Mrs. McCaffery, a health teacher is discussing the typical sequence of physical development in adolescence with her middle school students. She's aware
... [Show More] that the timing and rate at which puberty occurs vary widely. These differences mean that some of Mrs. McCaffery's students may be completely mature, while other have not begun puberty.
Mrs. McCaffery is likely to be aware that late-maturing boys-
have less self-confidence than early maturers.
Mrs. McCaffery, a health teacher is discussing the typical sequence of physical development in adolescence with her middle school students. She's aware that the timing and rate at which puberty occurs vary widely. These differences mean that some of Mrs. McCaffery's students may be completely mature, while other have not begun puberty.
Mrs. McCaffery is also likely to be aware that early-maturing girls-
may develop precocious sexual interests.
Mrs. McCaffery, a health teacher is discussing the typical sequence of physical development in adolescence with her middle school students. She's aware that the timing and rate at which puberty occurs vary widely. These differences mean that some of Mrs. McCaffery's students may be completely mature, while other have not begun puberty.
When Mrs. McCaafery sends three-week progress reports home, one-third of her students are failing. She wonders if physiological needs may be playing a role in her students' lack of academic achievement. Which of the following best describes the rol of physiological needs in students' academic performance?
A student with unmet physiological needs may show little interest in academic performance.
Mrs. McCaffery, a health teacher is discussing the typical sequence of physical development in adolescence with her middle school students. She's aware that the timing and rate at which puberty occurs vary widely. These differences mean that some of Mrs. McCaffery's students may be completely mature, while other have not begun puberty.
As a health teacher, Mrs. McCaffery is likely to be aware that nutritional deficiencies among her students are-
more common among girls than boys.
A third-grade teacher would be correct in having great concern over which of the following students?
Juan separates himself from the group and is not interested in spending time with others.
James is an active four-and-a-half-year old. He has just entered a preschool setting for the first time. Ms. Lara observes that he shies away from the other children. In addition, she notes he has no interest in developing a leadership role or in joining the others while they are playing at the centers. Ms. Lara's best assessment of James' actions as he plays in the classroom would be-
the student may not be in the mood for cooperative play or have a sense of belonging with the other children.
Lilly, a student in Ms. Ortiz's early childhood class, always has an excuse as to why she can't do something when asked to perform an activity by her teacher. She often tells her teacher that the activity is too hard. Ms. Ortiz has established a safe and supportive classroom environment for her students and encourages Lilly to participate in learning. Ms. Ortiz realizes that Lilly's negative attitude and emotional development can greatly affect-
development in other areas.
Teachers are better able to design and deliver effective instruction when they understand that learning styles affect student learning. In the graph below, indicate which learning style is best met with each learning activity. Even though many learning activities will meet more than one learning style, select the one that best matches each activity.
Listen to a podcast- Auditory Learners
Color code information- Visual Learners
Build a model- Kinesthetic/Tactile Learners
Study a chart or graph- Visual Learners
Present information using a skit or dance- Kinesthetic/Tactile Learners
Teacher read-alouds- Auditory Learners
Students orally quizzing one another- Auditory Learners
Use manipulatives to solve a problem- Kinesthetic/Tactile Learners
Mr. Schultz has his sixth-grade students explore how carbon is taken from the atmosphere by observing and interacting with a touch-screen diagram that illustrates the carbon cycle before he discusses it with them. After debriefing the students, he shows a video that illustrates that plants, performing the process of photosynthesis, describe one way carbon is taken from the atmosphere. He then has the students work in pairs to write how the photosynthesis process takes place. Mr. Schultz always always asks himself how science lessons he plans to meet the needs of his students might be interpreted by the various cultures represented in his class.
What is the primary reason that this such an important consideration for him?
It represents Mr. Schultz's commitment to plan and adapt lessons to address all students' diverse backgrounds and needs.
A sixth-grade teacher wants to promote active learning through class discussions. The English language learners in class tend to be quiet and hesitant to share in class. Which of the following grouping configurations might engage ELLs in conversation?
Think-pair-share strategies where students have an opportunity to engage in language prior to whole-class sharing.
Five-year-old Maria Valdez is in a kindergarten class at Villa Nova Elementary School. Her teacher asks her to name the colors pointing to several figures on the wall. As Maria starts naming all the colors in Spanish correctly, the teacher follows her through the list telling the colors in English. Which is the best analysis of the teacher's response?
The teacher should have acknowledged Maria's appropriate use of her native language before introducing the colors in English.
Mr. Bates uses mainly a lecture style of teaching to present information to his middle school students. This type of teaching would best meet the needs of which type of learner?
Auditory learners
Ms. Lara, a first-year teacher, is happily surprised with the response in achievement from her low-achieving students in her fifth-grade regular class after implementing the Cooperative Learning strategy. For several weeks she had tried different teaching strategies to help improve student learning to no avail until she started using cooperative learning. However, she is concerned that Mario, although a well-behaved student, consistently performs poorly in class. Which of the following is the best possible explanation for Mario's performance in class?
Mario has a learning disability.
Ms. Renfro teaches first grade at a public school in Waco Independent School district. She regularly collects formative and summative assessment data on her students' progress across all subject areas. This fall, one student in particular has caught the attention of Ms. Renfro. Jhontei is a highly verbal seven-year-old who consistently performs in 95th percentile or higher on all class assessments. He always finishes his classwork quickly and usually asks to play games on the computer or to read a book. Jhontei is a friendly child and interacts well with both his peers and adults. Ms. Renfro is concerned that as the school year progresses, Jhontei may become bored with the first grade curriculum. The Gifted and Talented program at this school is not available to children until third grade. Which of the following ways can Ms. Renfro use to meet Jhontei's needs in the regular classroom?
