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CHRIST NATION GROUP OF SCHOOLS :PMI/PSI TRAINING ASSESSMENT

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which tool can be used for facilitating direct instruction?

a)

Interactive White Board (IWB) or Interactive Projector

b)

Document Camera

c)

Student Response System (Clickers)

d)

Classroom Sound System

2.

Which type of presentation can be used for facilitating direct instruction?

a)

Notebook or PDF presentation

b)

Video game interface

c)

Animated movie trailer

d)

Social media post

3.

What method can be used to gather responses from students during direct instruction?

a)

Student Polling

b)

Silent Reading

c)

Homework Submission

d)

Group Project

4.

Who can be considered as part of the social group in facilitating direct instruction?

a)

Teacher

b)

Student

c)

Parent

d)

Administrator

5.

According to the slide 'Flipped Classroom in Class', how long should the direct instruction be?

a)

30 minutes

b)

20 minutes

c)

10 minutes

d)

1 hour

6.

Fill in the blank: In the 'Flipped Classroom in Class' model, you know that all the students got the instruction, but you cannot be sure students will watch a ______ at home.

a)

video

b)

book

c)

presentation

d)

worksheet

7.

Fill in the blank: The goal of direct instruction that involves giving basic knowledge/information to students is ________.

a)

Deliver

b)

Confuse

c)

Ignore

d)

Complicate

8.

Fill in the blank: The goal of direct instruction that involves demonstrating the Problem Solving Process (Metacognitive Modeling) is ________.

a)

Model

b)

Memorize

c)

Ignore

d)

Summarize

9.

Fill in the blank: The goal of direct instruction that involves presenting new concepts is ________.

a)

Introduce

b)

Summarize

c)

Evaluate

d)

Ignore

10.

Fill in the blank: The goal of direct instruction that involves building on prior knowledge is ________.

a)

Expand

b)

Ignore

c)

Reduce

d)

Limit

11.

Fill in the blank: The goal of direct instruction that involves offering understanding on challenging concepts is ________.

a)

Provide insight

b)

Increase confusion

c)

Limit participation

d)

Discourage questions

12.

According to Direct Instruction Strategy #1, what is the recommended maximum amount of time you should spend talking about a new topic?

a)

2 minutes

b)

5 to 7 minutes, and no more than ten minutes

c)

15 minutes

d)

20 minutes

13.

Direct Instruction Strategy #1 suggests that after talking for more than ten minutes, most students won't be ______ you.

a)

hearing

b)

seeing

c)

writing

d)

calling

14.

According to Direct Instruction Strategy #2, what percentage of class time should students be working together?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

15.

According to Direct Instruction Strategy #2, your talk time should be averaging no more than _____?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

90%

16.

According to Direct Instruction Strategy #2, you should be addressing students for about 25% of the class time.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

According to Direct Instruction Strategy #3, what should you bring in when relevant to the topic? (Fill in the blank)

a)

your own life experiences

b)

a textbook from another subject

c)

irrelevant jokes

d)

random facts unrelated to the lesson

18.

According to Direct Instruction Strategy #3, what kind of applications should you share with students? (Fill in the blank)

a)

any applications that you think will resonate with students

b)

only applications that are difficult to understand

c)

applications that are unrelated to the lesson

d)

applications that are outdated

19.

According to Direct Instruction Strategy #3, should you just read slides or speak about them and how you relate to them?

a)

speak about them and how you relate to them

b)

just read the slides without any explanation

c)

skip the slides entirely

d)

only show images without talking

20.

According to Direct Instruction Strategy #3, why should you keep your speaking short? (Fill in the blank)

a)

students want to talk to each other more than listen to you

b)

it helps you remember your lesson plan

c)

it makes the class quieter

d)

it saves time for grading assignments

21.

According to Direct Instruction Strategy #4, why should students be focused on what the teacher is saying?

a)

Because they know it will be brief and they need to understand it to answer a question in a few minutes.

b)

Because the teacher will give them free time afterwards.

c)

Because the teacher will repeat the information several times.

d)

Because the students are expected to memorize everything word for word.

22.

According to Direct Instruction Strategy #4, what should students note during the lesson?

a)

Students should be noting anything beyond the slides that the teacher explains and that they consider useful.

b)

Students should only copy the slides word for word.

c)

Students should not take any notes during the lesson.

d)

Students should only write down what is on the board.

23.

According to Direct Instruction Strategy #4, teachers should print the slides for the students.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Fill in the blank: Every student doesn't have to learn the topic from your ______ instruction.

a)

direct

b)

written

c)

recorded

d)

group

25.

