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1.       According to Jones, student commitment to accomplishing a learning goals depends on all of the following EXCEPT:
A.      How interesting the goal is.
B.      Hoe likely it seems that the goal can be accomplished.
C.      What degree of challenge the goal presents.
D.      Whether the learner will be able to tell if the goal has been accomplished.
E.       Whether materials are already assembled for undertaking the goal.
Answer: E
According to Vernon jones, the other elements in engaging a student’s commitment to a learning goal are the satisfaction or reward associated with completion, and the way in which others relate to the learner throughout the learning process.

2.       Since the Supreme Court case Tinker vs. Des Meines Independent School District, which of the following is NOT true?
A.      First Amendment rights of students are assured.
B.      Students may not express views that “materially and substantially”
C.      Students may express their views on school policy.
D.      The first Amendment is Fundamental to education.
E.       A principal may prevent the publication of an article criticizing school policies.
Answer: E
According to the decision, articles criticizing school policies may be published. If the articles are of such content as to potentially disrupt school operation, however, a principal can prevent them from being distributed or used in the classroom.

3.       A teacher who desires to succeed and to grow should be:
A.      A constant innovator
B.      A strict disciplinarian
C.      A flexible, permissive leader
D.      A model in self-understanding
E.       A reader and user of education research applicable to student needs.
Answer: E
Success in teaching derives from any factors. However, a knowledge research in child psychology and learning theories is basic to success in most situations.

4.       A curriculum committee should consider pupil goals purpose as:
A.      Too immature to be considered in planning course content.
B.      Too changeable to be useful.
C.      Irrelevant to long-range planning.
D.      Significant only for immediately outcomes in daily work.
E.       Relevant to the shaping of content and approach.
Answer: E
Pupils are motivated to learn when they see that their own goals and purpose have been considered in planning the learning process.

5.       Educators today:
A.      Differ on the goal of education, but agree on methods.
B.      Differ on the teaching method, but agree on goals.
C.      Differ on both goals and methods.
D.      Agree on methods for teaching reading.
E.       Agree on evaluation techniques.
Answer: C

Educators base their philosophy both on what they have learned and on what works for them in the classroom and, in most cases, this a unique experience. Pragmatic teachers are selective in choosing methods and in setting realistic goals for each of their classes.

6.       The teacher who understands the adolescent’s need to conform will:
A.      Use sarcasm as a disciplinary device.
B.      Disregard unique responses in discussions and on examinations.
C.      Establish a learning climate that fosters feelings of security.
D.      Lecture students on their weakness of character.
E.       Structure highly competitive situation.
Answer: C
Adolescents have a particular need for affiliation and achievement. They also need firm guidelines, opportunities to make decisions, and time to work together on units and projects. A supportive teacher gives them verbal reinforcement, encouragement, and permission to make choices on topics, reading materials, and research projects.

7.       The best public relations agents for a school are the:
A.      Pupils
B.      Teachers and pupils
C.      PTA members
D.      Principals
E.       Athletic coaches
Answer: B
Public relations are the responsibility of everyone connected with the school system. Because teachers and pupils are in daily contact with this system, they are its public-relations agents. Parents hear from their children about school activities and programs. The pupil’s enthusiasm or lack of it can affect the outcome of proposals from school taxes.

8.       The structured curriculum is in decided contrast to the child-centered curriculum, which :
A.      Emphasizes fundamental education.
B.      Is changeable and is built around student interest and needs.
C.      Is oriented to the needs of a democratic society.
D.      Utilizes the theory of mental discipline.
E.       Emphasizes a particular body of knowledge.
Answer: B
The structured curriculum is firmly based on predetermined content and methods. The child-centered curriculum is flexible and is often built around student interests and current needs.

9.       A teacher has prepared the instructional objectives for his physical education course. What learning outcome does he seek with an objective that begins thus : “given the questions, “What are the requirements for participation in the Olympic Games?’’?
A.      An attitude change
B.      A verbal association
C.      Information  acquisition and processing
D.      Signal learning
E.       A synthesis of information or ideas
Answer: C
Information acquisition is the basic goal of this objective. This information may be used in oral communication, perhaps to involve students in discussion after the brief presentation by the pupil who answers the question.

10.   During the process of learning and comprehending information, pupils experience an acquisition phrase use to acquire information are:
A.      Motor skills and attitude
B.      Encoding and retrieval
C.      Analysis and evaluation
D.      Decoding and interference
E.       Interference and transference
Answer: B
Encoding, a process that is not well understood, must take place if the memory of some particular information is to be permanent. Encoding seems to involve the physical properties of words ( e.g., “a name beginning with B” )as well as what we call “verbal” associations.

11.   A teacher is doing a task analysis for a science lesson about the honeybee. Which of the following is NOT a required step in the task-analysis process?
A.      Describing the learning process to be used.
B.      Specifying educational objectives for the lesson.
C.      Preparing an interest inventory for the students.
D.      Listing prerequisites for the lesson.
E.       Naming the type of performance required for success in the lesson.
Answer: C
The characteristics of each student, including his or her interests, are valuable for the teacher to know, but they need not be ascertained before every lesson. What a task analysis must do is anticipate every professional hallmark of a good lesson-objectives, methods, evaluation criteria, and so on.

