Font size
WorksheetsTeaching Strategies and Assessment Types
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 36mins
How can a teacher best support a student who is unmotivated because they think they are not capable of completing an assignment?
employ teacher wait time
provide support and scaffolding
review the directions
offer choice
After attending a professional development session on Bloom's Taxonomy, a teacher is revising her upcoming assessment to reflect the framework. Which of the following revisions is this teacher likely to make?
include questions that represent varying levels of understanding
include only open-ended questions
include multiple choice and short answer questions
include information from informal observations to determine their score
A teacher began class by introducing a new topic. She knew the new concepts were tricky, so when she completed the mini-lesson, she asked each student to use a hand signal to demonstrate how well they understood the new information. Students could give a thumbs up, thumbs down, or in between.
What type of assessment has the teacher administered?
a pre-assessment
a performance-based assessment
an informal assessment
a summative assessment
A teacher begins class by clicking through a PowerPoint presentation, explaining the images on each slide. She periodically stops to ask questions and calls on students to answer them. Occasionally, a student raises their hand to ask for clarification or additional information. Which of the following best describes this style of teaching?
inquiry-based teaching
direct instruction
collaborative learning
socratic seminar
A teacher is focusing on being more diligent about performing informal assessments and using them to adjust instruction. Which of the following is NOT an example of an informal assessment?
a conversation with a student about the book they are reading
asking students to rank their understanding by raising 0-5 fingers
a multiple choice quiz at the end of class
observing a student while they complete the class warm-up
A student confides in a teacher that they are feeling stressed and worried about their schoolwork and feel that they cannot manage all of their responsibilities. Which of the following professionals should the teacher help the student connect with?
occupational therapist
guidance counselor
administrator
the student's other teachers
A 7th-grade social studies teacher is collaborating with a 7th-grade language arts teacher to thematically link their upcoming unit. The language arts teacher is preparing for a unit focused on informational texts and the social studies teacher will share with her a variety of informational texts that are relevant to the upcoming social studies unit. What is the primary motivation for this collaboration?
to demonstrate to students the benefits of working collaboratively with others
to decrease the time the ELA teacher will spend finding informational texts for her lessons
to integrate the information from both classes in order to improve retention
to gather evidence to support combining ELA and social studies classes into one subject
Which of the following is not part of the fair use guideline concerning copyright laws?
A song may be used in its entirety, but cannot be edited or shortened.
Teachers are allowed to show copyrighted material for educational purposes, but not purely for entertainment or as a reward.
Published works tends to be more acceptable under fair use guidelines than unpublished works.
If the copyrighted material is distributed to so large of an audience that it could financially impact the creator, it would not be allowed.
A teacher in inner-city New York is struggling to help her students feel motivated. She finds an article in The American Educational Research Journal about a study done in a classroom in Maine that suggests that project-based learning could be an appropriate way to increase student motivation. Which of the following factors should be her primary consideration before adopting the methods used in the study?
The researcher may not have prestigious credentials.
The sample size is small and the population may be very different.
The results may not show a statistically significant improvement.
The article may not be peer-reviewed.
For the upcoming school year, a teacher has set the goal of increasing self-efficacy amongst her students. Which of the following results is the teacher hoping will occur as a result of increasing self-efficacy?
increased willingness to take on challenges
increased likelihood of asking for help
a more supportive and collaborative classroom environment
a greater awareness of consequences
A student has periodically heard her grandmother make comments suggesting boys are better at math than girls. Now, in school, she becomes anxious and easily intimidated in math class. Which of the following terms best describes what this student is experiencing?
teacher bias
culturally responsive teaching
a culturally inclusive classroom
stereotype threat
Building upon a student's prior knowledge and abilities to support their development of new skills is an example of
modeling
scaffolding
direct instruction
mentoring
Which of the following teaching scenarios would require the most collaboration between teaching professionals?
a general education teacher and ELL teacher co-teach a class
a general education teacher has students with IEPs
two teachers co-plan an interdisciplinary unit
a teacher has several students with significant medical needs
A 7th-grade social studies teacher is planning a research unit that will ask students to explore primary sources and draw their own conclusions to determine whether or not the American patriots were right to seek independence. This unit will primarily teach which skill?
annotating
metacognition
critical thinking
reflection
Which of the following students are demonstrating active listening?
