Professional Education Flashcards
Which of the following tests relates an individual’s test performance to standards rather than to the performance of others?
Criterion-referenced
Sharon, a 3rd-grade student, received the following scores on a formal reading assessment:
-Identifying main idea: raw score of 18/25
-Recalling details: 70th percentile
-Making inferences: 30% correct
-Determining author’s purpose: grade equivalent of 4.5
A teacher who interprets these data can accurately conclude that Sharon
Scored higher than 70% of students who took the same test in recalling details, and above grade level in determining author’s purpose
A teacher is assessing a student’s oral reading skills. Which of the following assessment tools is the most appropriate?
Running record
A science teacher uses the phrase” My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas” to help the students remember the order of the planets. This phrase is an example of a
Mnemonic device
A teacher asks, “How was the Grand Canyon formed, Patty?” Patty answers, “There is a river at the bottom.” The teacher then says, “Patty, tell us how the river affected the formation of the Grand Canyon.” What technique is the teacher using in her last statement?
Probing
While a student is giving a report to the class, the teacher smiles, nods, and leans forward, and listens attentively. Her behavior best demonstrates
Nonverbal positive acknowledgement
Mr. Robinette is a new teacher who teaches high school algebra courses. He has difficulty maintaining student interest in instruction and has an excessive number of disciplinary referrals. What strategy would be the best first step to address this situation?
Discussing problems with a mentor teacher to identify strategies for reducing the number of discipline problems
As part of her planning process, Mrs. Smith is concerned about the levels of reading comprehension in her class. Which of the following would provide the richest source of data for the beginning analysis of her class?
Student test records
Which of the following situations is the best example of a teacher promoting middle school students’ creative thinking after reading a given fiction selection?
Students rewrite the ending of the selection to change the resolution of the plot
Identify the classroom practice that best encourages a positive learning climate for all students
The teacher includes all students in class discussions, showing equal respect and sensitivity to each student
At the beginning of the school year, a 2nd-grade teacher determines there are children from diverse cultural backgrounds in the class. One of the best ways to study cultural similarities and differences would be to have students
participate in a classroom international festival to complete the unit on cultural study
While students are completing individual work, the teacher leaves the classroom to pick up handouts that have been copied for the next class. This teacher’s behavior
violates the professional duty to protect the safety of students
Which statement is true with respect to physical growth patterns of children in the upper elementary school?
Girls reach puberty before boys
Wesley has been identified as a slow learner. He is frequently frustrated by class activities and seatwork assignments and sometimes cries when he cannot do the work that others complete quickly. Which of the following teacher actions is best in this situation?
Arrange what Wesley is to learn into a series of small steps, each followed with immediate feedback
A teacher finds that students can deal with abstractions and hypothetical-deductive questions, offer interpretations, and draw conclusions. According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, at what stage of cognitive development are students functioning?
Formal operations
