EDUC 701 COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION
THEORY REVIEW SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS
●● Sharon, a 3rd-grade student, received the following scores on a
formal reading assessment: identifying main idea - raw score of 18/25
recalling details - 70th percentile
making inferences - 30% correct
determining author's purpose - grade equivalent of 4.5
A teacher who interprets these data can accurately conclude that Sharon
Answer: scored higher than 70% of students who took the same test in
recalling details, and above grade level in determining author's purpose.
●● Which of the following is the most appropriate assessment for
measuring student mastery of content in a high school algebra class at
midyear?
Answer: teacher-made test
●● A teacher is assessing a student's oral reading skills. Which of the
following assessment tools is the most appropriate?
Answer: running record
,●● A science teacher uses the phrase, "My Very Excellent Mother Just
Served Us Nine Pizzas" to help the students remember the order of the
planets. This phrase is an example of a
Answer: mnemonic device.
●● A teacher asks, "How was the Grand Canyon formed, Patty?" Patty
answers, "There is a river at the bottom." The teacher then says, "Patty,
tell us how the river affected the formation of the Grand Canyon."
What technique is the teacher using in her last statement?
Answer: probing
●● While a student is giving a report to the class, the teacher smiles,
nods, leans forward, and listens attentively. Her behavior best
demonstrates
Answer: nonverbal positive acknowledgement.
●● Mr. Robinette is a new teacher who teaches high school algebra
courses. He has difficulty maintaining student interest in instruction and
has an excessive number of disciplinary referrals.
What strategy would be the best first step to address this situation?
Answer: discussing problems with a mentor teacher to identify strategies
for reducing the number of discipline problems
●● As part of her planning process, Mrs. Smith is concerned about the
levels of reading comprehension in her class. Which of the following
,would provide the richest source of data for the beginning analysis of
her class?
Answer: student test records
●● Which of the following situations is the best example of a teacher
promoting middle school students' creative thinking after reading a
given fiction selection?
Answer: students rewrite the ending of the selection to change the
resolution of the plot
●● Identify the classroom practice that best encourages a positive
learning climate for all students.
Answer: The teacher includes all students in class discussions, showing
equal respect and sensitivity to each student.
●● At the beginning of the school year, a 2nd-grade teacher determines
there are children from diverse cultural backgrounds in the class. One of
the best ways to study cultural similarities and differences would be to
have students
Answer: participate in a classroom international festival to complete the
unit on cultural study.
●● While students are completing individual work, the teacher leaves
the classroom to pick up handouts that have been copied for the next
class.
, This teacher's behavior
Answer: violates the professional duty to protect the safety of students.
●● Which statement is true with respect to physical growth patterns of
children in the upper elementary school?
Answer: Girls reach puberty before boys
●● Wesley has been identified as a slow learner. He is frequently
frustrated by class activities and seatwork assignments and sometimes
cries when he cannot do the work that others complete quickly. Which of
the following teacher actions is best in this situation?
Answer: Arrange what Wesley is to learn into a series of small steps,
each followed with immediate feedback.
●● A teacher finds that students can deal with abstractions and
hypothetical-deductive questions, offer interpretations, and draw
conclusions. According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, at
what stage of cognitive development are the students functioning?
Answer: formal operations
●● Which of the following behaviors may indicate the need to refer a
child for speech-language evaluation?
Answer: having difficulty comprehending words and concepts
THEORY REVIEW SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS
●● Sharon, a 3rd-grade student, received the following scores on a
formal reading assessment: identifying main idea - raw score of 18/25
recalling details - 70th percentile
making inferences - 30% correct
determining author's purpose - grade equivalent of 4.5
A teacher who interprets these data can accurately conclude that Sharon
Answer: scored higher than 70% of students who took the same test in
recalling details, and above grade level in determining author's purpose.
●● Which of the following is the most appropriate assessment for
measuring student mastery of content in a high school algebra class at
midyear?
Answer: teacher-made test
●● A teacher is assessing a student's oral reading skills. Which of the
following assessment tools is the most appropriate?
Answer: running record
,●● A science teacher uses the phrase, "My Very Excellent Mother Just
Served Us Nine Pizzas" to help the students remember the order of the
planets. This phrase is an example of a
Answer: mnemonic device.
●● A teacher asks, "How was the Grand Canyon formed, Patty?" Patty
answers, "There is a river at the bottom." The teacher then says, "Patty,
tell us how the river affected the formation of the Grand Canyon."
What technique is the teacher using in her last statement?
Answer: probing
●● While a student is giving a report to the class, the teacher smiles,
nods, leans forward, and listens attentively. Her behavior best
demonstrates
Answer: nonverbal positive acknowledgement.
●● Mr. Robinette is a new teacher who teaches high school algebra
courses. He has difficulty maintaining student interest in instruction and
has an excessive number of disciplinary referrals.
What strategy would be the best first step to address this situation?
Answer: discussing problems with a mentor teacher to identify strategies
for reducing the number of discipline problems
●● As part of her planning process, Mrs. Smith is concerned about the
levels of reading comprehension in her class. Which of the following
,would provide the richest source of data for the beginning analysis of
her class?
Answer: student test records
●● Which of the following situations is the best example of a teacher
promoting middle school students' creative thinking after reading a
given fiction selection?
Answer: students rewrite the ending of the selection to change the
resolution of the plot
●● Identify the classroom practice that best encourages a positive
learning climate for all students.
Answer: The teacher includes all students in class discussions, showing
equal respect and sensitivity to each student.
●● At the beginning of the school year, a 2nd-grade teacher determines
there are children from diverse cultural backgrounds in the class. One of
the best ways to study cultural similarities and differences would be to
have students
Answer: participate in a classroom international festival to complete the
unit on cultural study.
●● While students are completing individual work, the teacher leaves
the classroom to pick up handouts that have been copied for the next
class.
, This teacher's behavior
Answer: violates the professional duty to protect the safety of students.
●● Which statement is true with respect to physical growth patterns of
children in the upper elementary school?
Answer: Girls reach puberty before boys
●● Wesley has been identified as a slow learner. He is frequently
frustrated by class activities and seatwork assignments and sometimes
cries when he cannot do the work that others complete quickly. Which of
the following teacher actions is best in this situation?
Answer: Arrange what Wesley is to learn into a series of small steps,
each followed with immediate feedback.
●● A teacher finds that students can deal with abstractions and
hypothetical-deductive questions, offer interpretations, and draw
conclusions. According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, at
what stage of cognitive development are the students functioning?
Answer: formal operations
●● Which of the following behaviors may indicate the need to refer a
child for speech-language evaluation?
Answer: having difficulty comprehending words and concepts
