Question 1

During a history class, Mr. Jackson asks his students to close their eyes and listen to a recording of music from the 1920's. Which area of cognition would he be calling on students to use during such a task?

Accepted Answer

Auditory processing. There are a variety of ways that listening skills can be reinforced during class activities. While visual activity will be occurring when eyes are closed and there may be some kinesthetic activity occurring for the students, the cognitive processes will emphasize auditory awareness.

Question 2

What purpose during instruction does modeling have?

Accepted Answer

Showing students how to think through a problem. Modeling during instruction should be used to show students how to do something. Behavioral modeling is intended to reinforce positive behaviors.

Question 3

During peer conferences on writing assignments, Ms. Davis distributes a questionnaire for the student to follow as they provide feedback to their peers. Which of the following techniques would Ms. Davis be employing by doing this?

Accepted Answer

Scaffolding. Providing supports, guidelines, checklists, organizational aids, etc. offers students an opportunity to learn in a scaffolded manner. Students are given structural support to accomplish a task.

Question 4

Erazo is an aide working in the classroom of Ms. Nocera. She is assigned to work with Devon Messina who has trouble maintaining focus. Which of the following activities would Ms. Erazo NOT be expected to participate in?

Accepted Answer

Leading full class activities. An aide assigned to a particular student would participate in activities relating to that child and would not be expected to lead full class activities.

Question 5

Social learning theory suggests that behaviors are learned partially through the interactions a person has with others. Under the theory of Albert Bandura, the social environment and personal factors influence behaviors that will impact the classroom environment. In order to promote positive interactions in the classroom, which of the following should a teacher NOT do?

Accepted Answer

Discipline an individual in a public setting. Discipline should be conducted privately, except in extreme instances. Public disciplining can cause an embarrassment for the student that will impact their social realm, and may be much unappreciated. It is the least successful way to promote positive interactions.

Question 6

Cain wants to elicit intrinsic motivations for his student to complete the final stages of their portfolio project during their senior year. Which of the following would be an effective technique?

Accepted Answer

Providing reminders to students in the form of earlier assignments that expressed their intended result of the portfolio. Having on hand a variety of motivational tools is essential for accomplishing goals, particularly in the final days of a long experience like a students' senior year. Gathering statements from students can be an effective tool in which they remind themselves of their goals and objectives. Additionally, where a motivation is intended to be intrinsic the teacher has to find ways to access the student's personal goals.

Question 7

Which of the following scenarios would be an example of vicarious learning?

Accepted Answer

A student learns a moral lesson from the story of another student. Vicarious learning is a situation in which a student learns from the experiences of another person. There are, of course, many lessons one would rather not see children have to go through themselves, so vicarious learning experiences, particularly in the social realm, can go a long way.

Question 8

During a unit of instruction in earth science, Mr. Cybowicz held many of his classes outside. Bringing students into the environment they are studying is a form of which sort of learning?

Accepted Answer

Experiential. Experiential learning is conducted in such a way that students are gaining hands-on or some form of up-close experience with the topic at hand. Studying the actual earth rather than just from a textbook or lab assignment is a form of experiential learning.

Question 9

In a class on triangles and pyramids in a unit of geometry, Mr. Mancuso asks students to build a pyramid using sugar cubes. He gives them no instruction and tells them to just experiment and do their best. This project is ungraded. This sort of task would be considered which of the following types of learning experience?

Accepted Answer

Problem-based learning. Asking students to complete a task that presents itself as a challenge is an example of problem-based learning. If the task were given explicit instructions it would be more of a scaffolded or structured kind of learning.

Question 10

During a group work period, Mr. Ellison groups his students so that groups have students with differing ability levels. His goal is that lower-achieving students gain ground by working with higher achieving students. Which educational theory is Mr. Ellison utilizing by doing this?

Accepted Answer

The zone of proximal development. This learning theory, espoused by Lev Vygotsky, suggests that learners will benefit from other learners who are advanced compared to them. By placing children of varying abilities in a group together, lower performing students may be benefited by the explanations offered by their higher-achieving peers.

