Texas Teacher Part II Science 4-8

Which of the following is used by teachers to check the validity of assessments?

• Convention

• Convintion

• Content

• Dialog

Physical science teachers encourage self regulation learning. What is it?

• A process that helps students manage thoughts, emotions and behaviors

• A process that helps students learn with hands on experiences rather than lecture

A 10th grade science teacher is developing new assessment techniques. To help him create new techniques that students would be interested in, the teacher can do what?

• Ask 9th graders for input

• Ask students for input

A 7th grade physical science teacher is using the question and answer strategy with her students. This is what type of strategy?

• Instructional

• Engaging

• Learning statagy

• Memorization

How many significant figures would the product of 3.2 x 4.561 have?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Six

How many vital elements are needed for scientific literacy?

• 2

• 3

• 8

• 10

Groups with parts that relate to each other are an example of which of the following scientific concepts

• Systems

• Models

• Scales

Physical science teachers are aware of intellectual development. What is intellectual development?

• How knowledge is conceived

• How knowledge is perceived

• How knowledge is used

• How knowledge is terminated

Models of scientific inquiry are meant to do what?

• Change world views on life science

• To offer a description of how scientific inquiry is carried out while being practiced.

• To avoid giving a description of how scientific inquiry is carried out while being practiced

Models of scientific inquiry have how many main functions?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8