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Assessment of Professional Teaching

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Date: 5/16/2012 3:27:30 PM

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1. While working on puzzles and in-class activities John, a first grader, frequently talks to himself. This self-directed speech indicates that the child is:
a. Using a strategy that helps guide his thought process.
b. Demonstrating social immaturity.
c. Developing a habit that should be addressed if it continues.
d. Employing an attention-getting strategy.
2. Of the following, the greatest advantage of interdisciplinary instruction is that:
a. Students are less likely to develop a dislike for particular topics or subject areas.
b. Teachers are permitted greater flexibility in planning lessons and activities.
c. Students are given opportunities to generalize and apply newly learned knowledge in multiple contexts.
d. Teachers are less likely to feel overwhelmed by the multiplicity of topics needing to be addressed in a traditional curriculum.
3. In a classroom that includes students from diverse cultural backgrounds, it is most important for the teacher to recognize that:
a. Students’ cultural backgrounds should be de-emphasized if the teacher wishes to promote optimal learning by all students.
b. Students from any cultural group may be expected to demonstrate a wide range of personal interests, goals, and learning characteristics.
c. Students’ cultural backgrounds typically play little or no role in determining individuals' school-related attitudes or behaviors.
d. Students from any cultural group generally learn best when grouped with peers who share a similar background.
4. A high school teacher in an urban school district wants to find out more about the culture of several new students who have recently immigrated to the United States with their families from Somalia. Which of the following resources would provide the best information concerning the background, needs, and cultural traditions of the Somalian students?
a. Chamber of Commerce members who work with immigrants seeking employment
b. Web sites and chat rooms dealing with Somalian immigrant issues
c. Articles about the Somalian community in the local newspaper
d. Established members of the local Somalian community
5. A third grade class has just finished a unit on aquatic mammals, and students will be assessed in part on a final project. Students may use whatever format they wish, including written reports, pictorial displays, skits, etc., to show what they have learned. For students who have special needs, which of the following is the greatest benefit of this assessment strategy?
a. It permits the students to make use of their strongest learning modalities to demonstrate their knowledge.
b. It allows the teacher to assign grades based on level of effort rather than extent of learning.
c. It permits the students to use simplified means of demonstrating that they can benefit from class activities.
d. It allows the teacher to establish individualized criteria for assessing mastery of learning objectives.
6. Students in an eighth grade social studies class have been asked to do a writing assignment in which the students are to pretend they are newspaper reporters reporting on some local current event of interest to them. One student, James, has just returned from a trip and asks if he may write about that instead. Which of the following would be the best way for the teacher to respond to James' request?
a. Point out that the next time they have free writing in class James can write about his trip.
b. Give James the option of pretending to be a reporter sending a dispatch about his trip.
c. Propose that James write about a local event from the perspective of a journalist visiting from another state or country.
d. Require that James do the assignment as given, but encourage him to write about his trip as well.
7. Nina, a sixth grader with below-grade-level writing skills, is very enthusiastic about projects that allow her to use art to complement her written work. Concerned that Nina will not push herself to improve her writing if given the chance to draw, the teacher has asked her not to include drawings in her writing assignments. Which of the following is the best assessment of the teacher's strategy to improve Nina's writing?
a. It is not helpful because it will dampen her enthusiasm for writing while discouraging her from expressing herself artistically.
b. It is an important step in weaning Nina from her dependence on direct representation and promoting her ability to represent ideas abstractly.
c. It is misplaced because, at Nina's age, she should be allowed to produce what she wants in class, while her writing needs are addressed by a language arts specialist.
d. It is useful because Nina needs to recognize that her writing is deficient and that improvement will require focusing on writing rather than art.
8. As part of a unit on the American Revolution, a tenth grade social studies teacher designs an inquiry-based activity using learning centers placed around the room. As they visit each center, students in collaborative learning groups read, study, or listen to excerpts from primary sources, music, pictures, cartoons, and artifacts and complete related exercises. During this type of activity, it is most appropriate for the teacher to assume the role of:
a. An observer, who watches the students and evaluates their progress.
b. A model, who demonstrates suitable ways for the students to perform the tasks.
c. A facilitator, who provides support or clarification to students as needed.
d. A coach, who analyzes students' performance and suggests methods for improvement.
9. Which of the following best describes the function of the Illinois Learning Standards in the curriculum development process by a local school district?
a. to prescribe specific learning activities and instructional strategies to be included in the curriculum
b. to describe how students' understanding of the curriculum content will be assessed
c. to provide a framework for decisions concerning the scope and sequence of the local curriculum
d. to list resources and materials that are approved for use in Illinois curricula
10. As part of a poetry unit, a seventh grade language arts teacher has small groups of students write and illustrate a poem and display it on the overhead. Group members then read the poem aloud, explain the meaning of the poem and its illustration, and answer questions from their classmates. Which of the following educational goals is best supported by the teacher's incorporation of these activities into the instruction?
