When having students work in groups what is the best way to promote equal contributions among group members?

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The influence of peers is strongest in adolescence.

Mr. Jiminez, a high school math teacher, recognizes that one of his students seems to be left out a lot when students are choosing partners or groups and picked on frequently for being different. Why is this situation particularly harmful in a high school setting?

Jean Piaget

The four stages of cognitive development, beginning with the sensorimotor, then preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational are directly related to which psychologist?

Reflection

After a long research project, a teacher has her students fill out a post project report that looks like the following:

Post Project Report: Write and submit by the end of the Day 16 a one-page report that answers the following questions:
1. What part of this project was most challenging?
2. What was the most interesting part of the project?
3. What do you wish you had done differently?

What skill are the students developing as they complete the post project report?

Create a positive and productive learning environment.

At the beginning of the school year, Mrs. Flowers arranges her seats into groups so that students can work together easily. She also plays several name games so that students can get to know each other's names. Mrs. Flowers spends time creating rules and consequences so that students know exactly what is expected of them. Each day Mrs. Flowers greets her students and ask them about their time away from school? What is Mrs. Flowers working to do in her classroom?

Follow the school protocol for determining if some intervention may be needed.

While keeping in mind that students develop at varying rates, Mrs. Halland notices that one of her kindergarten students is potentially displaying some potentially significant cognitive delays. What should Mrs. Halland do in this situation?

Goal-setting skills

At the end of the grading period, Mr. Hall, a middle school teacher, had his advisory (homeroom) students review their academic portfolios, which include a variety of their work samples from each class and content area. He asks students to identify their areas of strength and weakness. Using this strategy, Mr. Hall is helping students develop which of the following?

Life-skills

Mrs. Wright uses learning centers as part of the curriculum for her first-grade class. She uses this time to allow students to work cooperatively, problem-solve, be independent, and have some choice over their own learning. What type of skills is Mrs. Wright working on with her students?

Beginning

Yeung Ma is an English learner who demonstrates little or no ability to use English in writing. Yeung Ma uses occasional high-frequency words in her writing although they do not create meaning. Which of the following best identifies Yeung's level of English language proficiency in writing?

Address the various learning styles in the classroom.

Mr. Jones creates a menu of assignments for students to select from to determine how well they have learned the material from the previous unit on Texas History. The primary value of this approach is that it allows the teacher to

Advanced

An English Learner who understands most of the main points and supporting details of a read-aloud of a grade-level text, and relies on illustrations and some language support to help create meaning, is most likely at which level of listening proficiency?

Naturalistic

Zoe is a 4th-grade student who really enjoys collecting, caring for animals, and classifying items. What type of intelligence is Zoe expressing?

Provide time for students to use the computer lab at school if they are unable to complete their assignment at home.

Mr. Watson has a class of students from various socioeconomic backgrounds. He wants to be sure that he is sensitive to the challenges some of his students may have. In his current unit, students are working in Google Classroom to complete a research assignment. Which of the following ways could he be sure that all students are able to complete the home portion of the Google Classroom research assignment?

Demonstrate ways to use materials when introducing them.

What is the best way to help students use materials successfully in learning centers?

Promote students' organizational skills.

Ms. Davis is teaching her class a lesson in the science lab. Before she lets them begin their group work, she goes over the proper procedures for gathering necessary lab supplies and returning them to the proper place after use. The primary reason she explains these procedures is to

Kinesthetic

Jacinta is a fifth-grade student in Mrs. Miller's class. She prefers to move around a lot and use all of her senses to learn. She likes to work with manipulatives, color coding, and making models. Which type of learner is she?

show how concepts taught in the classroom are relevant in the real world.

Mr. Brillon takes his students outside at the beginning of the year with stopwatches and asks them to time the distance it takes cars on the side street to travel a specific distance. He wants students to discover the relationship between time and distance. Students then use iPads to create data tables and graphs for recording their measurements and representing their findings. By planning this type of activity Mr. Brillon shows an understanding of how to

She uses the information to see the students strengths and weakness.

