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Effective Teaching

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which learning objective relates to how much change will occur per group of participants?

a)

Audience

b)

Behavior

c)

Condition

d)

Degree

2.

What process of effective teaching involves creating high quality examples and assessments?

a)

Assessing Student Learning

b)

Implementing Instruction

c)

Planning for Instruction

d)

Motivation

3.

Which is NOT a way to increase motivation in the classroom?

a)

Attracting and focusing students attention

b)

Creating Assessments

c)

Becoming involved

d)

Personalized content with real world applications

4.

Mrs. Nutter divided the class into groups of three. She told the groups to create a study guide for their upcoming test. Mrs. Nutter gave the students clear objectives and a rubric before letting them work on their own. The students learning off of one another instead of the teacher is an example of ...

a)

Varying lessons

b)

Cooperative learning

c)

Bloom's Taxonomy

d)

Guided discovery

5.

Which instructional strategy would work best when explaining the relationships with plot, character, and symbolism in novels?

a)

Lecture-Discussion

b)

Guided Discovery

c)

Cooperative Learning

d)

Assessments

6.

Effective teachers use homework is meant to teach students about

a)

Extra work after school

b)

Initiative and personal responsibility

c)

Promote critical thinking by looking at patterns

d)

Target specific skills

7.

Based on the definition of effective teaching, which scenario would be considered the most effective?

a)

Mr. Ross is lecturing to his students about gravity. Cami, one of his students, raises her hand to tell Mr. Ross that she doesn't understand. Mr. Ross calls on Cami but never address her confusion. He continues class and says she will get it eventually.

b)

Ms. Jones was teaching fractions in her third grade math class. The students were confused about how to add and simply fractions. Instead of getting mad, Ms. Jones suggests the class move on and review fractions at a later time.

c)

Jami and Laura were the only ones studying for their math test during lunch. Mrs. Mackey saw they were struggling and quickly stepped in. She explained each of the questions step by step while having them repeat the steps after her. Jami and Laura ended up receiving highest grades of the class. Mrs. Mackey was very proud and congratulated them.

8.

Motivation is considered the force behind why you do something. Which of the following would most fit motivation's definition?

a)

Extrinsic

b)

Intrinsic

c)

Rewarding

d)

All of the above

9.

With many diverse learning abilities in the classroom, it is important to

a)

Differentiate in instruction

b)

Create cooperative learning

c)

Discuss as a class

d)

Guide students to the understanding of concepts

10.

Ms. Nutter splits students into groups to work to each create a lesson on a specific concept to learn about making an effective lesson. She is using the instructional strategy of

a)

Guided Discovery

b)

Discussion

c)

Cooperative Learning

d)

Small group support

11.

Motivation can cause many rewards in a student, both internally and externally. Which of the following is an example of why motivation is important?

a)

Students will have better attitudes towards school and work provided

b)

A classroom will have more management issues

c)

A noticeable increase in student participation

d)

All of the above

12.

One positive and effective way to attract students' attention is to ...

a)

Yell at them

b)

Plan demonstrations

c)

Give them a pop quiz

d)

Sit on the floor

13.

Which is not a strength of cooperative learning?

a)

Increase student achievement

b)

Teacher explains complex concepts

c)

Improve solving abilities

d)

Teachers model effective ways to interact with peers

14.

Which of the following is not a phase of direct instruction

a)

Practice

b)

Developing an understanding

c)

Intro and review

d)

Creating lectures

15.

As one group is working on creating a volcano, one group is mixing chemicals, and one group is making a diagram of chemical reactions, the teacher is using

a)

Cooperative learning

b)

Multi-ability tasks

c)

Small group support

d)

Drill and practice

16.

What percent of teachers, students, and parents believe it 's important for teachers to teach about life skills in the world?

a)

100%

b)

95%

c)

85%

d)

90%

17.

In the essential teaching skill of teacher beliefs and behaviors, what are the four specific beliefs that set the stage for learning?

a)

Personal teaching efficacy, high expectations, enthusiasm and modeling, autonomy

b)

caring, personal teaching efficacy, high expectations, enthusiasm and modeling

c)

Caring, personal teaching efficacy, organization, closure

d)

Personal teaching efficacy, high expectations, feedback, caring

18.

All of the following help a teacher stay organized except?

a)

Preparing materials in advance

b)

Establish routines

c)

Present multiple pictures

d)

Making smooth transitions

19.

What is the most important part of the teaching skill of focus?

a)

Grabbing attention from the beginning of the lesson

b)

Yelling at students when they fall asleep

c)

High quality examples

d)

Obtaining eye contact from all students

20.

The past 2 weeks have been spent on learning how to add a subtract fractions. On the last day before the test, Mrs. Nutter brings a pizza in and hands out pieces to all the students. She asks 3 students how many pieces they have eaten. Carlyn responds with 2, Matt responds with 4, and and Jane responds with 1. She asks the students to figure out the fraction of the portion they ate if there were 8 slices and figure out the meaning of it. By doing this activity, what teaching skill is being displayed?

a)

Organization

b)

Questioning

c)

Feedback

d)

Review

21.

In the teaching skill of questioning, what focus area deals with the practice of calling on all students, both volunteer and non volunteer?

a)

Frequency

b)

Equitable distribution

c)

Wait time

d)

Prompting

22.

The Monday after the test, Mrs. Nutter hands back the tests to all the students with a letter grade on them. She asks them to raise their hand if they have any questions about the problems and will clarify the questions everyone missed. What teaching skill is being displayed?

a)

Closure and application

b)

Questioning

c)

Feedback

d)

Review

23.

In the teaching skill of closure and application, it is important to include all of the following except?

a)

Summary of lesson

b)

Application of understanding

c)

Prevent confusion or frustration

d)

Teach additional info for students who think the concept is interesting

24.

In what ways are urban classrooms unique?

a)

Expertise teaching

b)

Crowded and diverse classes

c)

Plentiful money to spend

d)

Technology available to every student

25.

A teacher that plans her lessons in advanced, has all notes written out, and arrives to school exactly 90 minutes before the students arrive can be described as what?

a)

Organized

b)

Awesome

c)

Caring

d)

Strict