MTLE Secondary Pedagogy (5-12)
A high school teacher coordinates a program that partners incoming ninth-grade
students with twelfth-grade mentors.
... [Show More] Students meet weekly to set academic goals,
discuss concerns, and organize materials. The most important benefit of this program is
that it: - ANS-Responds to the unique emotional and social characteristics of young
adolescents - (Because this answer directly relates to student development, specifically
emotional development)
At what grade should students develop the ability to recognize multiple perspectives on
an issue? - ANS-10th grade
Analytical Reasoning - ANS-Ability to examine an argument to discern whether the
argument follows a logical procession - High School
Recognizing logical fallacies supports students' ability to: - ANS-analyze the logic of an
argument rather than taking another's point at face value (high school)
The regular use of substances such as alcohol or drugs has been shown by medical
research to affect the learning and development of high school students primarily by -
ANS-Altering the way the brain processes and retains information
Best way to help middle schoolers adjust to changing classes and managing materials?
- ANS-Teach specific time-management and organizational strategies
A class with high degree of diversity in ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, and abilities
would benefit from: - ANS-high expectations for students' learning and a belief in
students' ability to be successful.
Students with poor self-concept are likely to struggle with: - ANS-Estimating their
abilities and competence accurately
Best way to include students struggling with forming relationships and completing class
work? - ANS-small-group activities that are non-academic, such as lunch bunch or art
club
Best way to reduce aggressive orientations and incidences of violence and disciplinary
referrals - ANS-teaching adolescents conflict resolution - the communication skills and
creative and analytic thinking to prevent, manage, and peacefully resolve conflict
Conflict resolution skills provide adolescents with the ability to discuss a dispute
without... - ANS-it escalating into a fight
First step to teaching public speaking - ANS-start prespeaking activities: purpose
setting, research, reflection
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