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Introduction to Teaching Becoming a Professional, 8th Edition Don Kauchak Paul Eggen
Chapter 1-13 Answer are at the End of Each Chapter
CHAPTER 1 DO I WANT TO BE A TEACHER?
What is it Like to be a Teacher?
Knowledge-Level Items
1. According to professional surveys, which of the following are the two most important
reasons people give for choosing to teach?
a. Short working hours and long summer vacations
b. Long summer vacations and autonomy
c. Autonomy and professional status
d. Working with young people and contributing to society
2. Regular salary increases would best be described as an:
a. intrinsic reward in teaching.
b. essential characteristic of professionalism.
c. extrinsic reward in teaching.
d. intellectual reward in teaching.
3. Which of the following best describes teacher status?
a. Teacher status is low, so it is a difficulty in teaching, and it is a reason many teachers
leave the profession.
b. Despite perceptions to the contrary, teacher status is high, so it is an emotional reward in
teaching.
c. Teacher status is quite high, so it is an intellectual reward in teaching.
d. Despite perceptions to the contrary, teacher status is quite high, so it is an personal
reward in teaching.
4. Which of the following best describes teaching schedules that include desirable vacations and
time off in the summer?
a. They‘re extrinsic rewards in teaching.
b. They‘re emotional rewards in teaching.
c. They‘re difficulties in teaching.
d. They‘re intellectual rewards in teaching.
5. Which of the following best describes the economic impact that expert teachers have on
students?
a. Expert teachers have a positive impact on all students throughout school and on students
in life after the school years.
b. Expert teachers have a positive impact on students in school but less impact after they
graduate from high school.
c. Expert teachers have a positive impact on students who come from families with involved
parents, but don‘t impact students whose parents are not involved.
, d. Expert teachers have a positive impact on highly motivated students but don‘t impact
students who are not motivated to learn.
6. Of the following, which statement best describes the relationship between teaching and
parenting?
a. Little relationship exists between parenting and teaching.
b. Parents tend to be better teachers, but good teachers aren‘t necessarily better parents.
c. Good teachers tend to be better parents, but good parents aren‘t necessarily better
teachers.
d. Parents make better teachers, and teachers make better parents.
7. Which of the following best describes the job prospects for you when you begin teaching?
a. The job market is tight for teachers in general, and it‘s particularly tight for teachers in
lower-demand areas.
b. Job prospects are positive for teachers in high-demand areas, such as math, science, and
technology, but are less positive in other areas.
c. Job prospects are very positive for new teachers in special education and bilingual
education, but they are less positive on other areas.
d. Job prospects very positive for new teachers in general, and they‘re particularly positive
for those in high-demand areas.
8. Which of the following is likely to be your greatest challenge when you begin teaching?
a. Your low salary
b. Your school administrators
c. Your working conditions
d. Your students‘ parents
9. Which of the following are roles that you will play when you begin teaching?
1. Creating productive learning environments
2. Working with parents and other caregivers
3. Collaborating with colleagues
4. Connecting families with community resources
5. Coordinating with local businesses and organization
a. 1, 2 b. 1, 2, 3 c. 1, 2, 3, 4 d. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
10. A classroom setting that is safe, inviting, and focuses on learning and social and emotional
development, best describes which of the following?
a. A learning community
b. A productive learning environment
c. A safe space
d. A prosocial classroom setting
11. Of the following, which is the most important teacher role?
a. Working with parents and other caregivers
b. Collaborating with colleagues
c. Working with school administrators
d. Creating productive learning environments
,12. Of the following, which statement most accurately describes the issue of teacher salaries?
a. Teachers commonly say that they‘re dissatisfied with their salaries, but teacher salaries
are improving.
b. Teacher salaries are the most common reason people leave teaching and they‘re falling
farther and farther behind other professions.
c. Teacher salaries are rapidly improving and are now on a par with other professions such
as engineering.
d. Teacher salaries start lower than other professions but catch up after five years of
experience.
13. Which of the following is closest to the average yearly teacher salary in the United States?
a. $33,000
b. $46,000
c. $59,000
d. $72,000
14. Which of the following is closest to the average beginning year teacher salary in the United
States?
a. $25,000
b. $31,000
c. $38,000
d. $46,000
15. Beginning in 2018 teachers in a number of states walked off their jobs in protest. Of the
following, which is the primary reason for the teacher walkouts?
a. Low salaries and lack of adequate resources
b. Harsh working conditions and lack of school leadership
c. Student misbehavior and parent apathy
d. School violence and unresponsive politicians
16. Of the following, which statement best describes the relationship between politics and
education?
a. Politics impacts national educational policy, but it is essentially irrelevant to decisions
made at the district and school level.
b. Politics plays an important role in shaping educational policy, so it will impact your life
as a teacher.
c. Politics primarily impacts decisions at the district and school level, so it‘s important for
you to be politically involved.
d. Politics and education are largely unrelated, so which party is in power will be largely
irrelevant to your life as a teacher.
