Deck 7: Listening to the Voices of Young People in School

Question 1

Thinking skills are the human capacity to think in conscious ways to achieve certain purposes.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which of the following have been identified as the personal characteristics of creative teachers?

A) Enthusiasm, passion and commitment
B) Risk taking
C) A deep curiosity or questioning stance
D) A clear set of personal values
E) Awareness of self as a creative being

Answer 2

A, B, C, D, E

Question 3

Why are thinking skills important?

A) The 'basics' are not enough
B) Countries across the world are recognising a broad range of competencies are required
C) It is the latest curriculum fad
D) Thinking should be built upon

Answer 3

A, B

Question 4

What elements of reflection are involved in metacognition?

A) Learning how to learn
B) Asking metacognitive questions
C) Knowledge of thinking: includes awareness of self, task and strategy
D) Self-regulated thinking: includes ability to self-evaluate and self-manage learning

Question 5

Define 'pupil voice', 'pupil engagement' and 'pupil participation'.

Question 6

Why is it so important to listen to children?

Question 7

What are the benefits for children of learning languages in primary schools?

Question 8

How can the teaching of languages support the teaching of English?

Question 9

What are the differences between computer science, information technology and digital literacy?

Question 10

How do you use technology in your various roles as a teacher? How could you use it in other ways?

Question 11

Which documents took the voices and views of young children and young people into account when working with them?

A) < em >Every Child Matters: Change for Children (Department for Education and Skills, 2004)< /em >
B) < em >Working Together: Giving Children and Young People a Say (Department for Education and Skills, 2003)< /em >.
C) < em >Children's Plan (Department for Children, Schools and Families, 2007)< /em >.
D) < em >Working Together: Listening to the Voices of Children and Young People (Department for Children, Schools and Families, 2008)< /em >.

Question 12

Which subjects does the notion of 'mastery' apply to?

A) Mathematics
B) PE, art, English and mathematics
C) None
D) All subjects

Question 13

Gifted and talented children is the term applied to those children who are achieving, or have the potential to achieve, at a level substantially beyond the rest of their peer group.

Question 14

Giftedness is about cognitive ability, the ability to think.

Question 15

Digital technologies can extend pedagogy

Question 16

Reading for pleasure is no longer a focus of the English curriulum

Question 17

Seymour Papert was the father of . . .?

A) Computing
B) Logo
C) Problem-solving
D) Binary

Question 18

PIRLS stands for:

A) Primary Integration Research into Literacy and Statistics
B) Progression In Reading, Literacy and Sounds
C) Progress in International Reading Literacy Study
D) Phonics International Reading, Literacy and Sounds

Question 19

In the 2011 PIRLS, what fraction of English children stated they did not like reading?

A) one-twelfth
B) one-tenth
C) one-eighth
D) one-fifth

Question 20

What is the Simple View of Reading?

A) The easiest way to teach reading
B) The simplest approach to teaching reading
C) The prevailing view of the relationship between decoding and comprehension
D) The precursor to phonics

Question 21

What does PISA stand for?

A) Programme for International Student Assessment
B) Preferred Integration of Standards and Assessment
C) Portfolio of International Standards and Assessment
D) Pupil-Integrated Standards and Assessments

Question 22

Find out about your local maths hub and learn what it is doing to support mathematics mastery in your area.