Miss Scott, a 2nd-grade teacher, creates and administers a middle of the year math assessment that she gives to all of her students. She does not use this assessment as a grade. What is the purpose of giving this assessment?

Consider multiple viewpoints

After reading a story about Snow White, Mrs. Brazzel has her class retell the story from the different perspectives of each of the characters. The primary benefit of the lesson is to develop the students' ability to

Engage students in active learning.

Ms. Tran teaches her 3rd grade math students about friction by giving them ramps, toy cars, tape measures, and different floor surfaces. Students will collect data about the different distances the cars travel on the different types of surfaces to better understand the concept of friction between the car's wheels and the floor. By providing this type of activity, Ms. Tran shows an understanding of how to

To integrate appropriate learning experience for students to explore.

Why is it important for teachers to make explicit connections between classroom learning centers and current thematic units?

Cooperative Learning

In Mr. Shorter's social studies class, groups of students work together on common assignments. Sometimes the assignments are short and other times they are long. Mr. Shorter occasionally assigns roles. What learning strategy is Mr. Shorter incorporating into his lessons?

Be prepared with extra learning activities for the days that his lessons move faster than he is expecting.

Mr. Destin is a new teacher that is struggling with timing his lessons correctly. Some days he has too much time left at the end of class and other days he seems to run out of time. What is a strategy that Mr. Destin can use to be better prepared for this situation?

It provides students with individualized practice.

Students at an elementary school use an online, interactive program that allows them to work on skills in their areas of weakness and progress at their own pace. What is the main advantage of using this type of program?

To provide diagnostic feedback for the teacher

Mr. Jimenez examines the following student data noting the number of correct items from a diagnostic reading benchmark.

Mr. Jimenez uses the assessment to determine students needs, what still needs to be taught, and individual student performance base. What is the primary purpose of this type of assessment?

Establishing guidelines for each stage with completion dates

Ms. Richardson's 5th grade GT students are working on a long-term research project. She requires them to finish and submit the project in stages. Which of the following would best support the students in completing each stage of the project in a timely manner?

Constructivist

A 4th grade math teacher asks her students to find the area of a rectangle. She then asks them to draw a rectangle twice as large as the first and find the area of the second shape. She then has the students respond to the following questions, "What happens to the area of the rectangle when the size is doubled?" This best demonstrates the teacher's understanding of which of the following learning theories?

critical thinking

Ms. Jackson, a high school physics teacher, is asking his students to use evidence to support their answers on their lab report. This type of response is an example of

Recency Effect

In Mrs. Will's class students seem to be struggling with the retention of the content. At the end of the lesson, Mrs. Will asks questions regarding what she taught at the beginning of class and the students seem to have forgotten although they are able to remember this material taught at the end of class. This is known as:

Constructivist

A middle school science teacher begins a lesson by discussing the potential hazards faced by salmon smolt. After showing a brief power point, a few students ask questions regarding dams, farms, chemicals and unknown animals. The teacher then provides students with a list of questions and work in groups to respond to the questions. Students then respond to the larger group with their answers to the questions, and the teacher asks groups to draw conclusions regarding the hazards faced by salmon smolt. The structure of the lesson best demonstrates the teacher's understanding of which of the following learning theories?

Organizational skills

At the beginning of each day, Mrs. Kwan prepares her classroom so that she is ready for each of her lessons throughout the day. She keeps all of her materials in the location that she plans to use them and always has extra copies made of any material she is planning to use. Her extra effort in the morning saves her instructional time during the days. Mrs. Kwan is an excellent example of what type of skill?

distributed practice

In all of the 3rd-grade math classes at Batterman Elementary math fact quizzes given every Friday that allow students to practice their math facts on a regular interval throughout the year. This style of practicing information over time is known as

Using manipulatives to solve the addition problems.

Mrs. Boyd is aware that her first-grade students are very concrete thinkers. She works hard to make sure that she is using her understanding of their development as she prepares her lesson. Which of the following would be useful for her to include in her math lesson on addition?

