Teacher Training - FTCE - ProEd - All - Identify: Level 10

Mr. Marquette is a new teacher at Sylvester Middle School. His principal, the instructional leader, suggest that his first step toward successful planning for the semester is __________________________.

• making sure that he has enough supplies
• creating a seating chart for attendance recording
• matching learning goals with state standards
• meeting his colleagues, especially in his department

Mrs. Collins plans to introduce rocketry to her students on the Space Coast of Florida. The medium that will best gain the students’ attention is a _________________________.

• book with colorful illustrations of spacecraft
• slideshow that shows important U.S. achievements
• a movie that takes place in outer space
• demonstration of a model rocket launch

The following are verbs found in a Mrs. Grdovics’ 2nd-grade mathematics lesson plan. Which suggests the lowest level of planning for critical thinking?

• estimate
• demonstrate
• restate
• name

The following are verbs found in Mrs. Michael’s 2nd-grade mathematics lesson plan. Which suggests the lowest level of planning for critical thinking?

• discuss
• construct
• match
• estimate

The following are verbs found in Mr. Reynold’s 6th-grade reading lesson plan. Which suggests that he is striving to have is student think most critically?

• illustrate
• recall
• create
• list

Mrs. William’s lesson plan for her fifth-period science class included __________ objectives, which are designed with a focus on the students’ knowledge; mental skills.

• reflexive
• psychomotor
• cognitive
• affective

Mrs. Fisher’s 6th-grade lesson plan included ________ objectives. These types of objectives are designed with the students’ growth in appropriate disposition; attitude and feelings.

• affective
• cognitive
• trivial
• emotional

Mr. Berendt’s second-grade science lesson plan included __________ objectives, which are designed with a focus on the students’ development of manual or physical skills.

• cognitive
• affective
• reflexive
• psychomotor

According to Mr. Wright, our school’s Social Science Department Chair, “The primary benefit of teaching U.S. history _________ is that it affords a better grasp of the principal developments in the nation’s history by treating issues in depth, not just chronologically”.

• historically
• provokingly
• thematically
• radically

Mrs. Mendoza is a veteran teacher who understands the challenge of statewide assessments. Her advice to the new teachers is to _________________________.

• be sure that textbooks are congruent with standards
• just teach; ignore the hype about “high-stakes” testing
• align lesson planning with standards & benchmarks
• budget time for instruction on testing strategies

Sarah told her math teacher, “I solve word problems because I like the challenge.” Her statement provides an example of ______________ motivation.

• behavioral
• rational
• intrinsic
• extrinsic

____________ has been defined as “what drives students to engage in school.” Without it, very little learning be accomplished.

• Motivation
• Concentration
• Aptitude
• Popularity

Jeremy said, “the main reason I study is to get good grades and money from my parents”. His statement exemplifies his ____________ motivation for being successful in school.

• reflective
• intrinsic
• extrinsic
• behavioral

Sebastian plans to audition for the school musical. Which of the following reasons for auditioning would most closely represent his intrinsic motivation?

• meeting the challenge
• earning a music scholarship
• enjoying the experience
• winning an award

Raoul told his friends that he is looking forward to the challenge of trying out for the school soccer team. This is an example of _________________.

• positive reinforcement
• extrinsic motivation
• intrinsic motivation
• selfishness

Coach Ross said, “Good Job Jerry!” after the game had been completed. His praise would likely had more meaning for Jerry if the coach had _________________.

• been more specific
• praised the whole team
• said it in private
• used a softer tone

Mrs. Tacker plans to have many whole-group discussions in her 3rd-grade classes this year. When one of the students shouts answers without first being recognized, Mrs. Reynolds simply ignores the distraction. She is attempting decrease the frequency of this behavior by utilizing the method called ___________.

• dysfunction treatment
• behavior management
• negative reinforcement
• extinction

The currently popular trend of grouping students includes placing them in ______________________________ instruction.

• small groups for shared
• small groups for differentiated
• large groups to reduce the anxiety of
• small groups for socialized

Mrs. Reisdorph, like many early-childhood teachers, creates ________________________ in her classroom; areas where students learn about specific subjects by playing and engaging in activities.

• play stations
• cognitive centers
• learning centers
• affective areas

• relax and enjoy activities
• take a break from learning
• take risks without fear of failure
• use up excess energy

Miss Roberson uses a KWL chart to activate her her students’ prior knowledge about insects and to get them to become active participants in the lesson. This instructional unit is often referred to as _____________________.

