CITW Chapters 1-6

(Ch 1) Which one of these is not a recommendation for setting objectives in the classroom?

• Set learning objectives that are restrictive so they can be easily achieved.

• Engage students in setting personal learning objectives.

• Connect the learning objectives.

• Communicate the learning objectives to students and parents.

(Ch 1) Learning objectives should be broad so that they have less meaning and decrease learning towards the unimportant subjects.

• True

• False

(Ch 1) Teachers should provide students with feedback that is _________.

(Ch 2) Providing recognition must be done ________, or it can have negative consequences.

(Ch 2) A __________ orientation allows teachers to design tasks that are appropriate for students at different levels of learning and to personalize recognition when students accomplish their tasks.

• performance orientation

• learning orientation

• mastery-goal

• self-regulation orientation

(Ch 2) Select the statement about praise that is NOT true.

• How you praise, what you praise, and when you praise is not important as long as the student is progressing through the curriculum.

• If students perceive that praise is not sincere, they will discount it, and there will be no opportunity for it to have a possitive effect on motivation.

• Teachers should ensure that their words of praise match his or her nonverbal behavior.

• Praise should support students' motivation to learn by helping them attribute their efforts to their motivation and their accomplishements to their efforts.

(Ch 3) True or False: Engaging students in cooperative learning is simply organizing them into small groups and monitoring progress toward the given assignment.

• True

• False

(Ch 3) How often should a teacher use cooperative learning?

• Every day

• 3-4 times a week

• At least once a week

• Once a month is plenty

(Ch 3) What is one concept that has become a keystone in preparing students for future endeavors?

(Ch 4) _________ cues activate students' prior knowledge by bringing to mind relevant personal experiences or situations that they encournter on a regular basic.

• Verbal

• Explicit

• Emplied

• Opinionated