Teaching Social Studies Test 1 (Ch.1-5)

Long range planning requires first to...

read the state curriculum standards.

The culmination of a unit is when...

students share what they have learned.

Which of the following is a goal?

-TSW identify the causes of the American Revolution

-TSW become a participatory citizen

-TSW compare compare the advantages of the north/south at the beginning of the Civil War

-TSW orally recite the first paragraph of the Declaration of Independence

TSW become a participatory citizen

In planning, the term "unit" best describes...

a plan of sequential progression of lessons that are related to a theme

Differentiated instruction aims to...

teach students who have a wide range of abilities.

Alignment to the curriculum occurs...

when standards/objectives, activities, and evaluation are matched.

The Backward Curriculum Design emphasizes initially putting more attention on...

assessment.

In writing lesson plans, teachers...

often are not detailed enough.

KWL is an instructional strategy for...

finding out what students already know about a topic.

In planning, teachers should...

take the opportunity to build on students' interests, depending on circumstances.

If the teacher says, "Today we're going to hear a story about Jose, who got into trouble; think about how you feel as I read," it is most likely an example of....

role playing.

Problem solving modes of teaching are most closely associated with which of the following?

-Values education

-Citizenship education

-Direct teaching

-The scientific method

The scientific method

The teaching strategy in which the emphasis is on having students identify problems, generate hypotheses, and then collect data to support or reject the hypotheses is...

inquiry.

The direct teaching model is most closely related to...

lecturing.

The skills needed to find information are best taught by...

direct teaching.

The most important implication of Gardner's intelligences suggests that teachers should consider...

using a wide variety of teaching methods.

Cooperative learning is used for...

helping students to learn both content and skills.

The most serious problem in cooperative learning is...

the lack of accountability of students.

The direct teaching model of instruction should...

be used when appropriate.

Critics think teachers use too much...

recitation.

Type of objective test item that is most appropriate for measuring the recall of capitals of states...

Short answer of completion

Type of objective test item that is most appropriate for distinguishing between fact and opinion statements...

True-false or alternative response

Type of objective test item that is most appropriate for relating inventors to their inventions...

matching

Type of objective test item that is most appropriate for selecting the best reason that the North won the Civil War...

Multiple-choice

Classify the question using Bloom's taxonomy: "How would you define 'de facto'?"

understand

Classify the question using Bloom's taxonomy: "What are the three main branches of the federal government?"

remember

Classify the question using Bloom's taxonomy: "Should the principal be allowed to search student lockers for drugs?"

evaluate

Classify the question using Bloom's taxonomy: "Add three lines to this statement: Being an American is..."

create

Value-added measures appear to be...

increasing.

The most difficult objective questions for teachers to write are...

multiple choice.

Oral history in the schools is...

student-produced historical accounts that were obtained from oral sources.

Learning about time...

can be started in the primary grades with emphasis on concrete instruction on clocks and calendars.

Which is not recommended in teaching time?

Teachers should use terms such as the twentieth century.

Which is not an example of developing the sense of chronology?

-Drawing a picture of one's family.

-Having daily schedules.

-Emphasis on the past, present, and future in a story

-Using classroom calendars

Drawing a picture of one's family

A debated issue in primary grades social studies is...

should topics like the Holocaust be taught.

To ensure that students understand historical fiction,

have students make a timeline of the events in the story.

Students participating in History Day...

use primary sources.

Which is not a concern using a primary document?

The artifact was used in the home.

Which is not a prime advantage of using a timeline?

Shows multicultural perspective

The current trend in the elementary social studies curriculum is to emphasize even more...

history and geography.