Unit 8 Professional Ethics

1. The following are prerequisites to intervention for the teacher:

• Is well prepared to teach

• Is not prepared to teach

• Preparedness is not relevant

• Preparedness is a myth

Which of the following is/are true of teachers who are perceived as “warm demanders”?

• Establishing high expectations for students

• Refusing to accept excuses for not meeting expectations

• Refusing to accept excuses for not meeting expectations

• All of the above

Mr. Evans, the principal of Taylor High School tells his teacher that for every instructional period they must have closure. Which of the following viewpoints about Mr. Taylor’s behavior is most accurate?

• He is correct in insisting on closure because children need to have a sense of closure

• He is correct on insisting on closure because he is the instructional leader

• He is incorrect on insisting on closure because not every lesson can be completed in one class period

• He is incorrect on insisting on closure because closure interferes with deep learning.

Signal interference is not a nonverbal intervention skill - True or False?

• True

• False

How do teacher expectations eventually influence students’ behavior?

• There is no influence because students don’t know what the teachers’ expectations are.

• There is no influence because teachers have equal expectations for all students.

• There could be positive or negative influences depending upon teacher expectations, because expectations impact the teachers’ behavior towards students.

• There is no influence because the subtleties of teacher behavior towards students are not enough to impact student behavior.

Providing students with opportunities for self control is not a remedial intervention guideline - True or False?

• True

• False

A student who has not passed a quiz or test all year suddenly passes a major test, the teacher is very neutral about the situation, saying nothing and changing nothing in terms of his approach to the student. This is an example of:

• A self-fulfilling prophecy.

• A sustained expectation effect.

• Negative feedback.

• Unequalized response opportunities.

During a social studies lesson an elementary teacher notices some students drifting away so she says, “This material will be on our quiz next Friday. I know you all want to be successful so you better listen up.” What motivation variable is the teacher trying to use?

• Tension

• Success

• Interest

• Novelty

Planned ignoring is a non verbal intervention skill - True or False?

• True

• False

Removing seductive objects is a Proactive Intervention Skills - True or False?

• True

• False