a. Ensure that every student in the class has an opportunity to express himself or herself.
b. Integrate language arts skills through a variety of learning approaches.
c. Encourage students' reflection on and self-evaluation of their language arts skills.
d. Foster students' development of critical thinking skills used in problem solving.
11. A new second grade teacher is considering what to include on the list of classroom rules prior to the start of a new school year. Which of the following is critical to consider in composing this list of classroom rules?
a. anticipating the range of behaviors to be expected from the particular group of students in the coming year
b. establishing a system for rewarding adherence to the established rules and managing exceptional situations that may arise
c. making sure that classroom rules do not conflict with the administration's school-wide rules and regulations
d. ensuring that students are part of the rule-making process so they share the responsibility for maintaining an orderly classroom
12. Mr. Nguyen's sixth grade class is generally well behaved, with the exception of Melissa. Melissa regularly gets up from her seat without permission, bothers other students, and frequently adds rude commentary to class discussions. Which of the following is the best way for Mr. Nguyen to help improve Melissa's class behavior?
a. Bring attention to her behavior in front of the class by pointing it out and consistently discipline her every time she interrupts or breaks a rule.
b. Discuss Melissa's disruptive behavior with her during free time.
c. Meet with Melissa and her parents to create a behavior contract in which all parties agree to specific expectations for Melissa's behavior, reinforcers, and a reward system.
d. Implement several different disciplinary strategies so Melissa does not adjust to one particular consequence while continuing her inappropriate behavior.
13. During snack time in a toddler class, Adam drops his cookie on the ground. He starts to cry and Samantha, his classmate, responds by offering Adam part of her cookie. Which of the following teacher responses would best support Samantha's social development in this situation?
a. 'Oh, Samantha, you didn't have to do that! Look, Adam was sad, and now he's happy!'
b. 'That is a very good way to behave, Samantha. I am happy to see what you did just now.'
c. 'What a good girl, Samantha! I am very proud of you!'
d. 'Samantha, thank you for sharing your cookie with Adam.'
14. Which of the following teacher actions is most likely to be effective as a reinforcer for good student performance?
a. A teacher stamps 'Good Work' on each student's work before handing it back to the students.
b. A teacher keeps track of which students have been praised each week to ensure that no student is skipped.
c. A teacher responds to students individually with comments that are positive and focus on specific aspects of their work.
d. A teacher praises students who turn in their homework on time by telling the whole class how much easier it is to grade all the papers at once.
15. Ms. Taylor, a third grade teacher, has noticed that the students in her class this year have difficulty keeping the noise level down. Which of the following strategies would likely be most effective in helping Ms. Taylor maintain a quieter classroom?
a. Create and post a list of privileges the class will lose each time the noise level in the classroom gets too high.
b. Assign student monitors to write down for the teacher the names of those who are particularly noisy each day.
c. Create a system of rewards that individual students receive when they help their classmates maintain an acceptable noise level.
d. Work with the students to agree upon a signal the teacher can use to indicate that the noise level has risen too high.
16. As part of a unit on Japan, Mr. Green, an eighth grade teacher, invites Ms. Witmer, a colleague from the high school who lived and taught in Japan for five years, to visit his class as a guest speaker. Ms. Witmer will show slides and discuss life in Japan with the students. As Mr. Green works with Ms. Witmer to prepare for the presentation, which of the following collaborative activities would most help Ms. Witmer develop a presentation that enhances student learning?
a. discussing which relevant curriculum concepts have already been taught to the class
b. agreeing on expectations for appropriate student behavior
c. developing a list of potential follow-up activities related to the presentation
d. reviewing the school's social studies curriculum
17. A teacher has a culturally diverse student population and is hoping to involve the students' parents and guardians in a unit about the various cultures represented in the community. Which of the following is the most effective way to involve the parents and guardians in this part of their children's education, while promoting student learning?
a. Call parents and guardians directly and ask them if they are interested in doing hands-on cultural presentations related to the unit.
b. Provide all interested parents and guardians with a copy of the lessons to be taught during the unit and ask them to suggest material to augment a particular lesson.
c. Send home a letter describing the unit and inviting interested parents and guardians to a meeting to discuss how they would like to participate.
d. Call parents and guardians with diverse cultural backgrounds and suggest they participate in the unit by doing recommended activities that go with specific lessons.
18. A high school has set up a student internship program with several local businesses. To ensure the success of the internship program, it is most important for the teachers who are involved to:
a. stay in regular contact with the students and the business owners during the internships.
b. let the business owners know that they are responsible for reporting any problems that develop during a student's internship.
c. have the students and business owners complete program evaluations upon completion of the internships.
d. provide feedback to business owners on the effectiveness of the internship experiences they offer.
19. Which of the following provides the most appropriate means for a teacher to organize his or her ongoing education so he or she can keep current with subject matter and best practices in teaching?
a. taking education courses in the recommended sequence
b. following professional enhancement guidelines suggested by a national teachers association
c. creating and following a professional development plan
d. pursuing coursework in those areas the school district has determined would be most beneficial
