PEd Midterm Exam

What are the most important in-school factors for student success?

• Students

• Teachers

• Resources

• Parents

Which of the following below can be used to accurately predict if a student will graduate on time?

• Handwriting

• Friend Group

• 3rd Grade reading test scores

• 5th grade Social Studies test scores.

The ________ the education earned, the _________ unemployment rate.

• Lower, lower.

• Lower, higher.

• Higher, lower

• Higher, higher

What is the term for the method or practice of teaching; the study of different teaching methods?

• Pedagogy

• Educational Citizenship

• Equity

• Psychology

Which of the following characteristics of highly effective teaching is described below:

Stays up-to-date on content, and utilizes a variety of teaching methods.

• Knowledge

• Effectively plan and deliver instruction.

• Effectively assess learning.

• Professional

Which of the following characteristics of highly effective teaching is described below:

Communicates with students or families and is a team player.

• Knowledge

• Effectively plan and deliver instruction.

• Effectively assess learning.

• Professional

Which of the following characteristics of highly effective teaching is described below:

Formally an informally collects, analyzes, and uses student progress data to ensure that all students learn at a high-level.

• Knowledge

• Effectively plan and deliver instruction.

• Effectively assess learning.

• Professional

Which of the following characteristics of highly effective teaching is described below:

Creates a safe and welcome learning environment in which high, clear expectations are fostered, and students are actively engaged in learning.

• Knowledge

• Effectively plan and deliver instruction.

• Create a Positive Learning Environment

• Professional

_________ is the professional attitudes, values, and beliefs, demonstrated through both verbal and nonverbal behaviors as educators, interact with students, families, colleagues, and communities.

• Citizenship

• Disposition

• Equity

• Diverse Teaching

A relationship between an individual and government, in which the individual participates in systems and processes for the services the government provides.

• Citizenship

• Disposition

• Equity

• Diverse Teaching