Select all answers that apply.
a student who nods and makes eye contact with the speaker
a student who sits quietly during the lecture
a student who raises their hand to ask questions
a student who takes notes during a lecture
Which of the following is a primary benefit of peer-assessment of student work?
community building
quality feedback
student-centered learning
timely feedback
Which of the following is an example of a formative assessment?
a portfolio
an exit ticket
a unit exam
a state-mandated standardized test
Which of the following is an example of an acceptable expression of the 1st Amendment based on how the amendment applies within the school setting?
A student explaining why he would vote for a certain candidate if he were old enough to vote.
A student wearing a t-shirt with images of firearms.
A student sharing their atheist beliefs and speaking condescendingly about people who participate in organized religion, offending some students.
A teacher saying he respects and supports freedom of religion, but explaining his personal religious belief and advocating for the positive role it has in his life.
During a grade-level meeting, the assistant principal suggests that the teachers look for more opportunities to incorporate cooperative learning. Which of the following activities is an example of cooperative learning?
Students independently research an assigned topic related to World War I. Students add their research to a class wiki to use as a resource when reviewing for a final exam.
Instead of turning in assignments for the teacher to grade, students trade with their neighbor to evaluate each other's work.
A group of students divide up portions of a project, compile the different sections when complete, and turn in as one completed project.
Students work in pairs to complete a series of math questions. They take turns answering questions, explaining their thinking aloud to their partner as they work and asking their partner for support as necessary.
Which of the following terms best describes a cognitive process that uses indirect and creative approaches to solve problems?
stream of consciousness
conjecture
creative thinking
lateral thinking
A new student has recently transferred from another school district. When the registrar received her records, they showed that the student has a history of repeatedly failing math. Which of the following types of assessments should the math teacher use to best evaluate the student's skills and determine how to help her?
a student survey
a diagnostic assessment
a progress-monitoring assessment
a summative assessment
A student reads a chapter in their history textbook about World War II and remembers the details because they remind him of some events that occurred in a superhero movie he has recently watched. Which type of encoding is occurring for this student?
acoustic encoding
tactile encoding
visual encoding
semantic encoding
Teachers should reflect and address areas of improvement throughout their career. Which of the following is the least helpful in guiding a teacher's focus when clarifying areas of improvement?
comparing the grades of one year to the next
asking if they have used a variety of teaching methods
noting how often classroom objectives have connected to the real world
tracking the frequency of allowing student choice in lesson plans
Which of the following is an example of a norm-referenced score?
85th percentile
Level 4
Pass
B
What type of assessment should a teacher use to track a student's reading growth throughout the year?
portfolio
pre-assessment
progress monitoring
summative
Each day, a teacher either puts a sticker or a behavior note in her student's take-home folder. At the end of each month, the teacher reviews each student's behavior record to determine whether there is an overarching issue that needs to be addressed.
This teacher is applying which theory of learning?
Behaviorism
Classical Conditioning
Hierarchy of Needs
Operant Conditioning
A language arts teacher has projected a paragraph from a novel to use as a model of vivid imagery. A student raises their hand and asks the following question:
"Why does the first sentence have a comma before 'and' but the other sentence does not?
The teacher takes a few minutes to explain the difference between independent and dependent clauses. What does this scenario demonstrate?
differentiating instruction
a teachable moment
a pacing adjustment
guided practice
A veteran teacher is struggling to understand a new grading system adopted by the district. Which of the following would be the best source of professional development to help this teacher learn about the new grading system?
a recent research article
a group professional development session with other teachers in the school or district
a webinar presented by the DOE
a book about different types of grading systems
Mr. Chen's middle school has a self-contained ELL program for newcomers who speak or read at a level 2 or below; however, many ELL students who speak and read at a level 3 or 4 will be attending his 7th-grade science class. Which of the following would be appropriate accommodations for Mr. Chen to make to help his ELL students be successful in his class?