Creating a comfortable physical environment allows for a nurturing learning environment.

A high school teacher set up her classroom prior to the beginning of the school year. Why is classroom setup and arrangement so critical?

Asking each group to draft a work plan that includes responsibilities to review with the teacher.

Mrs. Garnett, a 5th grade Language Arts teacher is planning a long-term research project for her students, that will require them to work together in groups. When she organizes the groups, what is the best course of action so that she is fostering a successful collaboration among group members?

Providing specific tasks related to the activity to each group member.

When having students work in groups, what is the best way to promote equal contributions among group members?

Consistently enforcing behavior standards and implementing conflict resolution strategies.

Inappropriate interactions among students can lead to disorder and hostility. How does the effective teacher quickly address these potentially harmful interactions?

Provide a checklist of questions to ask that will promote collaboration.

What is the best way to foster collaborative skills during group decision making?

The purpose of the activity and student strengths and weaknesses.

Mr. Jefferson is planning for his 2nd-grade students to work in small groups for a social studies projects on goods and services. What should Mr. Jefferson consider when forming the groups?

To promote appropriate and active engagement from all students.

Why is it important to establish ground rules such as: All group members must contribute at least two times, Limit the number of times that you participate to no more than four times, and Limit the length of each contribution by setting the timer and stopping when it rings, when having students work in groups?

Have students practice the school routines and procedures.

What is considered best practice for a student who is trying to establish clear school routines and procedures in his or her classroom?

Making sure that PE is before lunch so students will have a strong appetite.

Mrs. Owallobe is working on creating a schedule for her kindergarten class. Which of the following is the least important consideration when making the schedule?

Enforce the classroom management system.

Mrs. Jones has a paraprofessional in her classroom during her 3rd-period class. Mrs. Jones wants to make sure that she utilizes the para effectively. Which of the following activities is the paraprofessional allowed to do in the classroom?

Routines that are age appropriate.

In order to facilitate free choice during centers, Mr. Weatherly has a picture chart in his classroom. Students are to move a picture of themselves from on center to another on the chart when they change centers. If the spaces in their chosen center are full, they must choose a different center with space available. By incorporating the chart, Mr. Weatherly is demonstrating his ability to provide students with

Ask "does everyone understand?" to the whole class.

Mr. Allen has his high school math students working on factoring algebraic equations. Before students leave for the day he wants to make sure all students understand the material. What is the least effective way for him to check for understanding?

Posting a short warm-up assignment while silently recording attendance.

What is the most efficient way to take attendance without taking time away from instruction?

Leading Questions

Which of the following questioning techniques is used to elicit more detail?

Open and Closed Questions

Leading Questions

Rhetorical Questions

Probing Questions

Move a picture of himself to different centers on the chart as he explains how to participate in the centers.

In order to facilitate free choice during centers, Mr. Weatherly has a picture chart in his classroom. Students are to move a picture of themselves from on center to another on the chart when they change centers. If the spaces in their chosen center are full, they must choose a different center with space available. When he introduces the chart, it will most effective for him to

Make eye contact with Eric and signal him to stop.

During a whole group lesson, Mrs. Hearn notices that one of her students, Eric is rustling papers and distracting the students around him. Eric doesn't seem to be doing so intentionally, but Mrs. Hearn would like for the noise and distraction to stop. What is the best way for her to address the behavior with the least amount of disruption to the lesson?

stand next to the student while you continue with the lesson.

Ms. Emerson is teaching a lesson and one of her sixth graders is unconsciously rocking in his seat, distracting several nearby students. To most effectively address the situation with minimal disruption, Ms. Emerson should

ignore the behavior and hope that it stops.

confront the student directly about the behavior.

physically restrain the student.

stand next to the student while you continue with the lesson.

Use a question matrix to shape the questions, ensuring that there are a variety of lower level and higher-level thinking questions.

The high school English class has just completed a short reading that compared the work of two authors. The class has a mixture of on-level readers and some struggling readers. The teacher wants full participation in the discussion about the comparative reading yet she knows that her struggling readers will not be able to answer many of the high-level thinking questions and wants them to be successful. Which of the following is her best strategy to ensure that all students have an opportunity to participate?

