Educational Psychology Chapter 12: The Changing Teaching Profession

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What is one of the trends that has affected the way teachers experience satisfactions in their careers?

  • The reduction of classroom sizes
  • Increased expectations for accountability in education (correct)
  • The development of standardized testing
  • The integration of art education

What is one of the ways educational psychology can help teachers?

  • By providing advice on how to design effective instruction
  • By helping teachers deal with the dilemmas that come with new trends in education (correct)
  • By offering useful perspectives on students as learners
  • By providing information on how to integrate technology in the classroom

What is one of the satisfactions of teaching in the twenty-first century?

  • Managing classroom behavior
  • Maintaining teacher professionalism
  • Witnessing and assisting the growth of young people (correct)
  • Designing instructional technology

What is one of the areas that educational psychology and the textbook can provide information, advice, and useful perspectives on?

<p>Students as learners (C)</p>
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What is another trend that has affected the way teachers experience satisfactions in their careers?

<p>The spread of instructional technology in schools and classrooms (C)</p>
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What is one of the challenges that teachers face in the twenty-first century?

<p>Dealing with the dilemmas that come with new trends in education (B)</p>
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What is the title of the book written by Cuban in 2001?

<p>Oversold and underused: Computers in the classroom (B)</p>
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Who are the editors of the book 'Studying Teacher Education: The Report of the AERA Panel on Research and Teacher Education'?

<p>Cochran-Smith and Zeichner (C)</p>
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What is the name of the journal in which Cochran-Smith published an article in 2003?

<p>Journal of Teacher Education (C)</p>
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What is the title of the guide written by Gebhard in 2006?

<p>Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (D)</p>
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Who are the authors of the book 'Redesigning Accountability Systems for Education'?

<p>Fuhrman and Elmore (A)</p>
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What is the title of the study guide published by Educational Testing Service in 2004?

<p>Study Guide for Principles of Learning and Teaching (B)</p>
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What is a challenge to integrating technology into teachers' practices?

<p>Lack of access to the Internet (B)</p>
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What is a benefit of using the Internet in teaching and learning?

<p>It provides access to up-to-date information on various subjects (D)</p>
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What is a reason why technology has not been integrated into teachers' practices thoroughly?

<p>Limited access to computers and the Internet (C)</p>
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What is a potential impact of the Internet on traditional school-based learning?

<p>It has the potential to transform traditional school-based learning (D)</p>
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What is a limitation of media reports on the benefits of technology in education?

<p>They exaggerate the benefits (B)</p>
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What is a topic discussed in Chapters 9 through 11 of the book 'Educational Psychology 12 A Global Text'?

<p>Assessment and instruction (A)</p>
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What are some major goals of the elementary school curriculum mentioned in the text?

<p>Learning to read and learning to solve arithmetic problems (A)</p>
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What is a major priority of teachers when it comes to teaching?

<p>Making education enjoyable and useful (C)</p>
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What is considered a 'gold standard' of teaching according to the text?

<p>Making learning enjoyable and useful (D)</p>
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What impacts how teachers think about learning, as mentioned in the text?

<p>The curriculum and readiness (C)</p>
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What is described as a 'screen' through which teachers understand and evaluate educational psychology?

<p>The ideas from educational psychology (D)</p>
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What makes theories, concepts, and ideas from educational psychology valuable in the field of education?

<p>Their alignment with teachers' priorities and helpfulness in solving classroom problems (A)</p>
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What is the main focus of the behavioral perspective on learning?

<p>Changes in students' behaviors (D)</p>
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What is the main distinction between psychological constructivism and social constructivism?

<p>Changes in individual thinking vs. changes in thinking due to assistance from others (C)</p>
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What is the primary purpose of the theories and concepts developed by educational psychologists?

<p>To provide guidance for assisting learning (D)</p>
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What is the relationship between the two perspectives on learning mentioned in the text?

<p>They are complementary (C)</p>
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What is the main goal of understanding the different perspectives on learning?

<p>To improve student learning outcomes (B)</p>
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What is the significance of understanding the different perspectives on learning in the classroom?

<p>It enables teachers to develop effective teaching strategies (D)</p>
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What is the main limitation of behaviorism when it comes to understanding students' changes in thinking?

<p>It is more focused on students' inner mental processes. (D)</p>
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Which learning mechanism highlights the process of learning new associations with prior behaviors according to the text?

<p>Classical conditioning (D)</p>
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What does respondent conditioning (classical conditioning) primarily begin with according to the text?

<p>Involuntary responses to sounds or sensations (A)</p>
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What is the primary focus of respondent conditioning (classical conditioning)?

<p>Creating associations with prior behaviors (A)</p>
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What distinguishes respondent conditioning from operant conditioning according to the text?

<p>Respondent conditioning deals with involuntary responses to specific stimuli. (C)</p>
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What is the specific contribution of cognitive theories compared to behaviorism in understanding student learning?

<p>Cognitive theories focus on students' thought processes. (C)</p>
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