Educational Psychology Unit 3 Review

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Shared norms, attitudes and ways of behaving that characterize a group of people are collectively known as:

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Culture

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Multicultural education incorporates all of the following practices EXCEPT:
Use examples from a variety of cultures,
Help students understand how knowledge is influenced by diverse perspectives,
Develop democratic and tolerant attitudes toward differences.

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Use teaching techniques that focus on the main culture represented in your group of learners

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Mr. Jenkins slows the pace of instruction to meet students’ needs. Mr. Jenkins is demonstrating his ability to:

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use common sense and a clear view of student needs in applying research findings

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Mr. Clements is a returning fifth-grade teacher who plans creative lessons based on grade level expectations and his students’ current level of readiness. He is careful to plan the lessons in ways that appeal to his students, and he encourages participation using carefully thought out questions and prompts. Mr. Clements is surprised when this year’s students are not mastering the content. Mr. Clements appears to have addressed all elements of QAIT EXCEPT:

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Time

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Engaging students with lesson content through methods such as cooperative activities, simulations, games or technology can:

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make lesson concepts understandable and memorable for students

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Which of the following is considered an extrinsic way to motivate students? Rewards, Desire to learn, Curiosity, Interest

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Rewards

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An elementary teacher suggests between-class ability grouping for her fifth-grade team. Which of the following is an example of this type of grouping? Students are placed in mixed-ability cooperative learning groups, Students of high socioeconomic status mentor students of low socioeconomic status, Students are separated into reading ability groups within the classroom, Gifted students go to a different class to receive advanced instruction.

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Gifted students go to a different class to receive advanced instruction.

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According to behavioral learning theory, a person’s motivation is tied to which of the following? Options: the perceived difficulty of the activity, the degree to which a person seeks attention, an individual’s self-esteem needs, the degree to which a behavior has been reinforced in the past

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the degree to which a behavior has been reinforced in the past

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Nicole was kept awake half the night because her brother and parents were fighting. Nicole’s motivation to perform school tasks will be low today, not only because she is upset about her family, but because which area of needs has not been met?

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Physiological needs

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Based on expectancy theory, what is Colter's level of motivation given that he has poor coordination, is not interested in tennis, and believes his probability of success in tennis is zero?

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zero