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PLT 1 Practice Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fwa1o4 1. A teacher wants to develop an assessment based on the work of Benjamin Bloom. To best meet the goal, the assessment should include: test questions that assess varying levels of understanding 2. Which of the following terms best desc...

PLT 1 Practice Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fwa1o4 1. A teacher wants to develop an assessment based on the work of Benjamin Bloom. To best meet the goal, the assessment should include: test questions that assess varying levels of understanding 2. Which of the following terms best describes a cognitive process that in- volves combining information to develop new understanding, concepts, or ideas?: Creative thinking 3. Which of the following is a limitation of using a scoring guide for assessing student writing?: Students may be overwhelmed by the amount of information provided on the scoring guide. 4. Which of the following best describes a cognitive characteristic of intellec- tually gifted students?: They have the ability to generate original ideas. 5. Which of the following federal mandates protects the confidentiality of educational records for parents and students?: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 6. Ms. Moran has concerns that one of her students is performing below grade level. Which of the following will provide the most accurate and meaningful information on the student's level of performance relative to others of the same age or grade level?: Standardized test 7. Which of the following activities best reflects a family-centered program and the promotion of parent partnerships with the school?: Relating classroom activities to the various needs and interests of children and families 8. Which of the following best describes Piaget's cognitive stage in which children are able to debate social matters and other abstract ideas?: formal operational 9. Which of the following describes an informal assessment that a teacher might use to best check individual students' understanding of a lesson or unit in progress?: The teacher asks each student to write two sentences that answer a question on a topic the teacher puts on the board midway through the class 10. Which of the following is most representative of a portfolio assessment?: A student's collection of original poems at the end of a poetry unit 11. Which of the following is an appropriate task to assign to a paraeducator in a classroom?: Providing student support during independent practice 12. A physical education teacher decides to teach students how to execute the jump shot by showing them videos of great basketball players performing the action. Students then practice the shot based on the video. Which of the following educational theories is the teacher's technique most based on?: Social learning 1/8  PLT 1 Practice Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fwa1o4 13. Throughout the year, a teacher assists students with developing and achieving specific, challenging, short-term goals. Which of the following is the teacher helping to foster in the students?: Self-efficacy 14. According to Maslow's theory of the hierarchy of needs, people cannot achieve self-actualization without first: satisfying their lower-level needs 15. Place the behavioral theorist's name next to the classroom practice that best implements his theory.: Students are given assignments on the basis of their ability levels and provided with frequent opportunities for success.-Erikson Students are encouraged to eat if hungry, provided with a safe environment, and made to feel accepted in the classroom.-Maslow Students are given a reward for positive behavior and academic success and a consequence for negative behavior and lack of academic progress.- Watson Students are assessed and encouraged to work at their own pace as they are introduced to new information one step at a time.- Thorndike 16. A teacher implements message journals in the classroom. The teacher sends a journal home with each student on Monday, along with a note re- garding accomplishments, concerns, needs, and upcoming school events. Parents return the journals on Thursday with any questions or concerns. Which of the following best describes the purpose of the journals?: supporting communication between home and school 17. An English-language learner (ELL) recently dismissed from the English as a Second Language (ESL) program is now having difficulty in science. The student is proficient in everyday spoken English but has difficulty answering questions orally during class and responding in writing to test questions. Which of the following should the teacher do to best support the development of the student's academic language proficiency?: scaffold instruction to support the student's comprehension 18. An eighth-grade class is using a computer software program to learn French. The students enjoy using the program, but they become frustrated when it frequently loops back to vocabulary they were shown earlier. The students most likely do not understand that: repeated exposure will help them place the vocabulary words in a schema 19. Which of the following contributes most to the development of an inviting and inclusive environment for middle school students?: Assigning an adult advocate to monitor each student's academic and social development 20. Which type of memory stores information for approximately 20 seconds while the mind determines whether the information needs to be retained?: - short-term 2/8  PLT 1 Practice Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fwa1o4 21. Which of the following assessments evaluates a student's performance as it compares to a larger sample of students?: norm-referenced 22. Which of the following is a curriculum accommodation appropriate for a student with an Individualized Education Program (IEP)?: A set of supplemen- tary materials 23. Which of the following is the best example of a statement that is negatively intrinsic?: Student: I really do not want to work on this assignment. 24. Which of the following best identifies an observable and measurable instructional objective for a unit of study on Hispanic cultures?: Students will compare and contrast holidays celebrated in Hispanic cultures with holidays celebrated in other cultures. 