20. A fourth grade teacher witnesses an incident in which several students engage in verbal bullying (e.g., name-calling) toward another student. The students who were involved in the incident do not have a history of such behavior. In general, which of the following should be the teacher's first step in responding to such an incident?
a. Reduce the likelihood of future incidents by helping the student who was the object of the bullying learn age-appropriate social skills.
b. Report the incident to administrators and parents so that an appropriate intervention can be designed.
c. Make clear to the bullying students that their behavior is unacceptable, and that in the future it will result in disciplinary action.
d. Provide a model of accepting and inclusive behavior that all students may follow.
21. Students who are just beginning to acquire English as their second language most frequently display which of the following behaviors?
a. resistance to participating in class activities
b. over dependence on teacher assistance
c. reliance on nonverbal communication
d. misconduct during difficult content subjects
22. Which of the following is the most important principle to keep in mind when questioning primary students?
a. A question should have one correct response.
b. The students' level of attentiveness should influence the questions asked.
c. The students' responses should be anticipated ahead of time to keep the questioning on track.
d. A question should be unambiguous and clearly stated.
23. A second grade teacher is serving on a committee to determine whether it would be beneficial to students for the school to adopt a new method for teaching reading. The committee has asked the teacher to make presentations about the new method to the other teachers in the school and to a group of parents/guardians. In the presentation to the teachers, the teacher plans to discuss the research about the method and the data resulting from that research. When adapting this presentation for the parents/guardians, the teacher should:
a. use fewer technical terms and use examples that relate to the parents'/guardians' experiences.
b. incorporate visual aids to demonstrate the method's effectiveness.
c. include testimonials from parents/guardians of children who have learned reading with this method.
d. simplify the description of the method to include only basic information.
24. Before fifth grade students begin reading a chapter about reptiles in their science textbook, the teacher leads a class discussion in which the students generate a list of questions about reptiles that they would like to have answered. This discussion is most likely to promote the students' comprehension of the chapter by:
a. facilitating the students' use of critical thinking skills.
b. setting a clear purpose for reading and activating background knowledge.
c. increasing the students' use of self monitoring strategies.
d. introducing unfamiliar content-area vocabulary and connecting it to familiar concepts.
25. A seventh grade teacher designs an activity in which students first read several news accounts of a recent event, then read editorials and commentaries that discuss the same event. This activity is likely to promote the students' literacy development primarily by:
a. providing examples of various nonfiction text structures (e.g., chronological, cause-and-effect).
b. helping the students identify bias and faulty reasoning in expository texts.
c. requiring the students to note differences between literal and inferential comprehension of a text.
d. increasing the students' awareness of differences between persuasive and informational modes of writing.
26. A teacher discovers that the printer for a classroom computer is not responding to print commands even though the printer is turned on. Which of the following steps should the teacher take first?
a. Run a diagnostic program to ensure that the computer is operating properly.
b. Reinstall the software that runs the printer.
c. Check the cable between the printer and computer to make sure it is securely connected.
d. Call the school's computer technician for help.
27. A teacher would like to find Web sites with information on developing effective language arts learning activities. The teacher is likely to be most successful in finding relevant sites by using which of the following strategies?
a. following Web site links posted on the Web sites of professional teaching associations
b. using a search engine to check the World Wide Web for sites with related keywords
c. monitoring an online chat room for educators who teach at the same grade level as the teacher
d. checking the Web sites of publishers who produce classroom language arts learning materials
28. A teacher is considering using a new software application for a class activity. Before using the application for the first time with the class, it would be most advisable for the teacher to:
a. describe to students what the application will be used for to gauge their interest.
b. try out the various features of the application to be sure they function properly.
c. ask other teachers to review the application to see if they think it is appropriate for the students.
d. rewrite the support documentation to ensure that it can be easily understood by the students.
29. During free choice time, students in an elementary classroom are allowed to pursue a range of activities in the classroom. In addition to activities geared to mathematics, art, and language skills, there is a computer corner where children can play several educational games on the classroom's two computers. Which of the following factors related to the computers is most important to consider when giving children the option to choose their own activities?
a. Children who enjoy art will constantly choose art activities instead of using the computers.
b. Children with computers at home will tend to be bored with most educational game programs.
c. The computer corner will be the most appealing activity and will need to be carefully managed.
d. Children who have had little or no previous experience with computers may be reluctant to use them.
30. A class assignment involves having students create their own individual newsletters. In creating the newsletters on the computer, the teacher has the students use a ready-made template that was included with the software application. Which of the following is the most important advantage of using a readymade template for this type of activity?
a. It permits the integration of multimedia links.
b. It allows students to focus more on content rather than formatting.
c. It makes it easier to transmit the document electronically.
d. It automatically corrects spelling and grammar errors in the text.

