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Which of the following comparisons about the social development of older and younger teens in US society is generally true? - correct answer ✅Older teens tend to be more willing to act independently in ways that differ from the behavior of their peers Generally, older adolescents are more likely than early adolescents to be capable of which of the following types of cognitive tasks? - correct answer ✅Evaluating which hypothesis among many accurately explains an observed event. A first-grade teacher notices that one of her students is not able to write her name on her paper, cut with scissors, or color within a specific area. Those characteristics most likely demonstrate a potential in the students. - correct answer ✅fine motor development A high school social studies teacher arranges for students to read with elementary school students to promote literacy. Which of the following developmental needs of high school students does the activity best address? - correct answer ✅peer collaboration A teacher who is developing a unit about nutrition wishes to sequence instructional objectives to reflect progressively higher levels of cognitive skills. Which of the following objectives represents the highest level of cognitive skills? - correct answer ✅Record and evaluate one day's food intake by determining the presence or absence of given nutrients Which of the following activities would most likely be observed in a classroom emphasizing discovery learning? - correct answer
✅The teacher presents examples and nonexamples of right triangles and then asks students to determine the properties of a right triangle from the examples A middle school English-language learner (ELL) can read English texts with familiar topics, simple sentence structures, and high- frequency vocabulary but is unable to read the test with the appropriate rate and speed. Which of the following best describes the reading proficiency level of the ELL? - correct answer ✅Intermediate Cynthia is an English-language learner who frequently makes errors when speaking. When Cynthia participates in small groups, the other students have difficulty understanding her pronunciation of English words, causing her to become frustrated and give up. Which of the following best describes Cynthia's proficiency level in spoken English? - correct answer ✅Beginning Kim, an English-language learner, speaks English with single words and short phrases. She makes communication that prevents others from understanding her speech. During small- group instruction speaks to her peers in her native language. Which of the following levels of English-language profile describes Kim's speaking ability. - correct answer ✅Beginning A middle school reading teacher is assessing the reading proficiency of a new student who is an English Language learner by asking the student to read several short texts of varying difficulty. The student recognizes some high-frequency words that coordinate with visual cues but reads few other words in the texts. Which of the following language-proficiency levels characterizes
A sixth-grade teacher wants to ensure that beginning-level English-language learners (ELLS) are actively involved in classroom writing activities. To best meet the goal during a lesson, the teacher should provide the ELLS with - correct answer ✅a set of sentence stems containing commonly used phrases Mr. Colby, a middle school mathematics teacher, notices that when he explains some of the steps in a mathematics problem, his beginning-and intermediate-level English-language learners do not understand some of the basic directions and explanations. The most appropriate accommodation for the students would be - correct answer ✅visuals for common content-based term A high school science teacher often tells her students brief anecdotes about the people she calls "unsung heroes of science," ordinary people who made significant contributions in the area of science the class is studying. She makes sure to include scientists from both genders and from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Which of the following statements best expresses why this practice is likely to be a valuable one for high school students? - correct answer ✅Providing students with a wide range of role models helps broaden their thinking about their own future educational and career options. Ms. Hawkins teaches a high school humanities class with students at various levels of English-language proficiency. She teaches students at the intermediate level of English-language proficiency the following sentence stems (1) What do you think...? (2) Is there another...?
(3) Tell me more about The sentence stems that Ms. Hawkins has taught her students will be most effective in which of the following? - correct answer ✅Promoting students' elaboration skills. When providing vocabulary instruction to students who are at the beginning level of English-language proficiency, which of the following is most appropriate for the teacher to include? - correct answer ✅Pictures that illustrate the words. When discussing poetry with English-language learners, a teacher should be particularly careful to address such learners. - correct answer ✅Inability to concentrate on abstract ideas Placing students from diverse populations in collaborative groups best promotes which of the following? - correct answer ✅An awareness of cross-cultural values Which of the following describes the best reason for a teacher to use a listening center with beginning English language learners (ELLs)? - correct answer ✅Allowing the ELLs to connect the new language with the print on the page Mr.Dosa, a history teacher, asks students to summarize a chapter. He provides struggling readers with sentence starters and a word bank with important content vocabulary to include in their summary scenario, Mr. Dosa is meeting students' needs by? - correct answer ✅Designing instruction with scaffolds for various levels
An elementary teacher wants to promote students' use of higher- level thinking skills during a unit on insects. Which of the following activities will be most effective in achieving the goal? - correct answer ✅Creating a graphic organizer to evaluate how butterflies are different from other insects In a conference with a high school student who is currently failing math class, the student asks the teacher "Why should I spend time doing work when I am going to fail anyway?" Which of the following would be the teacher's most appropriate response? - correct answer ✅"Let's develop a long-range plan to help you be successful in this class." The teacher is beginning a content-based unit and wants to ensure that the instructional activities are appropriate for all students. Which of the following strategies will best achieve the goal? - correct answer ✅Administering assessments during the unit to determine students' levels of understanding and planning instruction accordingly A first grade class completes a lesson on a particular grammar skill. Which of the following students would best demonstrate for the teacher that the grammar lesson was effective? - correct answer ✅Applying the skill correctly in future creative writing assignments For a teacher to develop an effective lesson, the most important element for the teacher to include is: - correct answer ✅A clear objective based on the state standards
A ninth-grade world geography teacher is planning aunty on how geographic processes affect political situations in different areas of the world. To begin designing appropriate learning goals for the unit, the teacher should first. - correct answer ✅Consult the statewide student objectives for world geography Which of the following strategies will most likely motivate first graders to practice spelling high-frequency sight words? - correct answer ✅Tracing the letters of the spelling words in a sandbox A fourth-grade teacher assigns a project on the early history of Texas. After the projects are completed, the teacher asks students to answer the following questions.
