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A teacher changes the arrangement of desks in the classroom from rows to a
circle facing the center. Which of the following is the primary benefit of the
adjustment? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Maximizing students' opportunities for
interaction and discussion
Ms. Samson has recently started a new unit with her fifth-grade science class on
the plant life cycle. During class, the students were introduced to several new
vocabulary words. For homework, she asks the students to complete a writing
prompt describing the process of photosynthesis. What can Ms. Samson do to
assist her intermediate-level English-language learners (ELLs) with this task? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > provide them with sentence frames
A second-grade teacher has noticed that her students are struggling to express
their emotions in an appropriate way. They get frustrated or mad at a friend and
pout until another situation distracts them. What would be the best method to
address this issue? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Teach students a script to use when
they've been upset. For example: Student 1 says, "It hurt my feelings when
____." Then, Student 2 responds, "I'm sorry. Please forgive me for ___."
,Which of the following activities best supports improving middle school students'
engagement in experiments during science class? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Conducting debriefing activities where students discuss the validity and
implications of the experiments
Which of the following best describes appropriate social development for a
seven-year-old student? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Mathias has formed a group of
friends and is able to recognize and regulate his emotions.:
Which of the following would not negatively impact a student's physical
development? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > emotional abuse:
Students in the age range of 3 to 4 years can be observed playing in cooperation
with other children in a loosely organized manner. At this stage a child might also
develop preferences for playing with certain children. This stage of play is called: -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > associative play:
A sixth-grade teacher wants to have a better understanding of what students will
be expected to know when they leave fifth grade and when they enter seventh
grade. The committee type that will best help this teacher is - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > vertical teaming
Which of the following is the best way for a teacher to improve personal
knowledge of technology use in the classroom? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Collaborating with district technology-support personnel
Which THREE of the following topics are most appropriate for a beginning teacher
to discuss with a mentor? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The school's attendance and
tardiness policies
,Clarification of a topic discussed at a staff meeting
Methods for starting after-school tutoring for struggling students
A high-school English teacher has selected a daily objective which states,
"Students will demonstrate an understanding of tone and theme in poetry."
Which of the following assessments would be appropriate to use with this
objective? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > reading a poem independently and making
annotation marks to explain the tone and theme
Students in Mr. Miller's class are given stickers for high grades and positive
behavior, while they lose recess time and must redo poor work or practice better
behavior if needed. This is an example of which theorist's ideas? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Watson: watsons theory is based on rewards and punishments
operant conditioning: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Skinner
operant conditioning is: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > method of learning that occurs
through rewards and punishments for behavior. The point system offers a
reward for good behavior and no reward for bad behavior.
Mr. House has a behavior board in his second-grade class. At the end of the day,
students get a 1-5 (5 being the best) score based on their behavior for the day. If
the student has 23 points or higher at the end of the week, they will earn a
reward; if they have less than 23 points, they will not. Which of the following
theories does this technique reflect? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > operant
conditioning
, Stages of development ERICKSON: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > people must pass
through eight life stages in order to fulfill their own potential. Failure to
complete any phase will hinder their ability to continue growth with success.
interactionist - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Assumes that actions can be explained
by analyzing the factors around the child. They think that growth occurs during
the interaction between the child and society, and by studying all the factors, it
is possible to understand and conceivably alter behavior by altering the various
factors.
interventionist - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Assumes people need external
stimulation to guide behavior. Opposite of non-interventionists.
non-interventionist - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Assumes people are naturally
striving to be good and they want to improve, and thus the teacher does not need
to intervene regarding behavior issues because the child is trying to improve.
believe that adults need to allow children as much room as they need so they can
grow and improve naturally on their own.
Hierarchy of needs: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Learning theory developed by
Maslow - In order for people to meet their full potential they must meet a series
of needs.
A teacher wants to require students to purchase a novel for an assigned reading.