Question 11

As students progress in high school, they naturally develop their own interests and pursuits. The ability to think critically, generate questions and develop ideas are all important skills to learn. For high school teachers in the later grades, which of the following instructional strategy can maximize this intrinsic motivational source?

Accepted Answer

Discovery learning. Through the process of discovery learning, any of the other options are possible, however discovery learning is a process a student can undertake to develop critical thinking skills, question generation skills and the ability to develop their own ideas.

Question 12

Reynolds teaches in a constructivist classroom. Which of the following activities would be most appropriate to that environment?

Accepted Answer

Use of inquiry learning. Inquiry learning would be the most appropriate strategy to employ in a constructivist classroom. Constructivist theory offers children a chance to build their own knowledge from their own interests, as is also the case with inquiry learning.

Question 13

Taylor is careful to make sure that her instructional objectives match the objectives found in the state and district standards and frameworks. When she writes the objectives on the blackboard she writes both the overarching objectives and the daily objectives. Which of the following is Mrs. Taylor providing for her students?

Accepted Answer

Scope. She is providing information that pertains to the scope of the learning that the students will be doing. She is directing students to understand the nuts and bolts of a larger concept. This can help students understand why they are being asked to complete certain tasks.

Question 14

Mallon is a first year teacher. He uses the district-wide standards as the objectives each day in his class. The same objective is presented to the students daily for two or three weeks in a row. Often the children get restless and ask Mr. Mallon why they are being asked to do work they find boring. Which of the following might Mr. Mallon do to modify how he presents his objectives?

Accepted Answer

Present the students with the scope and sequence of their lesson or unit. If students understand the purpose and requirements of learning new information, the process and expectations will be clearer to them. Providing students with an overview of what will occur to reach an objective can be an instructional tool.

Question 15

Delgado always checks for prior knowledge when starting a unit in her American History class. In doing so, Ms. Delgado is checking for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Prerequisite competencies. When checking for prior knowledge it is important to have a firm grasp of what prerequisite competencies are required to begin instruction. The teacher cannot assume knowledge in her students and needs to know what they should know to achieve the objectives of the unit.

Question 16

Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives covers three distinct areas: cognitive development, affective development and psychomotor development. All three are a part of the learning that takes place in schools. Which of the following would describe an effective assignment in the development of the affective domain?

Accepted Answer

A reflective essay. The affective domain covers the territory of values, attitudes and feelings. A reflective essay offers a chance to examine that realm of thinking. The affective domain is personal; behavior and character are a part of what is taught in the classroom.

Question 17

Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives covers three distinct areas: cognitive development, affective development and psychomotor development. All three are a part of the learning that takes place in schools. Which of the following would describe an effective assignment in the development of the affective psychomotor domain?

Accepted Answer

A lab assignment. In Bloom's Taxonomy, the psychomotor domain refers to the use of motor skills and its impact on overall psychological development. Learning by doing is a relied upon approach and elicits the use of skills that fall within the psychomotor realm.

Question 18

In an English class, which of the following would be a measurable outcome?

Accepted Answer

Students will track changes in their reading habits. This is a measurable and achievable goal. It will offer students a chance to participate in the understanding of how their learning processes mature. It is actionable and will produce a document that can confirm the intention of the outcome.

Question 19

'That student will recognize satire and its function as an objective in Mr. Hunt's Senior English class. The most appropriate assignment to scaffold this objective would be which of the following activities?

Accepted Answer

A discussion and journaling of satirical TV shows. This assignment would offer scaffolding on the subject from the early stages of the unit. It is something that all students can participate in, and it offers more than one mode in which to start thinking about satire and its function.

Question 20

Jason Domingo is in his third year in an American school. He moved to America when he was thirteen years old. Although his grades are excellent, his teacher is noticing that they are slipping a bit and he is underprepared with his homework. Which of the following actions might his teacher take? I) Discuss with his counselor her observations
II) Discuss with Jason what the problem is
III) Provide Jason a lighter workload
IV) Offer Jason help with answers to the homework he is having difficulties with

Accepted Answer

I and II. Discussing with Jason and with his counselor what problems are occurring and what solutions are available should help solve the problems that Jason is having. At no point should his education be simplified. There are a variety of supports that can be offered to a student in this sort of situation.

Quiz 22: Instructional