answer ✅Writing a persuasive letter to the main character convincing the character to make a different choice Which of the following would be the most effective way to help second-grade students understand 1 apparent movement across the sky? - correct answer ✅Observing and recording the length of an object's shadow at different times during the day with the class. To best demonstrate for elementary students the appropriate note-taking skills to use during research, a teacher should model which of the following? - correct answer ✅Using graphic organizers to record information A teacher plans to assign a challenging, multistep research project to a class of ninth graders. The teacher introduces the assignment distributing a handout that identifies and explains each of the steps required for the project. After reviewing the handout and answering student's questions, the teacher concludes with the following statement: "I know this is a challenging project, and some things may not go smoothly on the first try. Keep in mind, though, that it's okay to make mistakes. This is a learning activity, and one often learns most from one's mistakes. The important thing is to learn and progress as you go." Which of the following is likely to be the most important benefit of the strategies used by the teacher to introduce this activity? -
correct answer ✅Reducing student anxiety about the task and building confidence about their ability to be successful During a high school geometry lesson, Mr. Medina notices that many of his students are confused about the concepts they learned most recently, which he taught from the textbook. To best help students, Mr. Medina should? - correct answer ✅reteach the concept using manipulatives. A teacher whose classes include students with diverse backgrounds and needs wishes to ensure that the assessment strategies he uses will provide him with an accurate picture of all students' learning. Which following approaches will best help the teacher achieve this goal? - correct answer ✅Use multiple measures to assess student learning, and allow students to show what they know in various ways. A teacher provides a big picture understanding of the broad topic area and then asks students to select a specific interest which connects to the broader topic. Students then are directed to ask questions geared toward this specific interest and answer their own questions through research. In the setting described, the teacher is utilizing which of the following types of instruction? - correct answer ✅inquiry based A fourth-grade teacher is presenting a science lesson on how heat affects matter. The teacher begins the lesson by slipping a brass ball through a metal ring. The teacher then heats the ball and tries to put it through the metal ring again. The students can readily see that once heated, the ball will no longer fit through the ring. Beginning the lesson in this way is most likely to promote
Ms. Anderson notices that one of her seventh-grade students, Missy, is wearing long sleeves despite the hot Texas weather. During a social activity structured to help students bond with their peers, Ms. Anderson thinks she sees gashes on Missy's right arm. Which of the following would be the most appropriate first step for Ms. Anderson? - correct answer ✅Refer Missy's name and her own observations to the school guidance counselor A new fifth-grade teacher is considering various ways to communicate to his students that he has high expectations for their work. Of the following approaches considered by the teacher, the most effective would be to - correct answer ✅Establish and consistently enforce clear guidelines for quality work Which of the following strategies will most likely benefit a student who has been diagnosed with autism? - correct answer ✅Creating predictable routines in the classroom. A new teacher finds that each of her classes are scheduled to meet for an extended period Monday through Thursday. The teacher is concerned about meeting the learning needs of students who will have a three-day break from instruction each week. The teacher can best meet the needs of those students by using which of the following strategies? - correct answer ✅Review the previous week's content at the beginning of each week before introducing new material
Which of the following is the best way to promote student success during small group instructional activity. - correct answer ✅Providing group members a list of expectations before conducting each activity A teacher has established a routine whereby students enter the classroom and go directly to there they immediately copy into their organizers the homework assignment the teacher has posted on board. While the students do this, the teacher takes attendance. The primary advantage of this routine - correct answer ✅keeps students productively engaged while the teacher carries out an administrative A middle school teacher plans to use cooperative learning extensively in the coming year. productive groups, the best grouping method is to - correct answer ✅establish groups according to the nature of each activity. A primary teacher sets up literacy centers in the classroom. Each day for an hour, students rotate. Which of the following strategies will be most effective in ensuring smooth transition centers? - correct answer ✅Modeling and practicing the transition process with students When creating a daily schedule for a kindergarten class, it is most important for the teacher to consider? - correct answer ✅how to balance quiet and active instructional activities while including time for play.