Select all answers that apply.
slowing the pacing of his planned units
providing video recordings of Mr. Chen reading the assigned texts
creating a word wall and pre-teaching vocabulary
creating simpler labs for his ELL students
In a language arts class, the teacher has organized the year into genre studies. With each unit, students read, analyze, and write their own examples of the genre. These original pieces are collected throughout the year. At the end of the year, the students revisit their previous pieces and choose one to revise and publish once more. The teacher then uses a rubric to grade the collection of work and evaluate the student's progress over the school year.
What type of assessment does this describe?
a universal screener
a portfolio
norm-referenced assessment
a formative assessment
Which of the following is true about due process complaints that can be filed by families?
The complaints can be related to any general or special education situation.
Whether the family is entitled to present evidence is determined on a district-by-district basis.
The complaints must be related to an issue with special education services.
Mediation is part of the due process hearing.
Which of the following should not be a focus of self-reflective practices for new teachers?
Are my students making academic progress?
How could I receive more feedback from my students?
Am I clearly communicating expectations?
Have I gotten praise from my administrators?
Professional development workshops are typically available to teachers across school districts, are broadly applicable, and provide opportunities for teachers to learn from each other in a hands-on way. Which of the following would be the most appropriate objective for a professional workshop rather than any other form of professional development?
learning ways to incorporate more differentiation into your math instruction
reflecting on your teaching practice based on specific feedback
creating a continuum of math curriculum standards across elementary grade levels
learning how to use your district's grading system
While teaching the Pythagorean Theorem to a class of eighth-graders, multiple students complain about the lesson being useless and a waste of time. Following instruction, the teacher plans a project for the next class day where students will use the formula to create three-dimensional art. What is the teacher's main objective with this project?
engaging kinesthetic learners
incorporating cross curricular instruction with the art department
making the math skill relevant to a real-world experience
more easily assessing student understanding through observation
Which theorist proposed that learning is an active process in which current knowledge is built upon to construct new ideas?
Vygotsky
Kohlberg
Maslow
Bruner
A student has set a goal of finishing two independent reading novels each grading period. How can a teacher employ social learning theory to support this student's progress toward their goal?
require the student to read at least 30 minutes every day and email their parents to ask for their support in enforcing this expectation
inform the class about the student's goal and encourage each student to make their own reading goals for the upcoming grading period
redo the seating chart to place this student at a table with students who read at a high level
brainstorm with the student to identify times during the day to commit to reading, such as in the car on the way home from school and before bed
Egocentric thought is a characteristic of which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?
preoperational
concrete operations
formal operations
sensory motor
A middle school ELL student is struggling in her social studies class. The student is conversationally proficient in English, but struggling with content-specific vocabulary. Which of the following is an example of a way the teacher could ensure they are providing comprehensible input to the student?
only hold the student accountable for new content related to the student's already established schema
ask the student to read relevant chapters in the textbook prior to covering the material in class
change the content of the lessons to be less complex for the student
incorporate visuals when providing direct instruction to the class
On the first day of a new unit about the American Revolution, a social studies teacher asks her students to write the words "American Revolution" in the center of the page and create a mind map noting every related idea that the students can think of. Which learning theory is represented by this activity?
cognitivism
social learning theory
constructivism
behaviorism
Which of the following are examples of criterion-referenced assessments?
Select all answers that apply.
state achievement exams
unit tests
intelligence quotient tests
SATs
According to Maslow's theory of the hierarchy of needs, a person cannot achieve a sense of belonging without first:
achieving self-actualization.
achieving transcendence.
having their safety needs met.
developing self-esteem.