Have students practice using pre-taught sentence stems with simple sentence structures and tenses during collaborative activities.

What is the best way for you to accelerate English language proficiency from intermediate proficiency in speaking to advanced proficiency in speaking to correctly use English syntax?

Why was my answer incorrect?

There are five motivational orientations in the learning process that affect how a student responds to new learning. These include constructivist orientation, procedural orientation, conceptual orientation, effort orientation, and external performance motivation. If a student is using conceptual orientation in relation to his/her learning, which question might he/she ask about the learning experience?

Students from other countries have different cultural and academic backgrounds that may not be relevant to the learning process.

Activating background knowledge is an important factor for successfully educating English Learners. Why is this technique so valuable?

the ELPS

As a teacher in Texas, most likely you will find students in your classroom who have limited English language skills. Your instruction for these students should be based on

TELPAS.

the TEKS.

Academic language as opposed to social language.

the ELPS.

guide the formation of instructional groups throughout the project.

Ms. Jackson has developed a chart for students to complete as they use spreadsheet software to track the success/failure of their business in her accounting class. The following is an excerpt from one of the students, Elaine:

Providing students with choices within daily assignments

Ms. Ha is a new middle school teacher and wants to ensure her students are motivated learners. Which of the following instructional strategies is most effective for motivating middle school students?

intellectual involvement and active engagement.

Problem-solving is an instructional technique that promotes the following.

Circuit Learning

Students moving from one learning center to the next, usually involving independent or group work rather than teacher led discussion.

Be an expert in the software he plans for the students to use.

Mr. Peters has assigned his students a research project in which they must use a new application for their presentation. Before assigning this project, what is not appropriate or necessary for Mr. Peters to do?

Providing them with a template and simple instructions for how to design and print their prototype.

Students in a 6th grade science class are completing a project about an invention for which they must print a 3-D prototype on the 3-D printer. After giving them instruction about the 3-D printer software, some of the students are still struggling with how to use the software to create the prototype they envision. What is the best way to help the students complete the assignment?

They need to become effective at evaluating the accuracy of the information that they find online.

Mr. Samuels' middle school students are using websites to research open-ended questions about global political movements. Before turning students loose on the web searching for information, which of the following skills need to be addressed?

Provide an alternative activity for the students that covers the same material the class is learning.

Ms. Carpenter frequently assigns tasks that require her students to use the internet at school, but some of her students do not have parent permission to access the internet. What is the best way for her to accommodate this situation so that her students have the same learning opportunities as their peers?

Using correct technology terminology

A technology teacher has observed that several students are very comfortable around technology while others are not. One student recently said this to the teacher: " I used the controller to move the blinker on the screen to correct a misspelled word." Which of the following instructional areas will be most beneficial to the student?

You should know the different categories of digital tools and which one is appropriate for a task.

The key to the efficient completion of a task is having the right tool available and knowing how to use it. What is your role as a teacher when it comes to the different technology tools?

Spreadsheet software

The ninth grade social studies class is studying Russia's last 20 years and will be researching population growth, economic growth, changes in agricultural and commercial production and income growth. Which type of software should the students be encouraged to use to collect the data?

To determine the validity of the information.

Why is it important for students to be able to evaluate their internet sources when doing online research?

The Gifted and Talented Standards

All teachers use and promote creative thinking and innovative processes to construct knowledge, generate new ideas, and create products.

This statement is part of what standards?

Providing students with relevant questions to review during the writing process

Mrs. Schriber is an English language arts teacher and wants to support student self-assessment during the writing process. Which of the following strategies will best support student self-assessment during the writing process?

Criterion-referenced

Teachers analyze the data from this test, along with other information gathered about students, to plan appropriate instruction.

The reading benchmark described in the dialogue is most accurately portraying which of the following types of assessments?

have students measure the length and width of the classroom and calculate the amount needed for carpet.