25. Which of the following most accurately describes a criterion-referenced score?: A score that indicates how well a student understands the specific content on the test 26. A high school English teacher wants to incorporate interactive message boards and other social media activities into an upcoming unit of study. Which of the following would be the best resource for helping the teacher develop the activities?: the library media specialist 27. For each learning goal, indicate the domain with which it is associated. For each row, select all that apply. Some rows may be empty.: Students will create an original piece of art using their favorite colors and share it with the class.- affective and psychomotor Students will label the States and their capitals on a map of the United States.- cognitive Students will be able to solve classroom conflicts through discussions and role play.- affective and psychomotor 28. When planning his lessons, Mr. Ruiz decides to base much of his instruc- tional approach on Lev Vygotsky's theory of the zone of proximal develop- ment. According to the theory, which of the following strategies will best support learning for a 13-year-old student?: Pairing the student with a peer whose level of skill and concept mastery is slightly more advanced 29. Which of the following activities is specifically associated with reflection about teaching practices?: peer observation 30. The primary advantage of a student portfolio as an alternative to traditional tests and measures is that a portfolio: measures student achievement over a long span of time 31. Which of the following best summarizes the intended benefit of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act for children with disabilities?: Removing barriers to education by ensuring a free appropriate public education (FAPE) 3/8  PLT 1 Practice Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fwa1o4 32. A teacher-centered, skill-building instructional model in which the teacher provides the majority of the information is best known as which of the follow- ing?: direct 33. Student: I can't find any information on my topic.Teacher: Are you having trouble finding good resources for information?Student: Yes, and I'm never going to. I want to change my topic.Teacher: You sound frustrated. Where have you looked so far? Which of the following best describes the teacher's strategy in the dialogue above?: active listening 34. A school district has instituted a new mentoring program for first-year teachers in which they spend time during the school day observing and talking with a more experienced colleague who offers guidance and assistance. Which of the following best describes the main purpose of the program?: - Increasing new teachers' job satisfaction and commitment 35. The concept of a spiraling curriculum, where learners continually build knowledge on what they already know, has its basis in the theories of: Jerome Bruner 36. Some parents complain to the principal about a project assigned to their children by the eighth-grade English teacher. The principal reviews the assign- ment and determines that it is indeed too advanced for the students' grade level. To best explain to the teacher why the assignment is inappropriate, the principal should refer to which of the following curriculum components?: - scope 37. Question:According to the cognitive theory of learning, the most valid evi- dence that students have learned a body of information is that they can: apply what they have learned in a new setting 38. Which of the following teacher statements is an example of appropriate and effective positive feedback?: "This was a tough problem, but you worked hard until you solved it." 39. According to social learning theory, which of the following introductions to a spelling lesson is most likely to result in students' successful learning?: "If you learn some basic spelling rules, you will become a better speller." 40. A teacher wants to use copyrighted materials in class. For each row, select whether the action is allowed or prohibited under copy- right laws.: A teacher makes 25 copies of a compilation of songs. Students practice the songs in class and perform them in the auditorium for parents.- prohibited A teacher makes 25 copies of a short story from a book to be distributed to each student in the class.- allowed 4/8  PLT 1 Practice Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fwa1o4 A teacher copies a poem to be displayed in class. Students discuss the poem in small groups.- allowed 41. A teacher will get better information from a criterion-referenced test than from a norm-referenced test about which of the following?: How much each student has learned about a particular aspect of the curriculum 42. A student who exhibits a pattern of inappropriate interpersonal relation- ships frequently enough to interfere with the learning process may be eligible for special education services under which of the following areas of excep- tionality?: Emotional/behavioral disability 43. Mr. Rose wants to improve the quality of responses and the level of participation by students during class discussions. Which of the following techniques has the greatest potential for improving the thoughtfulness of stu- dents' responses and stimulating wider participation?: Waiting longer between posing a question and calling on students to respond 44. The primary purpose for which national and state agencies establish learning standards is to: define the skills and content to be taught and the level of expected performance 45. A school establishes a mentoring program for incoming teachers. Which of the following is the primary goal of this program?: Providing one-to-one assistance for new teachers 46. Which of the following is the best example of the diagnostic component of formative assessment?: Students complete the K and W parts of a KWL chart about the Great Depression. 47. in which of the following situations might a student's culture or family structure affect his or her ability to learn?: A student from a large family whose members own and work in a family business is asked to work quietly and indepen- dently. 