A student regularly exhibits angry, sometimes aggressive outbursts. Which of the following services would likely benefit this student's learning and development?
instruction provided exclusively in the special education classroom
modified curriculum to decrease feelings of frustration
suspension from school until the student is able to manage their emotions
a behavior intervention plan and support from the special education department
To celebrate the end of the school year, a middle school plans to allow students to vote on a movie and stream the movie into all classes for a shared celebratory experience. When the librarian heard about this plan, she informed the principal that it is a violation of copyright law. How could the plan be changed to ensure that copyright laws are not being violated?
charge students a small fee, and identify an academic purpose for the viewing
require parents to sign permission slips, and allow each class to choose their own movie
show the movie to different groups on different days, and avoid referring to it as a celebration
decrease the size of the audience, and tie the film to the curriculum
An 8th-grade teacher is interested in piloting a new campus program that matches students with mentors from the community. Which of the following should be the teacher's first step toward establishing this program?
attend a school board meeting to present the idea
acquire signed permission slips from the parents of any student that will participate
secure commitment from community members to serve as mentors
meet with campus administration to seek approval for the new program
Which of the following should be the primary consideration when developing a teacher-mentoring program on campus?
mentors have adequate time and experience to support new teachers
mentors are provided extensive training and expectations prior to becoming a mentor
mentors have at least 8 years of teaching experience
mentors and mentees are in the same grade level and department
A teacher prioritizes making students feel comfortable and safe in her classroom in order to increase the likelihood that they learn the content. Which of the following behavior theories is this teacher demonstrating?
Thorndike's Connectionism
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Pavlov's Classical Conditioning
Skinner's Operant Conditioning
A language arts student became interested in all forms of figurative language during the poetry unit. Later in the semester, the teacher noticed the student was incorporating metaphors and similes when writing their personal narrative. This student is demonstrating which of the following?
transfer
concept mapping
scaffolding
extrinsic motivation
If a teacher is applying Skinner's theory of operant conditioning, which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?
The teacher takes away permission to listen to music while working when assignment completion rates decrease.
The teacher assigns extra homework for all students who failed the unit exam.
The teacher eliminates the homework assignment because the class has already demonstrated mastery of the topic.
The teacher gives candy to any student that completes the homework.
Following an official observation, the principal notes that the teacher should ensure that the lesson content is appropriate in scope. Which of the following most accurately represents the principal's concern?
ensuring the lesson logically follows the previous lesson's content
ensuring the lesson is free of information that parents may find controversial
ensuring the lesson content is at the appropriate level for the grade
ensuring the lesson content is relevant and engaging
After students read a passage about the negative impacts of modern technology, they will write a short-answer response to a writing prompt posted on the board. Which of the following prompts is most likely to stimulate higher-order thinking skills?
What genre of writing would best describe this passage?
What are 2 to 3 examples of the negative impacts of technology included in the passage?
Consider an opposing perspective and explain the benefits of modern technology.
Describe the main idea of this passage.
A teacher grading student essays is working to ensure that her feedback is more effective by ensuring that it is timely, balanced, and specific. Which of the following is an example of balanced feedback?
ensure that all feedback is concrete and not subjective
identify only 3-5 areas for improvement on each essay
only correct issues related to instruction the student has recently received
identifying things the student has done well along with things that the student needs to improve
Anecdotal notes are an example of what kind of data?
Qauntintative
Criterion-referenced
diagnostic
quailitative
Which of the following is a defining characteristic of a formative assessment?
keeps track of student growth
guides instruction
requires application of knowledge to create product
evaluates the quality of instructional practices
Which of the following is an example of a learning goal that is student-centered and measurable?
Students will appreciate the value of using figurative language in their writing.
Students will identify metaphors and explain their meanings.
Provide multiple opportunities to use hyperbole in writing.
The teacher will explain to students the definition of an idiom and provide examples.
Which of the following is an example of a teacher incorporating cognativism into their instructional practices?
incorporating a variety of learning styles into their lesson plans
allowing students choice in their learning as much as possible
setting clear expectations, consequences, and rewards for classroom behavior
connecting the learning in their class to that of other content areas
Which of the following assessments can be used to identify the strengths and needs of students as they pertain to a particular unit in preparation for beginning the unit of study?
formative
criterion-referenced
summative
diagnostic
Which of the following statements from a teacher would promote self-efficacy among students who are beginning a research project?
"Look at completed examples to better understand what your finished product should resemble."
