A fourth-grade teacher notices several students who are shy and reluctant to speak in class. What strategy would be most effective in motivating students' participation in class while enhancing their listening and speaking skills?
A. Allowing students regular opportunities to read aloud in front of the class
B. Giving students opportunities to share and listen to stories in a small-group setting
C. Encouraging students to orally respond to higher-level thinking questions during class
D. Permitting students to choose which groups of students they feel comfortable speaking to
Ans: B. Giving students opportunities to share and listen to stories in a small-group setting
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A teacher wishes to compare a new approach to teaching math (Method A) with the traditional approach (Method B), because she thinks Method A will improve the learning of math. Prior to the study, what general research hypothesis should the teacher state?
a. The traditional method (Method B) of teaching math is inadequate. b. Method A should be utilized to teach math. c. Can Method A be used successfully to teach math in this particular situation? d. Students will learn more math with Method A than with Method B.
Teachers need to be concerned that any assessment tool they use is actually assessing what it is supposed to assess. In other words, they need to be concerned about the ________ of their assessment practices
A) Reliability B) Practicality C) Standardization D) Validity
If school leaders interested in achieving quality elect to involve a faculty member in the decision-making process, they should ensure that:
a. The individual is a stakeholder. b. The individual will research a possible decision alternative. c. The individual has expertise in the area of the issue in question. d. The individual is a team player.
The same test can be valid with one group of people but invalid with a different group of people.
a. True b. False