Competency 3:Instructional Delivery

Question 1

A primary objective of an effective teacher is to stimulate in pupils the desire, or _______ to learn.

Answer 1

motivation

Question 2

What is intrinsic motivation ?

Answer 2

The desire to learn originates within.

Question 3

What is extrinsic motivation?

Answer 3

Using external reinforcement, in the form of rewards or incentives to engage the student in learning.

Question 4

What is Achievement motivation ?

Answer 4

is the tendency to strive for success and choose goal-oriented, success/failure activities.

Question 5

What is peer tutoring?

Answer 5

a trained student tutor teaches a same-age classmate or a younger student.

Question 6

As a student is talking, the teacher leans forward slightly and smiles at the student. This teacher behavior is an example of
A. Prompting
B. active listening
C. praising
D. redirecting

Answer 6

B. active listening

Question 7

Which of the following is a common characteristic of critical thinkers? 
A. skepticism
B. boastfulness
C. conceit
D. self-consciousness

Answer 7

A. skepticism

Question 8

Which of the following tasks related to a book that third-grade students have read requires higher-order thinking skills?

B. Students play-act episodes from the book
C. Students identify and describe the characters in the book
D. Students summarize the plot of the story

Answer 8

A. Students discuss similarities and differences between the protagonist and antagonist

Question 9

___________ involves the higher-level thinking process that are used to make decision or draw conclusions.

Answer 9

Logical reasoning

Question 10

Reasoning from the general to the specific is ___________ reasoning.

Answer 10

deductive

Question 11

Reasoning to the specific to the general is _________ reasoning.

Answer 11

inductive

Question 12

How many levels are associated with Blooms Taxonomy ?

Answer 12

6

Question 13

What is the lowest level of Blooms Taxonomy ?

Answer 13

Knowledge / Factual

Question 14

What is the highest level of Blooms Taxonomy ?

Answer 14

Evaluation

Question 15

Effective teachers recognize the importance of fostering _____________ and _________ thinking in their students.

Answer 15

Critical and Creative

Question 16

What is Critical thinking?

Answer 16

is the mental process of making reasoned judgments and reaching objective conclusions by analyzing , organizing , comparing, synthesizing, logically examining, challenging, and evaluating assumptions and evidence.