One of the dangers of using holidays as a basis for organizing integrated curriculum is that
a. holidays can have little or no appropriate content for young children to understand.
b. there are so many fun holidays that it is hard to choose which ones should be celebrated.
c. they happen throughout the year and thus can take too long for an integrated curriculum study.
d. children get too excited, making it hard to maintain order and calm in a classroom.
Answer: a
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Students who have a strong sense of self-efficacy will likely
a. abandon tasks when progress becomes difficult because they tend to be perfectionists. b. avoid novel tasks because they are not able to conceptualize the probability of success over failure. c. ask a teacher for help as soon as a task becomes difficult because they are very realistic about their abilities and limitations. d. have high expectations of success and, therefore, persist on a given task even when it becomes difficult.
In his third grade mathematics class, Bill is attempting to learn how to solve word problems. He is able to turn the sentences into the necessary and correct mathematical equations but often has problems in carrying out the actual arithmetic and algebraic procedures. This difficulty stems from a problem with:
a. problem translation b. problem integration c. solution planning and monitoring d. solution execution
In the current view of classroom management, the teacher is best viewed as which of the following?
A. Dictator B. Leader C. Director D. Facilitator
A possible question for observation procedure is
a. How often is someone interrupting another group member? b. How should we celebrate group achievement? c. How can group members become good participant-observers? d. Which warm-up activity is the most effective in improving group cohesion?