WGU C105 Pre-Assessment Questions
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Which characteristics of artful teachers contribute to student curiosity and motivation in relation
to arts education? ✔✔Passion, openness, and confidence
A teacher promotes taking breaks in instruction where students jump up and down, shake their
limbs, and mimic animal voices. How does this play contribute to children's development? ✔✔It
alleviates stress.
An art teacher has redesigned a lesson plan that includes an assignment in which students work in
groups to create and present original commercials. She plans to let the groups decide what the
commercials will advertise and will encourage students to use their own experiences to make
effective commercials. The students will create their own schedules for completing the assignment
and she has developed a rubric for evaluating the results. How does this lesson plan align to current
research findings in student development? ✔✔Current research shows that students learn best
when they are given the opportunity to connect new information to existing understandings.
A kindergarten teacher wants to prepare students for first grade cognitively and socially while
making each day fun. How could the teacher support this goal? ✔✔By having students make up
rhyming games together using the names of letters, numbers, or colors
How can teachers recognize expressions of creativity in children? ✔✔Look for children who can
act out a story
Which are two effective activities for encouraging the development of creativity in children?
✔✔Have students theorize what an unfamiliar object could be used for
Ask students to imagine a journey, such as a journey through a tree
, What actions are part of the Responses and Solutions phase of the creative problem solving
process? ✔✔Reflect and evaluate, revise, and publish
A third-grade teacher would like to plan a lesson about folk tales and story telling. The teacher
wants to enhance creative thought and expression in the class which includes several English
Language Learners (ELL). How can the teacher meet both of these goals? ✔✔Incorporate student
storytelling related to their backgrounds as a means of including drama, dance, art, and music
responses
What is an appropriate response to students' artistic expressions? ✔✔Ask the students to explain
what they have created
A teacher observes that the students are happiest and most engaged when they are given the
opportunity to engage in creative role playing, art projects, and music. The teacher includes these
creative activities every few weeks as a supplement to the lesson plans. How does this teacher's
attitude affect the creativity of his students? ✔✔The teacher's treatment of creative activities as
extra, not essential, will undermine the development of students' creativity
The Consortium of National Arts Education Associations (CNAEA) K-4 standards call for
students to accurately demonstrate non-locomotor/axial movements and create a sequence with a
beginning, middle, and end. Which teaching strategy fosters creative thought and expression for
students in this age group to meet all elements of the identified dance standard? ✔✔Implement the
apply-practice-rehearse method to prepare students to perform the difficult bending and swinging
dance steps in their upcoming dance routine
A teacher wants to encourage creativity and divergent thought while also covering required content
about Colonial America. Which would be an appropriate strategy? ✔✔Have students brainstorm
a list of important people in Colonial America, conduct research on them, and then plan a
classroom party where the students dress up as and play the role of their historical person
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Which characteristics of artful teachers contribute to student curiosity and motivation in relation
to arts education? ✔✔Passion, openness, and confidence
A teacher promotes taking breaks in instruction where students jump up and down, shake their
limbs, and mimic animal voices. How does this play contribute to children's development? ✔✔It
alleviates stress.
An art teacher has redesigned a lesson plan that includes an assignment in which students work in
groups to create and present original commercials. She plans to let the groups decide what the
commercials will advertise and will encourage students to use their own experiences to make
effective commercials. The students will create their own schedules for completing the assignment
and she has developed a rubric for evaluating the results. How does this lesson plan align to current
research findings in student development? ✔✔Current research shows that students learn best
when they are given the opportunity to connect new information to existing understandings.
A kindergarten teacher wants to prepare students for first grade cognitively and socially while
making each day fun. How could the teacher support this goal? ✔✔By having students make up
rhyming games together using the names of letters, numbers, or colors
How can teachers recognize expressions of creativity in children? ✔✔Look for children who can
act out a story
Which are two effective activities for encouraging the development of creativity in children?
✔✔Have students theorize what an unfamiliar object could be used for
Ask students to imagine a journey, such as a journey through a tree
, What actions are part of the Responses and Solutions phase of the creative problem solving
process? ✔✔Reflect and evaluate, revise, and publish
A third-grade teacher would like to plan a lesson about folk tales and story telling. The teacher
wants to enhance creative thought and expression in the class which includes several English
Language Learners (ELL). How can the teacher meet both of these goals? ✔✔Incorporate student
storytelling related to their backgrounds as a means of including drama, dance, art, and music
responses
What is an appropriate response to students' artistic expressions? ✔✔Ask the students to explain
what they have created
A teacher observes that the students are happiest and most engaged when they are given the
opportunity to engage in creative role playing, art projects, and music. The teacher includes these
creative activities every few weeks as a supplement to the lesson plans. How does this teacher's
attitude affect the creativity of his students? ✔✔The teacher's treatment of creative activities as
extra, not essential, will undermine the development of students' creativity
The Consortium of National Arts Education Associations (CNAEA) K-4 standards call for
students to accurately demonstrate non-locomotor/axial movements and create a sequence with a
beginning, middle, and end. Which teaching strategy fosters creative thought and expression for
students in this age group to meet all elements of the identified dance standard? ✔✔Implement the
apply-practice-rehearse method to prepare students to perform the difficult bending and swinging
dance steps in their upcoming dance routine
A teacher wants to encourage creativity and divergent thought while also covering required content
about Colonial America. Which would be an appropriate strategy? ✔✔Have students brainstorm
a list of important people in Colonial America, conduct research on them, and then plan a
classroom party where the students dress up as and play the role of their historical person