Many students will learn the topic from each other according to Direct Instruction Strategy #5.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

According to Direct Instruction Strategy #5, should you keep talking until everyone 'gets it'?

a)

Yes

b)

No

27.

According to Direct Instruction Strategy #5, if what fraction of the class understands the topic, that will work out?

a)

1/3

b)

1/2

c)

1/4

d)

2/3

28.

Which of the following is a strategy for facilitating social constructivism?

a)

Round Tables

b)

Individual Lectures

c)

Silent Reading

d)

Solo Projects

29.

Which of the following is a method used in facilitating social constructivism?

a)

Group Problem Solving

b)

Memorization Drills

c)

Independent Study

d)

Lecture Only

30.

Fill in the blank: A __________ setting is important for facilitating social constructivism.

a)

heterogeneous

b)

isolated

c)

competitive

d)

homogeneous

31.

Which teaching method involves students teaching each other as a way to facilitate social constructivism?

a)

Peer Teaching

b)

Teacher Lecture

c)

Online Modules

d)

Homework Assignments

32.

Fill in the blank: In social constructivism, teachers are responsible for ______ problems to solve.

a)

providing

b)

ignoring

c)

avoiding

d)

complicating

33.

Fill in the blank: Facilitating problem solving by setting ______ expectations is a teacher action in social constructivism.

a)

group

b)

individual

c)

low

d)

unrealistic

34.

Fill in the blank: Being part of the social group (teaching by ______ around) is a teacher action in social constructivism.

a)

wandering

b)

sitting

c)

writing

d)

listening

35.

Fill in the blank: Encouraging students to work ______ is a teacher action in social constructivism.

a)

together

b)

alone

c)

silently

d)

individually

36.

Fill in the blank: Maintaining strong ______ management is a teacher action in social constructivism.

a)

classroom

b)

financial

c)

resource

d)

project

37.

What is one of the student actions in Social Constructivism that involves collaboration?

a)

Working alone

b)

Working in groups

c)

Ignoring others

d)

Memorizing facts

38.

Fill in the blank: In Social Constructivism, students are encouraged to build on prior knowledge and construct new, ______ knowledge together.

a)

meaningful

b)

random

c)

isolated

d)

irrelevant

39.

Which student action in Social Constructivism focuses on the process rather than just the solution?

a)

Focusing on problem solving process

b)

Memorizing final answers

c)

Ignoring group discussions

d)

Copying solutions from others

40.

Peer teaching is a student action promoted in Social Constructivism.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

List two activities mentioned under 'Working in groups' as student actions in Social Constructivism.

a)

Formative Assessment questions, Class work, Labs (any two)

b)

Solo project work, Individual reading, Homework only

c)

Watching movies, Playing video games, Solo assignments

d)

Personal reflection, Silent reading, Individual tests

42.

Fill in the blank: According to the goals of Social Constructivism, students ______ knowledge and understanding together that would take much longer alone.

a)

construct

b)

memorize

c)

ignore

d)

forget

43.

Fill in the blank: According to the goals of Social Constructivism, students solve ______ that would be too challenging when working in isolation.

a)

increasingly complex problems

b)

simple arithmetic problems

c)

routine daily tasks

d)

memorization exercises

44.

Fill in the blank: According to the goals of Social Constructivism, students learn in their ______.

a)

Zone of Proximal Development

b)

Comfort Zone

c)

Learning Plateau

d)

Cognitive Dissonance

45.

Fill in the blank: According to the goals of Social Constructivism, students reach higher levels of ______ and mastery.

a)

rigor

b)

confusion

c)

isolation

d)

passivity

46.

Fill in the blank: According to the goals of Social Constructivism, students ______.

a)

achieve

b)

compete

c)

isolate

d)

ignore

47.

According to Social Constructivism Strategy #1, what should be provided to students to help them work together and help each other?

a)

Encouragement

b)

Discipline

c)

Isolation

d)

Competition

48.

According to Social Constructivism Strategy #1, who benefits when students work together and help each other?

a)

Both the tutor and the tutee

b)

Only the tutor

c)

Only the tutee

d)

Neither the tutor nor the tutee

49.

What is chain reaction tutoring as described in Social Constructivism Strategy #1?

a)

You taught some of the kids, and they teach the rest.

b)

All students learn independently without any peer interaction.

c)

The teacher teaches every student individually.

d)

Students only learn through textbooks without discussion.

50.

According to Social Constructivism Strategy #2, what should teachers do to appropriately challenge students?

a)

Assign random classwork and homework problems

b)

Assign classwork and homework problems based on formative assessment

c)

Avoid giving homework

d)

Only give easy tasks

51.