1. While working on puzzles and in-class activities John, a first grader, frequently talks to himself. This self-directed speech indicates that the child is:
	a. Using a strategy that helps guide his thought process.
	b. Demonstrating social immaturity.
	c. Developing a habit that should be addressed if it continues.
	d. Employing an attention-getting strategy.

2. Of the following, the greatest advantage of interdisciplinary instruction is that:
	a. Students are less likely to develop a dislike for particular topics or subject areas.
	b. Teachers are permitted greater flexibility in planning lessons and activities.
	c. Students are given opportunities to generalize and apply newly learned knowledge in multiple contexts.
	d. Teachers are less likely to feel overwhelmed by the multiplicity of topics needing to be addressed in a traditional curriculum.

3. In a classroom that includes students from diverse cultural backgrounds, it is most important for the teacher to recognize that:
	a. Students’ cultural backgrounds should be de-emphasized if the teacher wishes to promote optimal learning by all students.
	b. Students from any cultural group may be expected to demonstrate a wide range of personal interests, goals, and learning characteristics.
	c. Students’ cultural backgrounds typically play little or no role in determining individuals' school-related attitudes or behaviors.
	d. Students from any cultural group generally learn best when grouped with peers who share a similar background.

4. A high school teacher in an urban school district wants to find out more about the culture of several new students who have recently immigrated to the United States with their families from Somalia. Which of the following resources would provide the best information concerning the background, needs, and cultural traditions of the Somalian students?
	a. Chamber of Commerce members who work with immigrants seeking employment
	b. Web sites and chat rooms dealing with Somalian immigrant issues
	c. Articles about the Somalian community in the local newspaper
	d. Established members of the local Somalian community

5. A third grade class has just finished a unit on aquatic mammals, and students will be assessed in part on a final project. Students may use whatever format they wish, including written reports, pictorial displays, skits, etc., to show what they have learned. For students who have special needs, which of the following is the greatest benefit of this assessment strategy?
	a. It permits the students to make use of their strongest learning modalities to demonstrate their knowledge.
	b. It allows the teacher to assign grades based on level of effort rather than extent of learning.
	c. It permits the students to use simplified means of demonstrating that they can benefit from class activities.
	d. It allows the teacher to establish individualized criteria for assessing mastery of learning objectives.

