Discuss the methods for getting and maintaining students’ attention.
What will be an ideal response?
The answers should indicate that teachers draw students’ attention to important concepts, facts, or procedures to be learned and that they help students discriminate relevant from irrelevant information. Teachers need to consider ways to plan for attention, use signals to direct students’ attention at the beginning and throughout the lesson, use a variety of instructional methods to engage students, and respect students’ attention limits.
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Which definition best describes "shadow teaching"?
a. The general educator teaches specific subject matter, while the special educator circulates around the classroom and offers individual students assistance. b. The general educator teaches specific subject matter, while the special educator works directly with one or two target students on academics and/or behavior. c. The general educator and special educator teach different subject matter to groups of students who rotate from one learning station to another. d. The general educator teaches specific subject matter while the special educator assumes responsibility for teaching associated academic (e.g., note taking, test taking) or school survival skills (e.g., sharing, self-control).
Compared to a room arrangement in which all desks face forward, arranging desks in two facing groups may facilitate interaction during discussion. It may, however, cause more difficulty in
a. minimizing distractions. b. monitoring students. c. arranging access to supplies. d. congestion in high traffic areas.
Which of the following phrases is most commonly used to describe a portfolio focused on a student's self-evaluative and ongoing improvement in the quality of work products?
A. Working portfolio B. Showcase portfolio C. Formative portfolio D. Summative portfolio
Many early childhood professionals believe that a strong reliance on standardized tests:
a. indicates that a center is of high quality. b. will overshadow the importance of social, emotional and physical development. c. will allow the center to charge higher fees. d. none of the above