EDPY 401 Exam 3 Study Guide Questions with
Correct Answers
T or F: teachers should implement effective classroom management strategies after they have spent
a week or two getting to know the characteristics of their students - Correct Answer false
- teachers should be implementing effective classroom strategies right away (should be thinking
months before)
T or F: if teachers manage classrooms effectively, student engagement will increase, which in turn
will lead to higher levels of academic achievement - Correct Answer true
- because students are engaging more, they will understand the topic more leading to further
achievement (better management = more learning time)
T or F: good teacher-student relationships and parental involvement both contribute to positive
outcomes such as increased intrinsic motivation and student engagement - Correct Answer true
-because they develop an intrinsic motivation to achieve their goals parents and teachers have set
for them
T or F: discipline should be viewed by teachers as an opportunity to teach students skills that will be
useful to them throughout their lives - Correct Answer true
-opportunity to help students grow
T or F: research indicates that students learn better when instruction is matched to their learning
styles - Correct Answer false
-learning styles has no research to support that they are a thing
T or F: in discovery learning, students may complete the lesson but not gain any knowledge, or may
gain inappropriate knowledge - Correct Answer true
-because they have no guidance, they may learn things they shouldn't
T or F: cooperative learning can lead to many beneficial academic and social outcomes for students
from elementary school through high school - Correct Answer true
-because you are pushing kids to share ideas and be social in class increases trust and
communication (more cooperation=less bullying)
, T or F: almost all psychologists agree that intelligence involves adaptation to the environment -
Correct Answer true
-judging intelligence on adaptation
T or F: there is no connection between IQ and socioeconomic status - Correct Answer false
-students with higher ses have more resources
T or F: to be eligible for special education with emotional disturbance, the student's condition or
character must adversely affect their educational performance - Correct Answer true
-it has to have impact on education
T or F: individuals with ADHD have a neurological condition that impairs self-regulation - Correct
Answer true
-it is the disorder
what advice would you give a newly hired teacher on effective classroom management? - Correct
Answer -setting up expectations
-maintaining rules/work time
-be consistent in rewards/consequences
-physical arrangement of room
what can teachers do to increase student engagement? make at least three suggestions - Correct
Answer -relate learning to their lives
-provide encouragement /build a relationship
-provide clear instructions
compare and contrast guided discovery and expository teaching in terms of the role of the teacher
and the students - Correct Answer -guided discovery = little bit of support
-expository learning = integrating what you have learned in a meaningful way
compare and contrast Gardner's and Sternberg's theories of intelligence - Correct Answer -Gardner =
multiple intelligences
-Sternberg = successful intelligence (analytical, critical, practical)
Correct Answers
T or F: teachers should implement effective classroom management strategies after they have spent
a week or two getting to know the characteristics of their students - Correct Answer false
- teachers should be implementing effective classroom strategies right away (should be thinking
months before)
T or F: if teachers manage classrooms effectively, student engagement will increase, which in turn
will lead to higher levels of academic achievement - Correct Answer true
- because students are engaging more, they will understand the topic more leading to further
achievement (better management = more learning time)
T or F: good teacher-student relationships and parental involvement both contribute to positive
outcomes such as increased intrinsic motivation and student engagement - Correct Answer true
-because they develop an intrinsic motivation to achieve their goals parents and teachers have set
for them
T or F: discipline should be viewed by teachers as an opportunity to teach students skills that will be
useful to them throughout their lives - Correct Answer true
-opportunity to help students grow
T or F: research indicates that students learn better when instruction is matched to their learning
styles - Correct Answer false
-learning styles has no research to support that they are a thing
T or F: in discovery learning, students may complete the lesson but not gain any knowledge, or may
gain inappropriate knowledge - Correct Answer true
-because they have no guidance, they may learn things they shouldn't
T or F: cooperative learning can lead to many beneficial academic and social outcomes for students
from elementary school through high school - Correct Answer true
-because you are pushing kids to share ideas and be social in class increases trust and
communication (more cooperation=less bullying)
, T or F: almost all psychologists agree that intelligence involves adaptation to the environment -
Correct Answer true
-judging intelligence on adaptation
T or F: there is no connection between IQ and socioeconomic status - Correct Answer false
-students with higher ses have more resources
T or F: to be eligible for special education with emotional disturbance, the student's condition or
character must adversely affect their educational performance - Correct Answer true
-it has to have impact on education
T or F: individuals with ADHD have a neurological condition that impairs self-regulation - Correct
Answer true
-it is the disorder
what advice would you give a newly hired teacher on effective classroom management? - Correct
Answer -setting up expectations
-maintaining rules/work time
-be consistent in rewards/consequences
-physical arrangement of room
what can teachers do to increase student engagement? make at least three suggestions - Correct
Answer -relate learning to their lives
-provide encouragement /build a relationship
-provide clear instructions
compare and contrast guided discovery and expository teaching in terms of the role of the teacher
and the students - Correct Answer -guided discovery = little bit of support
-expository learning = integrating what you have learned in a meaningful way
compare and contrast Gardner's and Sternberg's theories of intelligence - Correct Answer -Gardner =
multiple intelligences
-Sternberg = successful intelligence (analytical, critical, practical)