6. Students in an eighth grade social studies class have been asked to do a writing assignment in which the students are to pretend they are newspaper reporters reporting on some local current event of interest to them. One student, James, has just returned from a trip and asks if he may write about that instead. Which of the following would be the best way for the teacher to respond to James' request?
	a. Point out that the next time they have free writing in class James can write about his trip.
	b. Give James the option of pretending to be a reporter sending a dispatch about his trip.
	c. Propose that James write about a local event from the perspective of a journalist visiting from another state or country.
	d. Require that James do the assignment as given, but encourage him to write about his trip as well.

7. Nina, a sixth grader with below-grade-level writing skills, is very enthusiastic about projects that allow her to use art to complement her written work. Concerned that Nina will not push herself to improve her writing if given the chance to draw, the teacher has asked her not to include drawings in her writing assignments. Which of the following is the best assessment of the teacher's strategy to improve Nina's writing?
	a. It is not helpful because it will dampen her enthusiasm for writing while discouraging her from expressing herself artistically.
	b. It is an important step in weaning Nina from her dependence on direct representation and promoting her ability to represent ideas abstractly.
	c. It is misplaced because, at Nina's age, she should be allowed to produce what she wants in class, while her writing needs are addressed by a language arts specialist.
	d. It is useful because Nina needs to recognize that her writing is deficient and that improvement will require focusing on writing rather than art.

8. As part of a unit on the American Revolution, a tenth grade social studies teacher designs an inquiry-based activity using learning centers placed around the room. As they visit each center, students in collaborative learning groups read, study, or listen to excerpts from primary sources, music, pictures, cartoons, and artifacts and complete related exercises. During this type of activity, it is most appropriate for the teacher to assume the role of:
	a. An observer, who watches the students and evaluates their progress.
	b. A model, who demonstrates suitable ways for the students to perform the tasks.
	c. A facilitator, who provides support or clarification to students as needed.
	d. A coach, who analyzes students' performance and suggests methods for improvement.

9. Which of the following best describes the function of the Illinois Learning Standards in the curriculum development process by a local school district?
	a. to prescribe specific learning activities and instructional strategies to be included in the curriculum
	b. to describe how students' understanding of the curriculum content will be assessed
	c. to provide a framework for decisions concerning the scope and sequence of the local curriculum
	d. to list resources and materials that are approved for use in Illinois curricula

10. As part of a poetry unit, a seventh grade language arts teacher has small groups of students write and illustrate a poem and display it on the overhead. Group members then read the poem aloud, explain the meaning of the poem and its illustration, and answer questions from their classmates. Which of the following educational goals is best supported by the teacher's incorporation of these activities into the instruction?
	a. Ensure that every student in the class has an opportunity to express himself or herself.
	b. Integrate language arts skills through a variety of learning approaches.
	c. Encourage students' reflection on and self-evaluation of their language arts skills.
	d. Foster students' development of critical thinking skills used in problem solving.

11. A new second grade teacher is considering what to include on the list of classroom rules prior to the start of a new school year. Which of the following is critical to consider in composing this list of classroom rules?
	a. anticipating the range of behaviors to be expected from the particular group of students in the coming year
	b. establishing a system for rewarding adherence to the established rules and managing exceptional situations that may arise
	c. making sure that classroom rules do not conflict with the administration's school-wide rules and regulations
	d. ensuring that students are part of the rule-making process so they share the responsibility for maintaining an orderly classroom

12. Mr. Nguyen's sixth grade class is generally well behaved, with the exception of Melissa. Melissa regularly gets up from her seat without permission, bothers other students, and frequently adds rude commentary to class discussions. Which of the following is the best way for Mr. Nguyen to help improve Melissa's class behavior?
	a. Bring attention to her behavior in front of the class by pointing it out and consistently discipline her every time she interrupts or breaks a rule.
	b. Discuss Melissa's disruptive behavior with her during free time.
	c. Meet with Melissa and her parents to create a behavior contract in which all parties agree to specific expectations for Melissa's behavior, reinforcers, and a reward system.
	d. Implement several different disciplinary strategies so Melissa does not adjust to one particular consequence while continuing her inappropriate behavior.

