Quiz 2 Slavin Ch-1

A  teacher candidate ACT scores.

B  the teacher’s ability to use technology.

C  the teacher’s rank in high school standing.

D  the teacher’s belief that what he or she does makes a difference.

A  believe they are able to build rapport with colleagues

B  make effective decisions regarding student learning outcomes

C  believe the efficacy of student outcomes is curriculum based

D  believe their own efforts determine their students’ success

A  what the teacher says and demonstrates thoughtfully to students

B  what students desire to learn and what the teacher has knowledge of

C  what the teacher desires students to learn and students’ actual learning

D  what the teacher knows and is able to communicate to the students

A  subject matter and school expectations

B  knowledge of subject matter and students’ background information.

C  knowledge of subject matter, enthusiasm, and a positive attitude

D  knowledge of subject matter and the skills to share that knowledge

A  report her colleagues to the principal and ask to be reassigned to a different team

B  seek virtual colleagues and professional development on the Web

C  keep her questions to herself until her next meeting with her mentor next month

D  look for ways to make herself happy and fulfilled outside of the classroom

A  respect her student’s right to educational privacy.

B  make decisions that influence the course of her work.

C  write better instructional objectives.

D  accept the limitations of her professional position.

A  aggregate data.

B  indirect.

C  globally recognized.

D  inhibited.

A  attend graduate school.

B  become a certified teacher.

C  finish an approved PhD program.

D  conduct an action research study.

A  to assess behaviors that occur in the classroom during instruction.

B  to test principles of education used in planning learning outcomes.

C  to test the theories that guide the actions of those involved in education.

D  The goal of educational psychology is to test the theories that guide the actions of educators.

E  to identify learning styles and preferences exhibited by students.

A  Educational psychology provides teachers with research-based principles to guide their teaching.

B  Educational psychology is the study of learners, learning, and teaching. Educational psychology doesn’t directly cannot tell teachers what to do, but educational psychologists carry out research on the nature of students, principles of learning, and methods of teaching to give educators the information they need to think critically about their work.

C  Educational psychology aims to improve teacher candidates’ subject matter knowledge.

D  Educational psychology is the study of learning theory as it relates to aspects of education outside of the classroom.

E  Educational psychology provides teachers with specific actions to improve classroom teaching.