuesday March 3rd, students will do a sorting activity and a word play game. On Wednesday March 4th, students will review for the quiz on Thursday. On Friday March 5th, students will go to the library and start their projects.

Students will learn a brief history of beginning of the Roman empire, major emperors, and why the Roman empire fell.

Students will learn about the Great Migration on Feb. 1 - 5th.

During the next 2 days of instruction, students will learn events leading up to bombing of Pearl Harbor.

14.

2 points

The process of learning words or fact expressed in words is known as which of the following?

Text learning.

Direct learning.

Literacy.

Verbal learning.

15.

2 points

A teaching style that uses concrete examples of the concept being taught is known as which of the following?

Anchored instruction.

Weighted instruction.

Concrete instruction.

Indirection instruction.

16.

2 points

A school district in a large metropolitan area is conducting a test to determine the effectiveness of formative assessments in a highly, artificial structured setting over a defined period of time. This is an example of a:

Randomized field experiments.

Laboratory experiment.

Correlational study.

Action research.

17.

2 points

A curriculum that is relevant to the child and which incorporates developmentally appropriate practices is known as which of the following?

Differentiated curriculum.

Integrated curriculum.

Connected knowledge.

Authentic curriculum.

18.

2 points

The connection a child makes between words and referents, which are often so fast she cannot consider all possible meanings of the word, are known as which of the following?

Centration.

Habituation.

Conservation.

Fast mapping.

19.

2 points

A multisensory approach in instruction addresses which learner?

Auditory learners.

Visual learners.

Visual, auditory and kinesthetic learners.

Kinesthetic learners.

20.

2 points

Which term best describes the relationship among the following objects: X>Y>Z, then X>Z. Likewise, if X=Y and Y=Z, then X=Z?

Seriation.

Reciprocity.

Reversibility.

Transitivity.

21.

2 points

Interdisciplinary instruction emphasizes:

Integrated curriculum.

Direct instruction.

Learning centers.

Independent assessments.

22.

2 points

The materials design, methodology, and the teaching of specific skills and languages in students is covered in which educational journal?

Teaching Languages Research.

Language Teaching Research.

The Research of Teaching Foreign Languages.

Teaching Foreign Languages Research.

23.

2 points

Which of the following types of instruction is typically the most common used by teachers?

Independent instruction.

Indirect instruction.

Experimental instruction.

Direct instruction.

24.

1 point

Mrs. McMurray is a geometry teacher. She uses catchy phrases to help students remember the rules and often have students act out concepts, like angles. This teacher's use of catchy phrases and demonstrations is an example of which instructional concept?

Readiness.

Transfer.

Embedded learning.

Discovery.

25.

2 points

Rubrics measure what?

The quality of performance instead of the quantity.

The quantity of the entire school system instead of the quality.

The quantity of performance instead of the quality.

The quality of the entire school system instead of the quantity.