13. During snack time in a toddler class, Adam drops his cookie on the ground. He starts to cry and Samantha, his classmate, responds by offering Adam part of her cookie. Which of the following teacher responses would best support Samantha's social development in this situation?
	a. 'Oh, Samantha, you didn't have to do that! Look, Adam was sad, and now he's happy!'
	b. 'That is a very good way to behave, Samantha. I am happy to see what you did just now.'
	c. 'What a good girl, Samantha! I am very proud of you!'
	d. 'Samantha, thank you for sharing your cookie with Adam.'

14. Which of the following teacher actions is most likely to be effective as a reinforcer for good student performance?
	a. A teacher stamps 'Good Work' on each student's work before handing it back to the students.
	b. A teacher keeps track of which students have been praised each week to ensure that no student is skipped.
	c. A teacher responds to students individually with comments that are positive and focus on specific aspects of their work.
	d. A teacher praises students who turn in their homework on time by telling the whole class how much easier it is to grade all the papers at once.

15. Ms. Taylor, a third grade teacher, has noticed that the students in her class this year have difficulty keeping the noise level down. Which of the following strategies would likely be most effective in helping Ms. Taylor maintain a quieter classroom?
	a. Create and post a list of privileges the class will lose each time the noise level in the classroom gets too high.
	b. Assign student monitors to write down for the teacher the names of those who are particularly noisy each day.
	c. Create a system of rewards that individual students receive when they help their classmates maintain an acceptable noise level.
	d. Work with the students to agree upon a signal the teacher can use to indicate that the noise level has risen too high.

16. As part of a unit on Japan, Mr. Green, an eighth grade teacher, invites Ms. Witmer, a colleague from the high school who lived and taught in Japan for five years, to visit his class as a guest speaker. Ms. Witmer will show slides and discuss life in Japan with the students. As Mr. Green works with Ms. Witmer to prepare for the presentation, which of the following collaborative activities would most help Ms. Witmer develop a presentation that enhances student learning?
	a. discussing which relevant curriculum concepts have already been taught to the class
	b. agreeing on expectations for appropriate student behavior
	c. developing a list of potential follow-up activities related to the presentation
	d. reviewing the school's social studies curriculum

17. A teacher has a culturally diverse student population and is hoping to involve the students' parents and guardians in a unit about the various cultures represented in the community. Which of the following is the most effective way to involve the parents and guardians in this part of their children's education, while promoting student learning?
	a. Call parents and guardians directly and ask them if they are interested in doing hands-on cultural presentations related to the unit.
	b. Provide all interested parents and guardians with a copy of the lessons to be taught during the unit and ask them to suggest material to augment a particular lesson.
	c. Send home a letter describing the unit and inviting interested parents and guardians to a meeting to discuss how they would like to participate.
	d. Call parents and guardians with diverse cultural backgrounds and suggest they participate in the unit by doing recommended activities that go with specific lessons.

18. A high school has set up a student internship program with several local businesses. To ensure the success of the internship program, it is most important for the teachers who are involved to:
	a. stay in regular contact with the students and the business owners during the internships.
	b. let the business owners know that they are responsible for reporting any problems that develop during a student's internship.
	c. have the students and business owners complete program evaluations upon completion of the internships.
	d. provide feedback to business owners on the effectiveness of the internship experiences they offer.

19. Which of the following provides the most appropriate means for a teacher to organize his or her ongoing education so he or she can keep current with subject matter and best practices in teaching?
	a. taking education courses in the recommended sequence
	b. following professional enhancement guidelines suggested by a national teachers association
	c. creating and following a professional development plan
	d. pursuing coursework in those areas the school district has determined would be most beneficial

20. A fourth grade teacher witnesses an incident in which several students engage in verbal bullying (e.g., name-calling) toward another student. The students who were involved in the incident do not have a history of such behavior. In general, which of the following should be the teacher's first step in responding to such an incident?
	a. Reduce the likelihood of future incidents by helping the student who was the object of the bullying learn age-appropriate social skills.
	b. Report the incident to administrators and parents so that an appropriate intervention can be designed.
	c. Make clear to the bullying students that their behavior is unacceptable, and that in the future it will result in disciplinary action.
	d. Provide a model of accepting and inclusive behavior that all students may follow.

