As second-grade students are learning a new science concept, the teacher helps them acquire
knowledge and skills that they could not acquire on their own by using prompts, giving suggestions,
providing feedback, and modeling activities. In this situation, which of the following strategies is the
teacher primarily using to foster students' cognitive development?
A. modeling
B. cooperative learning
C. scaffolding
D. inquiry learning - Answer-C
According to convergent research, which of the following factors has been shown to have the greatest
effect on a child's language development?
A. the age at which the child starts attending preschool or prekindergarten
B. the number of family members living at home with the child
C. the quality and diversity of books and toys the child is exposed to
D. the amount of verbal input the child receives from caregivers and others - Answer-D
Which of the following assessment practices would be considered ethical?
, A. obtaining actual test items to use as examples when preparing students for a standardized
assessment
B. using ongoing informal assessments of students' learning to guide the instructional process
C. determining assessment accommodations for individual students based on
their classroom performance
D. posting standardized assessment results that include students' identifying information on a class Web
page - Answer-B
A fourth-grade teacher uses a variety of techniques, including questioning and journal prompts, to check
for students' understanding of content-area instruction.
Which of the following outcomes is likely to be the most important benefit of this strategy?
A. helping the teacher identify areas where students may need additional
reinforcement
B. improving students' overall performance on standardized assessments
C. allowing the teacher to spend less time creating and grading student
assessments
D. encouraging students to view learning as a process and become lifelong learners - Answer-A
A kindergarten teacher frequently uses home-school notebooks to communicate with families about
their children's progress. For example, the teacher and family of one student recently used such a
notebook to keep one another informed about the student's progress in mastering specific self-help
skills. This approach is likely to be most effective in promoting which of the following outcomes?
A. fostering in students a sense of responsibility with regard to their own learning
B. establishing partnerships with families in the assessment of their children's learning and development
C. helping build caring and friendly relationships between the teacher and students
D. enhancing families' ability to reinforce at home what their children are learning in school - Answer-B
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