• a warm-up exercise
• a pre-instruction device
• a graphic organizer
• an advanced organizer

Mr. Langley included the use of a Venn Diagram is his lesson about mammals. He valued this ________________ because it showed relationships between each animal.

• graphic organizer
• concept map
• KWL Chart
• expository set

Mrs. Nguyen decides to use a cooperative-learning reading technique that gives students the opportunity to specialize in one aspect of a topic, master the topic, and teach the material to group members. She knows that asking students to work together in a ____________ builds comprehension, encourages cooperation, and improves communication and problem-solving skills.

• forced relationship
• Cloze Procedure
• buddy system
• jigsaw

Miss Lamar is the new instructional strategist at Newberry Jr.-Sr. High School. In the first meeting with her new teachers she states that before beginning a new lesson that requires reading, teachers are expected to __________________________.

• conduct a pretest that includes vocabulary
• introduce vocabulary words that might be encountered
• read a story related to the new content
• have students discuss their experiences

According to the NEA Research Spotlight on Academic Ability Grouping, detractors of ability grouping state that the lower learning groups are disproportionately ____________________.

• designed with inappropriate activities
• ignored by teachers who prefer the other groups
• filled with poor and minority students
• lacking technology available to higher groups

Mr. Tacker’s lesson includes simulation. He knows that instructional simulations can be very effective in stimulating student understanding. However, one limitation is ___________________.

• the resources he needed to create the simulation
• the lack of interest displayed by most students
• the students who can’t connect connect simulation with real life
• that simulations usually deal with skills, not concepts

Which of the following terms is LEAST likely to be included in a description of “cooperative learning”?

• heterogeneous grouping
• homogeneous grouping
• interdependent accountability
• individual student roles

Mr. Rodriguez planned to write on the board, Will A Jolly Man Make A Jolly Visitor? He would use this _____________ tool to help his history students remember the order of the first seven U.S. presidents.

• memorization
• association
• imagination
• mnemonic

According to the National Education Association, supporters cite the ability of teachers to __________________ as a strength of ability grouping.

• adjust the pace of instruction
• use various teaching strategies
• use rubrics in place of tests
• watch students grow socially

Miss Patel gives students a simplified version of a lesson and then gradually increases the complexity and difficulty over time. This is an example of ____________________.

• authentic teaching
• traditional assessment
• scaffolding
• differentiated instruction

The assessment designed to assist teachers in planning developmentally appropriate instruction can best be described as _________________.

The Cloze Procedure is a reading comprehension activity in which words are omitted from a passage and students are required to fill in the blanks. Which reading component might be assessed using this activity?

Randi is an 8th-grader who wants to improve her testing skills before going to high school. She decides that a good first step is to practice problem-solving strategies with a _____________.

“They risk turning projects and papers into exercises in simply following the rules and addressing the required elements of the activity”. This is an example of the limitations of a grading ________.

Miss Harvey is concerned about her students’ safety as they prepare equipment for gymnastics class. To ensure that students understand the proper procedure, best practice is to __________________________.

1. Randomly divide the class into small groups with three to five members.
2. Have students present to their group a short draft of their story to date.
3. Ask the group to give informal feedback to the author about their progress.

These steps are related to which type of assessment?

Mr. Carter is teaching a new unit on the history of nutrition science. To ensure that his assessment of student achievement is fair and accurate, he uses _____________________.

Jeremy performs well on converting fractions in Mrs. Clark’s fifth-grade class. However, he doesn’t perform well on the statewide end-of-semester test on this competency. Ms. Clark best course of action is to _______________________.

Mrs. Andrews wants to conduct a test before the holiday break to determine if students are progressing toward certain benchmarks. The test she is creating could best be described as _____________.

Mr. Ross often walks around his classroom, observing his students as they work in groups. This type of assessment of student progress can best be described as ____________.

Sending __________________ to the school principal was the first-year teacher’s best way to get her new innovative teaching strategy accepted into her instructional plan.

There is evidence that a 4th-grade teacher tells some parents that their child is “smarter than most of the others”. When the school principal learned about the situation, he worked with this teacher to create a __________________ plan to improve communication with parents.

Miss Welcher has been assigned a group of 3rd-grade students reading about two years below grade level. After making some progress the first three weeks, she approaches the school’s reading coach for advice on small group strategies. This scenario represents the professional development principle described as ____________________.

Mr. Fernandez prepares the middle school concert band to perform at the Annual Holiday Festival each year at the bandshell in the park. This scenario represents how he _______________________.

Research studies have revealed that a first-year teachers’ reluctance to seek advice from colleagues is most closely related to their ______________________.