Higher-Level Items
17. You‘re a 7th grade English teacher in your second year of teaching in a middle school. Of the
following, the best example of an intrinsic reward for you is likely to be:
a. a salary supplement for sponsoring the school yearbook.
b. a high school senior coming back to visit you.
c. a two-week winter holiday vacation.
d. tenure after your third year of teaching.
, 18. You‘re an 8th grade math teacher. Of the following, the best example of an intellectual
reward in teaching is likely to be:
a. a high school senior coming back to visit you.
b. seeing students successfully predict the next number in the sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 . . . .
c. having one of your students come up to you and say, ―I used to hate math, but now I
really like it.‖
d. receiving a salary supplement for sponsoring the school‘s math club.
19. You‘re a 3rd grade teacher. Of the following, the best example of an extrinsic reward is likely
to be:
a. a parent calling and thanking you for the extra help you‘ve given her daughter.
b. seeing Melissa, one of your low achieving students, improve dramatically in her writing.
c. receiving a salary supplement for being the grade chairperson in your school for third
grade.
d. getting a hug or a ―high five‖ from each of your students as they enter the classroom in
the morning.
20. Jenna, a first-year teacher, is frazzled at the beginning of class because she has to take roll,
mark the absentee sheet, deal with students who were absent yesterday, and prepare for her
class. This best illustrates which aspect of classroom complexity?
a. Public
b. Multidimensional
c. Unpredictable
d. Dynamic
Consider the complexities of teaching as you read the following vignette, and use this
information to respond to Items 21-24.
Juan Alvarez is a 5th-grade teacher in an urban elementary school. He has 26 students, 4 of
whom are absent, and he is working with a reading group of 8 while the remaining 14 are
working on a seatwork assignment.
As Karen reads aloud, Juan sees Bill tapping Luanne on the back of her head with a pencil.
Karen finishes, and Juan then asks Ariel to read as he continues to watch Bill and Luanne.
Bill taps Karen again, and Karen flails her arm back trying to hit Bill, just as the intercom
says, ―Mr. Alvarez?‖
―Yes,‖ Juan responds.
―Is Clarice Torres in your class today?‖
―Yes she is.‖
―Would you please send her down to the office?‖
―Clarice,‖ Juan says nodding to her, smiling inwardly since announcements commonly occur
during his reading period.
Clarice gets up and heads out the door, Juan tells Ariel to continue, and he gets up, goes over
to Bill and Luanne, and warns Bill that another incident of misbehavior will result in a call to his
mother.
Several of the students doing seatwork look up as Juan admonishes Bill and hears him say
that Bill‘s mother is likely to be called.
Juan then returns to his reading group as he watches to be sure that Bill is working on his
seatwork.
Introduction to Teaching Becoming a Professional, 8th Edition Don Kauchak Paul Eggen
Chapter 1-13 Answer are at the End of Each Chapter
CHAPTER 1 DO I WANT TO BE A TEACHER?
What is it Like to be a Teacher?
Knowledge-Level Items
1. According to professional surveys, which of the following are the two most important
reasons people give for choosing to teach?
a. Short working hours and long summer vacations
b. Long summer vacations and autonomy
c. Autonomy and professional status
d. Working with young people and contributing to society
2. Regular salary increases would best be described as an:
a. intrinsic reward in teaching.
b. essential characteristic of professionalism.
c. extrinsic reward in teaching.
d. intellectual reward in teaching.
3. Which of the following best describes teacher status?
a. Teacher status is low, so it is a difficulty in teaching, and it is a reason many teachers
leave the profession.
b. Despite perceptions to the contrary, teacher status is high, so it is an emotional reward in
teaching.
c. Teacher status is quite high, so it is an intellectual reward in teaching.
d. Despite perceptions to the contrary, teacher status is quite high, so it is an personal
reward in teaching.
4. Which of the following best describes teaching schedules that include desirable vacations and
time off in the summer?
a. They‘re extrinsic rewards in teaching.
b. They‘re emotional rewards in teaching.
c. They‘re difficulties in teaching.
d. They‘re intellectual rewards in teaching.
5. Which of the following best describes the economic impact that expert teachers have on
students?
a. Expert teachers have a positive impact on all students throughout school and on students
in life after the school years.
b. Expert teachers have a positive impact on students in school but less impact after they
graduate from high school.
c. Expert teachers have a positive impact on students who come from families with involved
parents, but don‘t impact students whose parents are not involved.
, d. Expert teachers have a positive impact on highly motivated students but don‘t impact
students who are not motivated to learn.
6. Of the following, which statement best describes the relationship between teaching and
parenting?
a. Little relationship exists between parenting and teaching.
b. Parents tend to be better teachers, but good teachers aren‘t necessarily better parents.
c. Good teachers tend to be better parents, but good parents aren‘t necessarily better
teachers.
d. Parents make better teachers, and teachers make better parents.
7. Which of the following best describes the job prospects for you when you begin teaching?
a. The job market is tight for teachers in general, and it‘s particularly tight for teachers in
lower-demand areas.
b. Job prospects are positive for teachers in high-demand areas, such as math, science, and
technology, but are less positive in other areas.
c. Job prospects are very positive for new teachers in special education and bilingual
education, but they are less positive on other areas.
d. Job prospects very positive for new teachers in general, and they‘re particularly positive
for those in high-demand areas.