48. Explaining to students what they are going to learn and why that learning will be important to them is one of the elements of: scaffolding 49. A teacher uses exit tickets during the last five minutes of math to assess the effectiveness of the lesson and plan for future instruction. Which of the following types of assessment does this best represent?: formative 50. A science teacher wants to build a garden on school property for students to grow plants and study life cycles. The teacher creates an action plan that includes goals for involving the community. Which of the following describes the best first step for the teacher's action plan?: Meeting with administrators to talk about the purpose and scope of the project 5/8  PLT 1 Practice Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fwa1o4 51. Which of the following is most likely to be effective as a summative assessment?: Students create a multimedia presentation about a novel they have just finished reading. 52. According to B. F. Skinner, which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?: A sanction is removed; a desirable behavior increases 53. Some gifted students have been integrated into a regular classroom. The teacher can most appropriately meet the needs of the gifted students by doing which of the following?: Creating assignments for gifted students that allow them to explore the content in greater depth 54. Which of the following actions indicates that a teacher is applying cogni- tive learning theory into classroom practice?: Using tools that help students see the interrelatedness of information 55. Which of the following expresses the primary purpose of thematic instruc- tion?: To help students build the mental connections necessary for recalling and integrating information 56. Mr. O'Conner is a first-year middle school mathematics teacher. Over the course of the year, he has struggled with classroom management. Which of the following opportunities would be the most beneficial for Mr. O'Conner right now?: There is a local workshop on promoting emotional intelligence in the classroom. 57. Students can be taught to throw and catch any ball without being taught how to throw and catch every type of ball used in sports. This cognitive ability is best known as: transfer 58. One of the strategies teachers can use to best help students develop self-motivation is: guiding students to see personal meaning in what they are learning 59. Which of the following best identifies the process in which two equally ex- perienced teachers provide each other with feedback, support, and assistance to improve teaching performance?: peer coaching 60. for each row, select whether the assessment described is norm-referenced or criterion-referenced.: A multiple-choice test that evaluates basic mathemat- ics skills for the purpose of determining a student's need for academic support- norm-referenced A mathematics test provided by the district twice each year that determines student mastery of state performance standards- criterion-referenced A pretest and posttest that evaluate teaching effectiveness and students' learning progress in mathematics- criterion-referenced 6/8  PLT 1 Practice Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fwa1o4 61. Which of the following is the best example of a First Amendment right being exercised in the classroom?: Ms. Steel frequently holds debates and allows students to voice their opinions. 62. Antonio, an intermediate-level English-language learner (ELL) in the ninth grade, is having difficulty following a class lecture on frogs. He especially has trouble keeping track of all of the characteristics of the animal when trying to take notes. Which of the following actions would be best for the teacher to take to assist Antonio during future lectures on frogs?: Providing Antonio with a word-web graphic organizer that includes a word bank of key vocabulary being used during the lecture 63. Ms. Rivers is developing a lesson for her seventh-grade history class. A colleague has suggested that she use scaffolding to help her students effectively access the information. Which of the following strategies has the best potential to help her use this approach?: Having students use study guides as they read material and listen to class lectures 64. Which of the following is most appropriate for assessing the strengths and weaknesses of a student who is new to the school district?: diagnostic test 65. Which of the following resources is primarily used as an aid in getting students to understand an abstract concept at a physical or concrete level?- : manipulatives 66. A teacher wants students to effectively use peer assessment to improve their writing. Which of the following is the best first step when guiding stu- dents in how to do so?: Establishing criteria for good writing 67. Which of the following best characterizes a teachable moment?: the teacher briefly digresses from the planned lesson to explain a concept or event that has captured students' collective interest. 68. Students read an article discussing common causes of the endangerment of species in this decade. The teacher then asks students to answer the following question. "What are some factors that contribute to the endangerment of a species?" The question serves primarily to: check for understanding 69. Mr.Young's middle school students are having difficulty with a project that requires them to keep a notebook in which they record careful, systematic scientific observations and then write two possible hypotheses that could be tested on the basis of the observations. Which of the following theories will best help Mr. Young understand why so many of his students are having difficulty with the project?: Jean Piaget's theory on the stages of cognitive devel- opment 7/8  PLT 1 Practice Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fwa1o4 70. Ms. Petra is presenting a lesson about the water cycle and has given each student a diagram to label. As she teaches, she moves toward a student named Tyler, who she notices is being inattentive. Without interrupting instruction, she points to the place on Tyler's diagram where he should be writing a label. Ms. Petra's actions can best be classified as an example of: non-verbal communication 8/8