Ms. Renfro should develop enrichment activities that allow Jhontei to choose a topic of interest to research and experiment with real-world applications.
Mr. Bierhalter teaches at a middle school which is widely diverse both culturally and socioeconomically. When teaching a lesson on communities, which of the following would be appropriate instructional strategies for enhancing and accommodating this diversity in the student population? Select all that apply.
All of them
-Include references to communities that are representative of the student population.
-Include references to communities that are not like those of the student population.
-Activate students' prior knowledge to help personalize learning.
-Activate students' prior knowledge to help build a foundation for learning.
-Allow choice in the activities students use to demonstrate learning.
Which of the following describes the zone of proximal development that a middle grade teacher should look for when scaffolding learning for students? Select all that apply.
-The difference between a learner's ability to perform a task independently versus with guidance.
-The "window of learning" where scaffolding should happen.
Mrs. Leonardo strives to end each lesson she teaches in her eighth-grade class with some closure. Which of the following is an activity most likely to provide closure at the ends of a lesson?
Students write an "exit ticket" telling something they have learned in the lesson.
Which of the following is the likely result of including technology tools such as digital games in the curriculum for middle grade students?
Student motivation for learning will increase.
A junior high teacher wants to be sure to cover all concepts and skills that are designated for the students in his grade level. Which of the following resources are available to help him know what concepts and skills should be taught and in what order?
Scope and sequence
Fourth graders will be learning about trees. It is fall and each child will pick a tree to observe. The students will use a journal to sketch the tree throughout the year and record observations of how it changes from season to season. In the late spring or early summer, the teacher will ask students to describe the changes and cycle the tree went through. What type of learning is this an example of?
Discovery learning
Mrs. Raymond teaches kindergarten. She is choosing how to assess her student's knowledge of how to apply the concept of addition. She finds a written multiple-choice test that has word problems for students to read and answer using addition. Select the answer that best explains whether this is an appropriate assessment for her to use and why.
-No, this assessment is not appropriate because it is not responsive to the average kindergartener's current skills and knowledge.
-No, this assessment is not appropriate because it does not math the developmental levels of the average kindergartener.
Scaffolding is a process in which students who are learning new or difficult task are given more assistance. Once students begin to demonstrate task mastery, what steps should the teacher take next?
Gradually decrease assistance or support.
Mrs. Green is helping her students with creating slide shows for presenting their upcoming project on Continents. She tells the students this technology allows them to insert figures, pictures and icons, and recommends them to minimize the verbosity and make text and visuals as large as possible in their presentations. At the end she reminds the students they are responsible for locating relevant information including geography, climate and countries' populations as the content of their presentations. Which of the following will best ensure that Mrs. Green has given explicit directions for both assignments?
Model for the students how to create a slide show, go over the outline of the project, and remain open for questions.
Mrs. Green is helping her students with creating slide shows for presenting their upcoming project on Continents. She tells the students this technology allows them to insert figures, pictures and icons, and recommends them to minimize the verbosity and make text and visuals as large as possible in their presentations. At the end she reminds the students they are responsible for locating relevant information including geography, climate and countries' populations as the content of their presentations. The reason Mrs. Green incorporated the slide show as part of the research project is most likely to-
have students use productivity tools to communicate information.
A sixth-grade history teacher wants to accommodate textbook reading assignments for English language learners (ELLs). Which of the following activities would best support this goal?
Segmenting the textbook passages into smaller sections for ELLs.
Eighth-grade students have recently completed a unit on westward expansion. Which of the following student activities would demonstrate the highest level of critical thinking?
Investigate the relationship between Manifest Destiny and westward growth.
A first-grade teacher is observing her students problem-solve Math word problems. What is one of the most effective ways to encourage communication while students are engaged in problem solving activities?
Allow the students to work in small groups or choose their own partners.
A sixth-grade English teacher would like to accommodate English language learners as they respond to writing prompts in the classroom? Which of the following activities would least likely support this goal?
Use only narrative writing prompts to prevent confusion.
Sixth-grade students have recently completed a social studies unit in which they studied exploration to the New World. Which of the following student activities would demonstrate the highest level of critical thinking?
Producing the timeline of events regarding exploration to America from 1600-1700.
A fifth-grade social studies teacher, as part of the unit they have been studying, has all the students in the class do a 4-minute presentation about the intent, meaning, and importance of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. The teacher uses a rubric to grade the students' presentations. The teacher includes a section on the rubric entitled "Self-evaluation" for each teacher to self-evaluate the presentation prior to presenting it to classmates. What is the most likely reason for having students do a self-assessment?
Students become self-directed learners. Their motivation is improved; they become more responsible and take ownership of the project.
A second-grade teacher is observing her students problem-solve Math word problems. What is perhaps the most important drawback when students go directly to writing a number sentence first in order to solve a problem?
They may not be able to show their problem-solving strategy on paper without using manipulatives first.
Which of the following is LEAST likely to promote positive interaction between students?
Always allow students to choose partners so that they have a friend to work with.
Mrs. Padua knows that her middle-grade students will enjoy school more and learn more when they are actively engaged in learning. Which of the following is NOT a good strategy for her to employ to help ensure this goal?
Maximize learning time by having students stay seated in their desks for most of the day.
A teacher promotes an inclusive environment through differentiating and building meaningful relationships with students. Inclusive education is important because-
-the classroom climate impacts construction of knowledge.
-the classroom climate promotes emotions that impact attitude.
When setting up her first-grade classroom, which of the following factors should Mrs. Star consider?
-The teacher should arrange desks, tables, and the classroom library so the teacher can see students at all times.
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