PTK Exam 1 Part 1

Which question below is MOST likely to generate the widest range of answers and discussions among students?

Why would the author have ended the book this way?

Why should a teacher always spend time explaining classroom rules during the first few days of class?

To establish clear expectations for performance and behavior.

Which of the methods below will BEST hold students accountable for their full participation in cooperative learning groups?

Assign each student in the group a specific role in accomplishing the objectives of the activity

When teachers share standardized test results with parents, there is a large amount of information in the score report to be discussed. Which information will be of MOST use to the typical parent?

Specific areas of academic strength and weakness

Suppose your objective for a lesson is “The student will demonstrate an ability to differentiate among igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.” Which of the following is the BEST activity for introducing students to the attributes of each type of rock?

Students examine rocks belonging to each group and identify the similarities and differences. The activity is followed by a group discussion in which the teacher brings out the important characteristics of each type.

A group of students wants to produce an electronic magazine that publishes original student writing and art. Their adviser is planning a unit to train them how to use a word-processing application to create pages that include features such as images, multi-column layouts, sidebars, headers, footers, links, and page backgrounds. Which of the following would be the BEST culminating activity for this portion of the training?

Small teams producing a document under proctored conditions, using specified features, and within a time limit

Which of the following is MOST likely to promote effective transfer of knowledge to students?

Having students work on their own with specific information related to a topic before giving an organizing lecture.

Students are about to take a paper and pencil test. If there is time for only one of the following activities, which would BEST prepare the students for the test?

Students should make a chart of the important topics with notes on subtopics below each.

Consider the following question asked by a first grade teacher: “What do the three stories we have read by Tomie de Paola have in common?” What is the main instructional value of asking a question like this?

Analysis of the separate stories and comparison between them

Given the following set of scores on a standardized test, which choice most closely approximates the difference between the mean and median of the set- 89, 65, 77, 93, 80, 87, 79

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