Communication from teachers to parents and guardians of second-language learners is best accomplished by __________________________.

Of the statements below, choose the one most appropriate for a parent conference.

The purpose of a ________________________ is to assist in the preparation and evaluation of the results of the school improvement plan and to assist the principal with the annual school budget.

The purpose of a School Advisory Council is to assist in the preparation and evaluation of the results of the school improvement plan and to assist the principal with the ___________________________.

Miss Hernandez realizes, after trying many instructional strategies, that two students are not responding well to her second language lessons. The next most appropriate step she might take is to ________________________.

Educators on an Individual Educational Plan (IEP) team understand that provisions must be reviewed __________________.

Teachers and other instructional personnel shall have the authority to undertake actions in managing student behavior and ensuring the ___________ of all students in their classes.

Mrs. Hamilton stays late on Friday to complete her lesson plans for the next week. When driving away from the parking lot, she recognizes two students arguing, then wrestling, across the street from school gate. Her best course of action is to ___________________________.

Miss Watkins is working with two ESE students with physical challenges. Her primary obligation to each student is to use teaching strategies and materials that ____________________________.

According to guidelines set by Principles of Professional Conduct, a teacher is required to self-report any arrests or charges involving the abuse of a child or the sale and/or possession of a controlled substance _________________.

“The educator shall not make malicious or intentionally false statements about a colleague”. This statement of the Principles of Professional Conduct is related the educators’ obligation to the _________.

“A student who has a disability should have the opportunity to be educated with non-disabled peers, the the greatest extent appropriate”. This concept in the IDEA is known as ____________________.

The teacher provides the guideline to her students, “If it isn’t your idea, you need to cite it … no matter what. This includes images, video and music”. Her goal is likely related to teaching about the broad concept of ____________.

Joey seems sad this morning when he comes into the classroom. The teacher notices that he is holding is wrist and upon closer observation sees a bruise on his neck. In response, the teacher is expected to _____________________________.

In many states, a teacher may ___________ a student whose behavior the teacher determines interferes with the teacher’s ability to communicate effectively with the students in the class or with the ability of the student’s classmates to learn.

Miss Ferguson recognizes that words and word choice are very important for students in her class from ____________ cultures that value close, stable interpersonal relationships. She knows also that they often communicate in ways that are implicit, which she might not recognize.

An individual moving to a higher- or lower-context culture might need to be _____________ in ways different from someone moving within a culture of similar context.

The degree of formality in language use or the “social level” at which discussions take place is known as __________.

To practice “register” a student might be put in situations that allows them to ______________________ people at various levels of social prominence.

Mrs. Jackson, a teacher a Pine Ridge Middle School, was asked by her principal to research literature about English Language Learners. She learned that supporting ELL students’ use of _______________ helps them comprehend and learn English.

1n 1982, Linguist and educator Stephen Krashen proposed the Monitor Model. This theory of second language acquisition included five hypotheses. The Affective Filter Hypothesis suggested that an impediment to learning is brought about by  ______________ factors.

Dr. Jones has recently been assigned an instructional leadership role at the school district. During the first meeting with first-year teachers she stated that best practice for introducing new subject matter to English Language Learners includes ______________________________.

Mrs. Varney, a first-year teacher at Middleburg High School, encountered varied opinions from the ELL students in her debate class. A review of ELL literature reveals that variations within the culture of English Language Learners can be _____________ by the teacher.

The catalog of vocabulary words an English Language Learner brings to the classroom is known as their _____________.

___________ is the set of rules that govern the structure of sentence. For example, teachers are ofter confronted with English Language Learners who struggle with “word order”.

Linguistic experts differentiate between social and academic language acquisition.  ____________________ represent the language skills required to function in social settings.

Linguists experts generally agree on the term CALP, Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency, which includes listening, speaking, reading and writing about ____________________________.

_____________language issues involve difficulty conveying thoughts and ideas.

Preschool students will benefit most from acquiring which of these reading skills?

______________ is the ability to read a text accurately, quickly and with expression.

Beginning readers must use the words they hear orally to make sense of the words they see in print. This important part in learning to read is referred to as students’ _______________.

Learning to spell is built on a student’s understanding that words are made up of “separate speech sounds” known to reading teachers as ____________.

Your student draws a picture of Mom with her cat. The “language ___________ ” approach might include you writing a sentence that describes the picture.

In Mr. Berendt’s reading class, word skill instruction often focuses on __________________, the process of using familiar word parts to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

The ability to notice, think about and work with individual sounds in spoken words is called _______________.