Visitor - Teachers - Quiz 02: Environment

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

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

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.

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

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 _________________.

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

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 ___________.

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

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

Which of the following is NOT a positive characteristic of early-childhood or special education learning centers? These area allow students to ________________________________.

Mrs. Johnson’s 4th-grade music class was preparing for a concert for the first-grade class. Every student was assigned an instrument and rehearsals went well until one of the more talented students criticized another for lacking rhythm. Mrs. Johnson’s best response to this situation is to ______________________ .

Student motivation is a concern of Mr. Jones who conducts 8th-grade U.S. History classes. To ensure that students stay motivated all semester, his best course of action is to ________________________.

Mr. Johansen nodded to Jessica when he saw her assisting a classmate. This is an example using a classroom environment technique based on behaviorism; more specifically ___________________.

It’s not uncommon for Miss Stately to have a new student join her class mid-semester. To ensure that the student feels welcome, her best step is to ____________________.

Jeri is a frustrated middle-grades student who exclaims aloud in the class, “This homework is useless!” The teacher’s best response in this case is to _________________.

Stevie is a fourth-grade who exclaims aloud in class, “I hate this school!” The teacher best response in this case is to __________________.

Mrs. Tripp is designing the layout of her new 3rd-grade classroom. Her class roster of 21 students includes three with special needs and six in various pullout programs including ESOL. The first consideration is the __________________.

Mr. Bradley is concerned about confrontations that might occur when “hot topics” are discussed in his 11th-grade civics class. The best way to promote harmony between students with diverse backgrounds is to __________________.

Educational researchers have conducted studies that correlate teacher _______________ with student performance. Conclusions are that positive _______________ influence performance positively, and negative ______________ influence performance negatively.

When a teacher expresses sympathy over failure, lavishes praise for completing a simple task, or offers unsolicited help, the teacher may be sending messages of _______________.

Mr. Johnson is a popular teacher at Holly Hill Senior High, so it’s not unusual for students to come to him with personal problems. When Ashley approached him about a being harassed on social media, Mr. Johnson’s best course of action was to _________________.

Miss Jamey is a first-year teacher at Mayberry Senior High. Since many of the students in her charge will be only a few years younger than her, she is concerned about establishing an effective learning environment. The best plan includes ________________.

Although Randi is putting forth effort in Mrs. Ethan’s literature class, she is struggling to keep up with her classmates’ academic achievement. Mrs. Ethan continues to work with her at school, keeping in mind that the risk-factor most closely correlated with below average academic progress is the students’ ___________________.

Mrs. Carter is a first-year teacher at Midtown Elementary. She posts class rules on the board as instructed by the principal. However, she is bothered by the rule, “Do not talk in the hallways”. Her concern is that, in her teacher education courses, she learned that __________________.

Mr. Hand will not tolerate tardiness in his 10th-grade history class. When Jeff shows up late, Mr. Hand knows that the best approach is to _________________.

Mrs. Henderson’s 7th-grade English classes performed well when learning communications skills during the first grading period. After the break however she notices that some students are beginning to lack interest in skill-building exercises. The best course of action is to _________________ .

Mrs. Sproles is the new principal at Middleton Elementary School. Since this school is considered one of the district’s “low performers”, one of her first concerns is that the discipline plan is not interfering with academic achievement. Her course of action is to review teachers’ policies & procedures to make sure that they are __________.

Frankie performs well academically in Mr. Snyder’s 8th-grade history class. However, he is occasionally a distraction to others and considered by some teachers as “the class clown”. Mr. Snyder is somewhat tolerant of occasional disruptions because he knows that the greatest emerging influence on the attitudes and motivation of middle grades students is their ____________.

Mr. Henderson is “cool” with students like Marissa, who often makes jokes and inappropriate remarks that make her classmates laugh. He realizes that Marissa’s behavior is most likely a result of her  _________________.

Mrs. Kind is a 1st-grade teacher who has “heard it all”. When Joey claimed he wanted to “ride a horse to the moon” she did not respond negatively to the idea because she __________________.