8. Which of the following is likely to be your greatest challenge when you begin teaching?
a. Your low salary
b. Your school administrators
c. Your working conditions
d. Your students‘ parents
9. Which of the following are roles that you will play when you begin teaching?
1. Creating productive learning environments
2. Working with parents and other caregivers
3. Collaborating with colleagues
4. Connecting families with community resources
5. Coordinating with local businesses and organization
a. 1, 2 b. 1, 2, 3 c. 1, 2, 3, 4 d. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
10. A classroom setting that is safe, inviting, and focuses on learning and social and emotional
development, best describes which of the following?
a. A learning community
b. A productive learning environment
c. A safe space
d. A prosocial classroom setting
11. Of the following, which is the most important teacher role?
a. Working with parents and other caregivers
b. Collaborating with colleagues
c. Working with school administrators
d. Creating productive learning environments
,12. Of the following, which statement most accurately describes the issue of teacher salaries?
a. Teachers commonly say that they‘re dissatisfied with their salaries, but teacher salaries
are improving.
b. Teacher salaries are the most common reason people leave teaching and they‘re falling
farther and farther behind other professions.
c. Teacher salaries are rapidly improving and are now on a par with other professions such
as engineering.
d. Teacher salaries start lower than other professions but catch up after five years of
experience.
13. Which of the following is closest to the average yearly teacher salary in the United States?
a. $33,000
b. $46,000
c. $59,000
d. $72,000
14. Which of the following is closest to the average beginning year teacher salary in the United
States?
a. $25,000
b. $31,000
c. $38,000
d. $46,000
15. Beginning in 2018 teachers in a number of states walked off their jobs in protest. Of the
following, which is the primary reason for the teacher walkouts?
a. Low salaries and lack of adequate resources
b. Harsh working conditions and lack of school leadership
c. Student misbehavior and parent apathy
d. School violence and unresponsive politicians
16. Of the following, which statement best describes the relationship between politics and
education?
a. Politics impacts national educational policy, but it is essentially irrelevant to decisions
made at the district and school level.
b. Politics plays an important role in shaping educational policy, so it will impact your life
as a teacher.
c. Politics primarily impacts decisions at the district and school level, so it‘s important for
you to be politically involved.
d. Politics and education are largely unrelated, so which party is in power will be largely
irrelevant to your life as a teacher.
Higher-Level Items
17. You‘re a 7th grade English teacher in your second year of teaching in a middle school. Of the
following, the best example of an intrinsic reward for you is likely to be:
a. a salary supplement for sponsoring the school yearbook.
b. a high school senior coming back to visit you.
c. a two-week winter holiday vacation.
d. tenure after your third year of teaching.
, 18. You‘re an 8th grade math teacher. Of the following, the best example of an intellectual
reward in teaching is likely to be:
a. a high school senior coming back to visit you.
b. seeing students successfully predict the next number in the sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 . . . .
c. having one of your students come up to you and say, ―I used to hate math, but now I
really like it.‖
d. receiving a salary supplement for sponsoring the school‘s math club.
19. You‘re a 3rd grade teacher. Of the following, the best example of an extrinsic reward is likely
to be:
a. a parent calling and thanking you for the extra help you‘ve given her daughter.
b. seeing Melissa, one of your low achieving students, improve dramatically in her writing.
c. receiving a salary supplement for being the grade chairperson in your school for third
grade.
d. getting a hug or a ―high five‖ from each of your students as they enter the classroom in
the morning.
20. Jenna, a first-year teacher, is frazzled at the beginning of class because she has to take roll,
mark the absentee sheet, deal with students who were absent yesterday, and prepare for her
class. This best illustrates which aspect of classroom complexity?
a. Public
b. Multidimensional
c. Unpredictable
d. Dynamic
Consider the complexities of teaching as you read the following vignette, and use this
information to respond to Items 21-24.
Juan Alvarez is a 5th-grade teacher in an urban elementary school. He has 26 students, 4 of
whom are absent, and he is working with a reading group of 8 while the remaining 14 are
working on a seatwork assignment.
As Karen reads aloud, Juan sees Bill tapping Luanne on the back of her head with a pencil.
Karen finishes, and Juan then asks Ariel to read as he continues to watch Bill and Luanne.
Bill taps Karen again, and Karen flails her arm back trying to hit Bill, just as the intercom
says, ―Mr. Alvarez?‖
―Yes,‖ Juan responds.
―Is Clarice Torres in your class today?‖
―Yes she is.‖
―Would you please send her down to the office?‖
―Clarice,‖ Juan says nodding to her, smiling inwardly since announcements commonly occur
during his reading period.
Clarice gets up and heads out the door, Juan tells Ariel to continue, and he gets up, goes over
to Bill and Luanne, and warns Bill that another incident of misbehavior will result in a call to his
mother.
Several of the students doing seatwork look up as Juan admonishes Bill and hears him say
that Bill‘s mother is likely to be called.
Juan then returns to his reading group as he watches to be sure that Bill is working on his
seatwork.