Which of the following is the best assessment of the teacher's response to the student's behavior? - correct answer ✅It is an inappropriate response because such agreements should be kept private between the teacher and the student. A second-grade teacher wants to create a class routine that maximizes time for student learning. Which of the following would best promote this goal? - correct answer ✅Promoting group activities as a primary work structure A second-grade teacher observes a student retelling a story to a friend. The teacher notes that the students use improper grammar, have difficulty recalling correct words, and have difficulty putting sentences together in a logical order. Based on the observations, the teacher might conclude that the student shows characteristics of - correct answer ✅An expressive language disorder Which THREE of the following the teacher actions will support students in effectively following classroom routines and procedures? - correct answer ✅-Ensuring that students understand the reasoning for the routines and procedures -Practicing routines and procedures through rehearsal -Teaching a few routines and procedures per day until all have been mastered
An elementary school teacher asks students to bring in photos of their family members. The teacher then leads a discussion in which students talk about their family using the photos, listen to their classmates, and ask questions of each other. The primary benefit of the activity is that it helps to create a community of learners who - correct answer ✅Value the background of others Ms. Silverman is setting up literacy centers in her classroom and will designate a certain time of day as center time. To best create motivation for her students during centers, Ms. Silverman should have students - correct answer ✅Participate in some centers that are required and some that are of their own choice A high school teacher uses the Socratic method to structure class discussions in which the students question one another while the teacher monitors and facilitates the discussions. The instructional method is most beneficial because it allows students to - correct answer ✅evaluate their own ideas and those of others. Each week students compose, send, and respond to emails to communicate with their email pals from different communities. Which of the following is the most important benefit of the project? - correct answer ✅Teaching students to use various technology applications Enriching students' understanding of different cultures A third-grade teacher wants to increase the amount of productive instructional time. Which of the following most likely to help the
A third-grade teacher reads a short story to the class about a boy who decides not to invite one of his classmates to this birthday party. As an extension to the reading, which of the following assignments promotes the highest levels of student thinking? - correct answer ✅Writing a persuasive letter to the main character convincing the character to make a different choice Mr. Tucker is a high school health teacher who has students of various levels of English-language proficiency in his classes. He asks beginning-level students yes/no questions, often with the use of visual cues. He asks intermediate-level students either/or questions, to which possible answers are limited. Finally, he asks advanced students more grammatically complex questions, such as embedded and open-ended questions that use "who," "what," "when," or "where." The practice best reflects which of the following principles related to questioning strategies? - correct answer ✅Modifying the language structure of questions will support students participation Which of the following nonverbal behaviors can a teacher use to best communicate enthusiasm for the material to students? - correct answer ✅Showing emotions through facial expressions A high school government teacher wishes to select a question that will stimulate a lively, thought-provoking class discussion with high student participation. Which of the following questions is most likely to achieve this goal? - correct answer ✅What kinds of things might happen if the government ceased to exist in the United States?"
An art teacher is leading a class discussion on relationship between art and society the following is a transcript of part of the discussion Teacher: What role do you think art plays in our society? (waits a few moments) Yes, Susana? Susana: Oh, I think art is the most important thing of all in society! Teacher: And what would you say are your reasons for believing that, Susana? The teacher's response to Susana's statement best serves which of the following functions? - correct answer ✅Prompting the student to explore and think critically about her own views A teacher frequently responds to written student work that is good or that shows improvement by writing comments on the work such as, "Good job!", "Great!", and "Nice work!" According to research, the teacher's praise is likely to be more effective in reinforcing and motivating student effort if the teacher - correct answer ✅specifies particulars of the student's accomplishment in the praise. Which of the following is an example of a student who is intrinsically motivated? - correct answer ✅Charles reads every book he can find by Philip Roth, his favorite author Students in a prekindergarten class have been asked to do the following: