An observer is given the following checklist used as an alternative assessment to evaluate a preservice education major in a microteaching experience
1 ._____Understands the students
2 ._____Has mastery of the content being taught
3 ._____Motivates students
4 ._____Has classroom management skills
Which of the following statements is the best assessment of the checklist?
a. The checklist is effective as written.
b. A checklist is an inappropriate instrument for assessing teaching skills; a more reliable measure, such as a multiple-choice test, would be more appropriate.
c. The checklist would be more effective if the statements were in behavioral terms. As is, it requires the observer to make inferences about the student's performance.
d. The statements in the checklist should be in the form of complete sentences instead of the phrases that appear.
c
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For every hour Pugsley doesn't yell in class he receives 1 sticker the first hour, 2 stickers for the second consecutive hour, and 3 stickers for the third consecutive hour. During the fourth hour, Pugsley yells and, consequently, does not earn any stickers. If he doesn't yell during the next hour, how many stickers will he receive?
a. 4 stickers b. 3 stickers c. 2 stickers d. 1 sticker e. no stickers
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Education that uses instructional procedures that have been validated through research is responsive to struggling students, prevents school failure, and reduces the number of referrals to special education.
Which of the following statements best describes Lilian Katz's quote: "Your client is not the child, but the family."?
A) Caregivers should focus only on the child B) Caregivers should focus primarily on the parent, then on the child C) Caregivers should focus on the families more than the child D) Caregivers should focus on the family and the child within that family
By what age are children using complex sentences to form questions?
a. 2-3 b. 3-4 c. 4-6 d. 6-8