According to Social Constructivism Strategy #3, what does classroom noise indicate as long as it is constructive?

a)

Disruption

b)

The sound of learning

c)

Lack of control

d)

Boredom

52.

According to Social Constructivism Strategy #3, teachers should _______ to confirm students are on task.

a)

wander around

b)

sit at their desk

c)

ignore the class

d)

wait for students to ask questions

53.

What does scaffold learning in universal design involve? Fill in the blank: Scaffold learning involves starting with ______ level concepts and questions and building on them to get to higher level thinking and advanced problems.

a)

lower

b)

higher

c)

random

d)

complex

54.

According to Social Constructivism Strategy #5, what should a teacher do if some groups are struggling and others are bored?

a)

Keep the groups the same

b)

Move students to keep group arrangements heterogeneous

c)

Disband all groups

d)

Ignore the situation

55.

Fill in the blank: Social Constructivism Strategy #5 suggests that teachers should rotate group members at their _________.

a)

discretion

b)

request

c)

expense

d)

leisure

56.

According to Social Constructivism Strategy #5, teachers should encourage members of a group that is having difficulty to learn from another group.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Frequent Formative Assessment provides: ________ for students.

a)

Active engagement

b)

Passive observation

c)

Irrelevant feedback

d)

Delayed response

58.

Frequent Formative Assessment provides: Evidence of where students are in the ________ progression.

a)

learning

b)

teaching

c)

testing

d)

grading

59.

Frequent Formative Assessment provides: Feedback that ________ forward.

a)

feeds

b)

leads

c)

moves

d)

pushes

60.

Frequent Formative Assessment provides: Feedback that helps students identify their own ________ & weaknesses during a lesson.

a)

strengths

b)

grades

c)

mistakes

d)

assignments

61.

Frequent Formative Assessment provides: Feedback that is ________.

a)

ungraded

b)

graded

c)

delayed

d)

irrelevant

62.

According to the slide 'Why use polling?', one benefit of polling is that it allows people to ________ individually.

a)

Participate

b)

Compete

c)

Disagree

d)

Interrupt

63.

According to the slide 'Why use polling?', polling allows people to answer ________.

a)

anonymously

b)

publicly

c)

incorrectly

d)

loudly

64.

According to the slide 'Why use polling?', polling helps people constantly evaluate what he/she ________ and can do.

a)

knows

b)

likes

c)

wants

d)

hears

65.

According to the slide 'Why use polling?', polling helps people focus and remain ________.

a)

engaged

b)

distracted

c)

isolated

d)

confused

66.

Struggling and then winning releases dopamine, resulting in pleasure and memory retention.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

According to the slide 'Why use polling?', polling allows teachers to get feedback from the entire class at once.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

According to the slide 'Why use polling?', polling allows teachers to shift the class to student-centered participation.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

According to the slide 'Why use polling?', polling allows teachers to gather real-time data that informs their teaching.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

According to the slide 'Why use polling?', what is the result of using polling in the classroom? Fill in the blank: The teacher can ask increasingly difficult questions, at the fastest possible pace, so that students remain challenged, but can work with peers to _______.

a)

win

b)

compete

c)

struggle

d)

disagree

71.

Based on student answers, what can the teacher do?

a)

Reteach

b)

Review

c)

Move on

d)

All of the above

72.

According to F.A. Strategy Number #3, what is one benefit of polling for students?

a)

It lets them participate anonymously

b)

It is always graded

c)

It should be answered dishonestly

d)

It does not provide feedback

73.

According to F.A. Strategy Number #3, polling questions will not be _____

a)

graded

b)

timed

c)

repeated

d)

shared

74.

According to F.A. Strategy Number #3, how should polling questions be answered?

a)

Quickly

b)

Honestly

c)

Randomly

d)

By guessing

75.

According to F.A. Strategy Number #3, polling will provide feedback to whom?

a)

Only the teacher

b)

Only the student

c)

Both student and teacher

d)

No one

76.

According to F.A. Strategy Number #1, what should be established for student polling?

a)

A daily routine

b)

A weekly meeting

c)

A monthly survey

d)

No routine needed

77.

If you're using hardware responders, where should you keep them to ensure accessibility?

a)

At the front of the room for students to take as they enter, or on each group of desks with enough responders for each group.

b)

Locked in a cabinet at the back of the room.

c)

Only in the teacher's desk drawer.

d)

In the school office for students to request.

78.

A question that reviews a skill needed for the next topic is called:

a)

A review question

b)

A summary question

c)

A prediction question

d)

A reflection question

79.

A question that will lead to the next topic is called:

a)

A transition question

b)

A summary question

c)

A conclusion question

d)

A review question