Which of the following is the most appropriate source for the teacher to check
whether requiring the purchase is allowable? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Texas
Education Code
ACCURATE CURRENTLY TESTINS REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS | ALREADY GRDAED A+ | EXPERT
GUARANTEED PASS | LATEST VERSION
A teacher changes the arrangement of desks in the classroom from rows to a
circle facing the center. Which of the following is the primary benefit of the
adjustment? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Maximizing students' opportunities for
interaction and discussion
Ms. Samson has recently started a new unit with her fifth-grade science class on
the plant life cycle. During class, the students were introduced to several new
vocabulary words. For homework, she asks the students to complete a writing
prompt describing the process of photosynthesis. What can Ms. Samson do to
assist her intermediate-level English-language learners (ELLs) with this task? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > provide them with sentence frames
A second-grade teacher has noticed that her students are struggling to express
their emotions in an appropriate way. They get frustrated or mad at a friend and
pout until another situation distracts them. What would be the best method to
address this issue? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Teach students a script to use when
they've been upset. For example: Student 1 says, "It hurt my feelings when
____." Then, Student 2 responds, "I'm sorry. Please forgive me for ___."
,Which of the following activities best supports improving middle school students'
engagement in experiments during science class? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Conducting debriefing activities where students discuss the validity and
implications of the experiments
Which of the following best describes appropriate social development for a
seven-year-old student? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Mathias has formed a group of
friends and is able to recognize and regulate his emotions.:
Which of the following would not negatively impact a student's physical
development? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > emotional abuse:
Students in the age range of 3 to 4 years can be observed playing in cooperation
with other children in a loosely organized manner. At this stage a child might also
develop preferences for playing with certain children. This stage of play is called: -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > associative play:
A sixth-grade teacher wants to have a better understanding of what students will
be expected to know when they leave fifth grade and when they enter seventh
grade. The committee type that will best help this teacher is - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > vertical teaming
Which of the following is the best way for a teacher to improve personal
knowledge of technology use in the classroom? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Collaborating with district technology-support personnel
Which THREE of the following topics are most appropriate for a beginning teacher
to discuss with a mentor? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The school's attendance and
tardiness policies
,Clarification of a topic discussed at a staff meeting
Methods for starting after-school tutoring for struggling students
A high-school English teacher has selected a daily objective which states,
"Students will demonstrate an understanding of tone and theme in poetry."
Which of the following assessments would be appropriate to use with this
objective? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > reading a poem independently and making
annotation marks to explain the tone and theme
Students in Mr. Miller's class are given stickers for high grades and positive
behavior, while they lose recess time and must redo poor work or practice better
behavior if needed. This is an example of which theorist's ideas? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Watson: watsons theory is based on rewards and punishments
operant conditioning: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Skinner
operant conditioning is: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > method of learning that occurs
through rewards and punishments for behavior. The point system offers a
reward for good behavior and no reward for bad behavior.
Mr. House has a behavior board in his second-grade class. At the end of the day,
students get a 1-5 (5 being the best) score based on their behavior for the day. If
the student has 23 points or higher at the end of the week, they will earn a
reward; if they have less than 23 points, they will not. Which of the following
theories does this technique reflect? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > operant
conditioning
, Stages of development ERICKSON: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > people must pass
through eight life stages in order to fulfill their own potential. Failure to
complete any phase will hinder their ability to continue growth with success.
interactionist - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Assumes that actions can be explained
by analyzing the factors around the child. They think that growth occurs during
the interaction between the child and society, and by studying all the factors, it
is possible to understand and conceivably alter behavior by altering the various
factors.
interventionist - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Assumes people need external
stimulation to guide behavior. Opposite of non-interventionists.
non-interventionist - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Assumes people are naturally
striving to be good and they want to improve, and thus the teacher does not need
to intervene regarding behavior issues because the child is trying to improve.
believe that adults need to allow children as much room as they need so they can
grow and improve naturally on their own.
Hierarchy of needs: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Learning theory developed by
Maslow - In order for people to meet their full potential they must meet a series
of needs.
A teacher wants to require students to purchase a novel for an assigned reading.
Which of the following is the most appropriate source for the teacher to check
whether requiring the purchase is allowable? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Texas
Education Code
