Chapter 1 Flashcards
According to professional surveys, which of the following are the two most important reasons people give for choosing to teach?
Working with young people and contributing to society
You’re a 7th grade English teacher in your second year of teaching in a middle school. Of the following, the best example of an intrinsic reward for you is likely to be
A high school senior coming back to visit you
You’re an 8th grade math teacher. Of the following , the best example of an intellectual reward is
Seeing students successfully predict the next number in the sequence 1,1,2,3,5,8
You’re a third grade teacher. What would be extrinsic reward
Receiving a salary supplement for being the grade chairsperson in your school for third grade
Of the following, which statement most accurately describes the issue of teacher salaries
Are frequently cited as a major reason people leave teaching, but salaries are improving
Which of the following is closer to the average beginning year teacher salary in the United States
35,000
A first year teacher is frazzled at the beginning of class, because she has to take rol, mark the absentee sheet, deal with students who were absent yesterday, and prepare for her class. This best illustrates which aspect of classroom complexity
Multidimensional
Of the following, which is the most important teacher role?
Creating productive learning environments
Which of the following is the best label for the description:” a developing aspect of teaching characterized by a specialized body of knowledge, emphasis on decision making and reflection, autonomy, and ethical standards for conduct
Professionalism
An understanding of instruction and management that transcends individual topics or subject matter areas is best described as
General pedagogical knowledge
Understanding the social, historical, philosophical, organizational, and legal aspects of teaching, together with the ability and inclination to continue to learn, is best described as
Knowledge of the profession
Mr. Tim prepared a different vignette because he thought the description of New Stone Age people in the students textbooks was too abstract for them. Which describes the type of knowledge in which Mr. Tims belief was primarily based
His knowledge of learners and learning
Problem solving in I’ll-defined situations based on professional knowledge is best described as demonstrating
Decision making
Which of the following terms best fits the idea of “descriptions of moral strand adds for good behavior”
Ethics
We best describe teachers who are “thoughtful, analytical, and even self- critical about their teaching as
Reflective