"Table mates are a great resource as you work. Feel free to ask each other questions and share ideas."
"Choose a topic, but feel free to change it if your research takes you in a different direction."
"Use your planner to set goals for when to complete each step of the project. Let's work together to set some reasonable check points."
Based on cognitive learning theory, which of the following students is demonstrating that they have successfully learned new material?
a student who is able to explain the difference between similes and metaphors to a partner
a student who has memorized the names and purposes of different cell parts
a student who uses their knowledge of fractions to double a cookie recipe
a student who scores at least a 90% on the unit exam
Based on cognitive learning theory, which of the following students is demonstrating that they have successfully learned new material?
a student who is able to explain the difference between similes and metaphors to a partner
a student who has memorized the names and purposes of different cell parts
a student who uses their knowledge of fractions to double a cookie recipe
a student who scores at least a 90% on the unit exam
Which of the following is an example of a modification that might be included in a student's IEP?
assigned reading passages that are written below grade level
preferential seating
inclusion of a word bank on assessments
ability to take frequent breaks
A student only turned in half of their homework assignments during the previous grading period. After a meeting between the student, parents, and teacher, the parents set the expectation that the student will lose their cell phone if they do not turn in at least 90% of their homework assignments.
Which of the following are the parents using in an attempt to motivate their child?
self-efficacy
scaffolding
extrinsic motivation
intrinsic motivation
Which of the following students is most likely to be supported by a 504 plan?
a student who has been experiencing changes in their home life and is frequently missing school and failing to turn in classwork
a student with diabetes who requires frequent breaks to check her blood sugar and will need access to snacks regardless of whether the teacher typically allows snacks in the classroom.
a student who has been identified as gifted and struggles to stay focused when classroom content is not challenging
a student who has been diagnosed with a learning disability and requires support form the special education department to participate successfully in the general education classroom
Ms. Wilson is preparing an assessment to determine whether her students have successfully met the learning objectives for this unit. Which type of assessment will she use?
informal assessment
universal screener
norm-referenced
criterion-referenced
Which of the following are benefits of pursuing post-graduate course work?
guaranteed salary raise
meeting any continuing education requirements for recertification
developing new skills
working toward promotion to an administrative position
What type of assessment is a test in which a standard has been set for the test taker to achieve in order to pass the test? The performance of other students does not affect a student's score.
criterion-referenced
summative assessment
holistic assessment
norm-referenced
In one school district, students who perform in the top 10 percent of their grade in at least two academic areas will qualify for the gifted and talented program. If a teacher is looking to evaluate students to see who qualifies for the gifted program, which type of assessment should the teacher use?
a summative assessment
a criterion-referenced assessment
a progress-monitoring assessment
a norm-referenced assessment
A teacher is reflecting on recent lessons and concerned because the same few students are volunteering to answer all of the questions. Which of the following strategies should the teacher use to encourage more students to participate in this part of class?
Ask less challenging questions so that more students will know the answer.
Require all students to write their answers instead of having answers shared aloud.
Randomly call on students even if they have not raised their hand to volunteer.
Even when some students immediately raise their hand, wait longer to give more students time to think and volunteer to answer.
A teacher uses proximity to correct off task behavior during group work assignments. This is an example of which of the following?
non-verbal communication
informal assessment
modeling appropriate behavior
intrinsic motivation
An 8th-grade ELL student is struggling to understand parts of a unit on cells. He has memorized the anatomy vocabulary and can label them on a diagram, but he is unable to describe the processes and purposes related to different cell parts. Which of the following would be the best way for the teacher to support this student?
include visual supports like gestures and images while describing the parts of the cell
provide the student with a list of cell parts and their descriptions that can be used as a tools during activities and assessments
pre-teach vocabulary that will be relevant to the purposes and processes beyond the names of cell parts
require the student to use a dictionary to define unfamiliar terms that they encounter in their science work
Which of the following terms describes the cognitive process represented when the student writes questions in the margin of a current event article in social studies class?
metacognition
activating prior knowledge
self-efficacy
collaboration
