What are the reasons for increased interest in staff development for teachers?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Answers could comment on (a) new state requirements mandating that teachers renew
their professional skills to retain their teaching certificates; (b) the increasing knowledge base in areas such as educational technology; and (c) increased commitment to instructional improvement.
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All of the following can help children transition smoothly from activity to activity except:
A) ?Teacher begins singing a cleanup song. B) ?Teacher gives a single verbal announcement such as, "Okay, it's time to clean up." C) ?Teacher sounds a chime before announcing, "It's time to go outside." D) ?Teacher moves to the area where she wants children to gather and talk quietly.
Research has shown that:
a. it is more difficult for students to learn rote procedures once they have acquired conceptual understanding. b. it makes no difference for students in the long run whether conceptual practice or rote practice comes first. c. it is more difficult for students to acquire conceptual understanding once they have learned rote procedures. d. it is more difficult for students to acquire conceptual understanding if they simultaneously learn the comparable rote procedures.
Using Mr. Powell's system, the student's average would be:
a. 70. b. 75. c. 80. d. 85.
When creating behavioral objectives, teachers should specify all of the following EXCEPT ________.
A. the content of the objective B. the conditions under which a student's performance will be assessed C. the criteria of acceptable performance D. the rewards that the child will be receiving