21. Students who are just beginning to acquire English as their second language most frequently display which of the following behaviors?
	a. resistance to participating in class activities
	b. over dependence on teacher assistance
	c. reliance on nonverbal communication
	d. misconduct during difficult content subjects

22. Which of the following is the most important principle to keep in mind when questioning primary students?
	a. A question should have one correct response.
	b. The students' level of attentiveness should influence the questions asked.
	c. The students' responses should be anticipated ahead of time to keep the questioning on track.
	d. A question should be unambiguous and clearly stated.

23. A second grade teacher is serving on a committee to determine whether it would be beneficial to students for the school to adopt a new method for teaching reading. The committee has asked the teacher to make presentations about the new method to the other teachers in the school and to a group of parents/guardians. In the presentation to the teachers, the teacher plans to discuss the research about the method and the data resulting from that research. When adapting this presentation for the parents/guardians, the teacher should:
	a. use fewer technical terms and use examples that relate to the parents'/guardians' experiences.
	b. incorporate visual aids to demonstrate the method's effectiveness.
	c. include testimonials from parents/guardians of children who have learned reading with this method.
	d. simplify the description of the method to include only basic information.

24. Before fifth grade students begin reading a chapter about reptiles in their science textbook, the teacher leads a class discussion in which the students generate a list of questions about reptiles that they would like to have answered. This discussion is most likely to promote the students' comprehension of the chapter by:
	a. facilitating the students' use of critical thinking skills.
	b. setting a clear purpose for reading and activating background knowledge.
	c. increasing the students' use of self monitoring strategies.
	d. introducing unfamiliar content-area vocabulary and connecting it to familiar concepts.

25. A seventh grade teacher designs an activity in which students first read several news accounts of a recent event, then read editorials and commentaries that discuss the same event. This activity is likely to promote the students' literacy development primarily by:
	a. providing examples of various nonfiction text structures (e.g., chronological, cause-and-effect).
	b. helping the students identify bias and faulty reasoning in expository texts.
	c. requiring the students to note differences between literal and inferential comprehension of a text.
	d. increasing the students' awareness of differences between persuasive and informational modes of writing.

26. A teacher discovers that the printer for a classroom computer is not responding to print commands even though the printer is turned on. Which of the following steps should the teacher take first?
	a. Run a diagnostic program to ensure that the computer is operating properly.
	b. Reinstall the software that runs the printer.
	c. Check the cable between the printer and computer to make sure it is securely connected.
	d. Call the school's computer technician for help.

27. A teacher would like to find Web sites with information on developing effective language arts learning activities. The teacher is likely to be most successful in finding relevant sites by using which of the following strategies?
	a. following Web site links posted on the Web sites of professional teaching associations
	b. using a search engine to check the World Wide Web for sites with related keywords
	c. monitoring an online chat room for educators who teach at the same grade level as the teacher
	d. checking the Web sites of publishers who produce classroom language arts learning materials

28. A teacher is considering using a new software application for a class activity. Before using the application for the first time with the class, it would be most advisable for the teacher to:
	a. describe to students what the application will be used for to gauge their interest.
	b. try out the various features of the application to be sure they function properly.
	c. ask other teachers to review the application to see if they think it is appropriate for the students.
	d. rewrite the support documentation to ensure that it can be easily understood by the students.

29. During free choice time, students in an elementary classroom are allowed to pursue a range of activities in the classroom. In addition to activities geared to mathematics, art, and language skills, there is a computer corner where children can play several educational games on the classroom's two computers. Which of the following factors related to the computers is most important to consider when giving children the option to choose their own activities?
	a. Children who enjoy art will constantly choose art activities instead of using the computers.
	b. Children with computers at home will tend to be bored with most educational game programs.
	c. The computer corner will be the most appealing activity and will need to be carefully managed.
	d. Children who have had little or no previous experience with computers may be reluctant to use them.

30. A class assignment involves having students create their own individual newsletters. In creating the newsletters on the computer, the teacher has the students use a ready-made template that was included with the software application. Which of the following is the most important advantage of using a readymade template for this type of activity?
	a. It permits the integration of multimedia links.
	b. It allows students to focus more on content rather than formatting.
	c. It makes it easier to transmit the document electronically.
	d. It automatically corrects spelling and grammar errors in the text.