The most authentic way to informally assess fourth-grade students' understanding of area is by having students

describes the quality of student work that is expected.

Ms. Grisdale has her tenth-grade world history students research a political leader in the 1940's and create a multimedia presentation about the person's life. Before the students begin their research, Ms. Grisdale shows the students a grading rubric detailing the criteria she will use to assess the project. Using a rubric to assess the multimedia presentation is most beneficial to students because it

Provide a grading rubric, checkpoint dates, and monitor progress throughout the six weeks.

Mr. Reap, an 8th-grade teacher has assigned a research project that will take place over a 6-week period. What is the best way for the teacher to ensure student success in completing the project that meets the learning expectations?

Peer editing of the draft essay.

Which of the following provides the most immediate and specific feedback on a student's work?

Providing students with a rubric to refer to while creating their posters

Ms. Webb is a third-grade teacher. She is instructing her students in lab safety and has asked them to create posters to depict safe lab practices. To support students' ability to use self-assessment, which method below is the best method to use?

purposeful family involvement in a student's education helps to promote positive behaviors.

Tracy is a young fourth-grader who is struggling with behavior at school. Her parents and her teacher write a behavior contract and agree on a way to monitor how well she is doing on the contract. This collaboration between Tracy's parents and her teacher is a demonstration of the understanding that

Asking families to provide insights into the student's strengths and areas of need

Mr. Butler is preparing for a parent-teacher conference and wants to emphasize the importance of family involvement in a student's academic success. Which of the following elements of effective parent-teacher conferences best promotes family involvement in a student's academic success?

Student-led individual parent-teacher conference

It is time for the mid-year parent-teacher conference. You will be providing information about their children's academic progress and acclimation to the school environment. Which of the following parent-teacher formats would provide the parent with the best information about their child?

discuss the behavior with the parents via a phone call.

Ms. Collins needs to discuss concerns about a student's behavior with the student's parents. It is the teacher's first interaction with the parents. The most appropriate and effective mode of communication with the parents would be for the teacher to --

Explaining the rules for the field trip to each chaperone will best communicate the expectations to the chaperones.

When taking students on a field trip with parents as chaperones, which of the following is the best way for the teacher to communicate the expectations to the chaperones?

Self-Assessment and reflection.

At the end of each week, Mrs. Foster records multiple types of information in a notebook, including a description of the activities she included, what went well, what she might want to change the next time she approaches the subject, and the student interest level. A notebook like this is most useful to support which of the following?

Attending professional-development classes for lesson ideas and discussing teaching practices.

A new teacher is struggling with classroom management and keeping her students on task during her lessons. Which of the following actions will most effectively help the teacher overcome these difficulties?

The nearest regional education service center

A teacher is interested in learning more about meeting the needs of English learners. The district the teacher works in is not currently offering any new classes on the topic. Which of the following will be best to address the teacher's professional development needs?

Planning, instruction, learning environment, and professional practices

Classroom teachers engage in a yearly appraisal process known as the T-TESS. It was developed by the Texas Education Code (TEC). The appraisal process is divided into which four domains?

Copying only a small portion of a book needed for teaching a concept.

Which of the following is allowed according to the national guidelines established for fair use?

Review each answer document and erasing stray marks so that the intended answer can be scored.

It is Ms. Jones first time to assist in administering the STAAR test in her middle school. She attended training and is confident that she can follow the state-mandated procedures for administering the state assessment. Which of the following would be a violation of the state-mandated procedures for STAAR testing?

post a video on the Internet of students presenting projects.

Mrs. Grisdale is researching the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). She is surprised to learn that explicit parental consent is required before schools -

Refer the parent to the administration for accurate information.

You are at a school basketball game with many parents around you, and a parent is questioning you about a serious incident that happened in the school cafeteria that day. The incident required a response from local police and the fire department's EMT. How should you respond?

You can accept gifts or tokens offered and accepted openly from students, parents of students, or other persons or organizations in recognition or appreciation of service.

As a teacher, it is appropriate for you to accept gifts or favors under which of the following conditions?

Sensorimotor