Carol Landis let her ninth-grade students choose their own partners for group work. What happened because of this decision?

• Students efficiently wrote reports.

• Students used the Internet for research.

• Student groups chattered instead of working.

A fourth-grade teacher is being intentional with planning by using the instructional decision-making process. Which of the following would the teacher engage in? Select all that apply.

• plan lesson objectives and activities

• disregard student backgrounds.

• assign drill-and-practice exercises

Understanding students and their backgrounds is less important to effective instructional decision making than knowledge of relevant learning standards.

• True

• False

Which competencies are essential for a teacher to be an effective instructional decision maker?

• reliance on supervisory authority and unexamined previous practice

• attitudes that do not foster learning and genuine human relationships

• skills of teaching that promote student learning

Which teacher attitudes should affect teaching behavior?

• attitudes toward political leaders

• attitudes towards coworkers

• attitudes toward children

Which term best describes a teacher's understanding of how disciplines are organized and how to adapt instruction for diverse learners?

• personal practical knowledge

• pedagogical content knowledge

• curricular topic engagement

John Dewey said, "Nothing is so practical as a good theory." What is his message to teachers?

• Abstractions are irrelevant in the real classroom environment.

• Theories complicate assigning and grading student work.

• Theories help interpret new situations and solve problems.

What is considered a teacher's most valuable decision-making strategy?

• applying educational principles and personal practical knowledge

• using personal practical knowledge rather than educational theory

• employing a theory-in-use and personal practical knowledge

You are in your first year of teaching. How would you explain your teaching skills to prove you are an effective teacher? Select all that apply.

• embrace students' cultures to make learning relevant

• campaign for political candidates in your spare time

• use time-oust to punish disruptive and unengaged students

Why is it important for a future educator to identify the hidden curriculum?

• The hidden curriculum teaches students to think for themselves.

• Teachers need to be aware of underlying messages students receive.

• The classroom climate reflects warmth or regimentation.