Bob has been teaching fifth grade for five years. He knows his students have difficulty understanding the different potential geologic plate movements of the earth. Knowing this, he has developed a series of hand movements the children can use to illustrate the different potential relationships among plates. By recognizing that his students have difficulty with this concept and by finding a way
to better assist their learning, Bob is specifically illustrating his:
a. domain-specific prior knowledge.
b. general pedagogical knowledge.
c. general prior knowledge.
d. pedagogical content knowledge.
d
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Three of the following are examples of self-regulation as a means of addressing classroom misbehaviors. Which one is not a good example of self-regulation?
A) A student tries hard to earn the reinforcer his teacher has told him he will get for good behavior. B) A student reminds herself in a whisper that she should raise her hand before speaking in class. C) A student thinks, "I paid better attention in class today. I'm going to reward myself by watching television when I get home from school." D) A student keeps track of the number of times he's gone to the pencil sharpener in a single day.
Which of the following is not a criticism of transformational leadership approach?
A. lacks conceptual clarity B. has potential to be abused C. expansive leadership view D. elitist and anti-democratic
According to Piaget, at which cognitive period of development does scientific reasoning occur?
a. pre-operational b. post-operational c. formal operations d. concrete operations
Which of the following is an example of an embedded mixed methods research study?
a. The researcher triangulates the quantitative data and qualitative data b. The researcher provides a complete picture of the topic being studied c. The researcher collects qualitative data as part of an experimental study d. The researcher adds numbers to the interview protocol