12.   It may seem obvious that the school has a great deal to do with student success. Which of the following statements is NOT borne out by education research?
A.      Teachers make a difference in how well students succeed on standardized tests.
B.      It is possible to measure student achievement with high validity.
C.      A good curriculum program will turn out academic achievers.
D.      Students can improve their scores on standardized tests by succeeding daily classroom work.
E.       Socio-economic background is not a barrier to student achievement.
Answer: C
According to Squires, Huitt, and Segars, the curriculum package in and of itself doesn’t make students successful academically. That goal is the shared responsibility of principal, teacher, and student.

13.   A teacher is instructing a beginners’ basketball class. If she is to use feedback most effectively, which of the following approaches should she use?
A.      Put off her comments until 10 minutes before the end of the class.
B.      Provide immediate and informative feedback on an individual basis.
C.      Comment only when a student fails to make a basket.
D.      Summarize her observations after each 10-minutes interval.
E.       Criticize individual performance in the hearing of the entire class.
Answer: B
Feedback that is given immediately and informatively provides the best reinforcement for beginners who are learning motor skills. Teacher encourage after each try would help to maintain interest and encourage persistence.

14.   Teachers of the handicapped should know the characteristics of common physical disabilities that impair motor function. Which of the following characteristics are NOT correctly matched with a disability?
A.      Cerebral palsy: muscular incoordination and speech disturbance.
B.      Hemiplegia: paralysis of one laterals half of the body.
C.      Diplegia: paralysis of corresponding parts on both sides of the body, often both legs.
D.      Muscular dystrophy: progressive wasting of the skeletal muscles.
E.       Spina bifida: curvature of the spine.
Answer: E
Spina bifida is an abnormality in the closure of the spinal canal, caused by a lack of bony arches in the lumber region, an undeveloped spinal cord, or a soft tissue mass that covers the lower part of the spine.

15.   Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease related to an insufficiency of :
A.      Adrenaline
B.      Insulin
C.      Iodine
D.      Thiamine
E.       Vitamins
Answer: B
Diabetes mellitus is related to an insufficiency of insulin. It is characterized by excessive thirst, hunger, and weight loss.

16.   About 2 percent of the population is affected by epileptic seizures. To be able to assist children who have this problem, a teacher should know the sign that such an attack is occurring. Which of the following describes an epileptic seizure?
A.      An interruption of consciousness, with spasmodic convulsions.
B.      Apparent day dreaming, with twitching eyelids or slightly facial movements.
C.      Constant “foodless” chewing, purposeless walking or random hand arm movements.
D.      All of the above.
E.       None of the above.
Answer: D
All three are symptomatic of epilepsy. Choice (A) describes a grand mal seizure; choice (B), a petit mal attack; choice (C), a milder form.

17.   All children who suffer a loss through death, divorce, or disability show psychological stress. The grieving process occurs in five successive stages. Which of these is the first one of order in the following list?
A.      Denial : “If behave the way I always did, the problem won’t bother me.”
B.      Bargaining : “It I do this or you help me do this, the hurt or the problem will go away.”
C.      Anger : “Why did God or my parents or you, my teacher, let this happen to me?”
D.      Depression : “I feel so bad I don’t want to eat or sleep or do anything.”
E.       Acceptance : “I can’t run fast as the other kids, but I can still play ball.”
Answer: B
“Bargaining” does not occur until the stage of anger has passed.

18.   If a teacher wants to help his fourth graders develop social skills, one of the first points he will have to consider with regard to social learning is that:
A.      Social roles are learned only in the family.
B.      All role relationship are defined by law.
C.      Motor skills are not essential to social behavior.
D.      Internalized rules determine personal interaction with others.
E.       Social behavior are unaffected by different social contexts.
Answer: D
Rules must first be learned and then internalized so that they become a set of values which govern our social interactions.

19.   Research on individual learning differences indicates the need for
A.      The traditional “lockstep” approach to classroom instruction.
B.      Maximizing off-task behaviors.
C.      Plenty of free time for each pupil.
D.      The use of the aptitude-treatment-interaction model.
E.       The use of laissez-faire scheduling.
Answer: D
Students vary widely in social and academic skills. Research indicates that the teacher should know each pupil’s aptitude. Following this, the teacher should structure the classroom to meet the individual student’s need for pupil-teacher and pupil-pupil interactions.

20.   Students with low achievement levels prefer a classroom learning environment that is:
A.      Innovation-oriented
B.      Task-oriented
C.      Well-structured
D.      Competition-oriented
E.       A combination of B and C above.
Answer: E
Research shows that pupils who have learning difficulties prefer to work in a structured and task-oriented environment with firm teacher supervision. Their security is based on working in predictable surroundings. Their insecurity with learning tasks increases if the environment becomes uncertain and disruptive.

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