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Mrs. Sanders is planning her instruction based on a framework for integrating language
arts with other content areas. She is using a common topic for instruction, and she
plans meaningful engaging activities. Which of the following instructional approaches
does Mrs. Sanchez propose?
A. Basal approach
B. Language experience approach
C. Thematic units
D. Literature-based instruction - ANSWER C. Thematic units
A ninth grade teacher questions her students to get them ready for an upcoming quiz. In
asking the questions to address the lesson materials on the quiz the teacher should -
A. Ask literal questions
B. Be respectful of student answers
C. Also engage students in a debate
D. Provide 1 to 2 seconds of wait time after asking a question - ANSWER B. Be
respectful of student answers
Students in Mr. Yamaha's sixth-grade geography class are writing reports about
continents and must do some portion of their research on the Internet. In order to
integrate the activity with the TEKS technology requirements, Mr. Yamaha added to the
project criteria that at least two search engines must be used. Which of the following
best describes a search engine?
A software application that provides access to and views pages and files on the web.
,A software application that seeks and retrieves objects from a database.
A software application that provides the functions of creating, editing, querying, and
maintaining information.
Where data manipulation actually takes place; results are then stored in the computer
memory. ANSWER B. A software application that searches for and identifies items in a
database
An entire class of third graders is having a hard time learning their multiplication tables.
The following are ideas which could be used to embed the Technology Applications
TEKS into the curriculum to accommodate these students. Which would be the best
method for these students to learn?
A. Have students with a microphone in hand interview parents and record what
strategies they used to learn the multiplication facts
B. Have students with a microphone in hand record their peers reciting the
multiplication tables
C. Have groups of students create a video where they document the fun ways to
remember the multiplication tables D. Have students search the Internet for an
interactive software application that will drill them on the multiplication tables -
ANSWER D. Have students search the Internet for an interactive software application
that will drill them on the multiplication tables
During the first week of school in a sixth-grade computer class, the teacher would take
stock of prior knowledge regarding input devices. Which of the following terms are most
likely expected responses from the students?
A. Copyright laws, fair use, acceptable use policies
B. Keyboard, mouse, scanner, microphone, joystick
C. CPUs, computer motherboards, network cards, sound cards
D. Excel spreadsheet, Microsoft Word, Access - ANSWER B. Keyboard, mouse, scanner,
microphone, joystick
A sixth grade teacher utilizes clicker technology as a means of having her students
,respond to in-class questioning and to require participation for all learners. Which of the
following responses most probably supports the teachers rationale for this practice?
A. Technology integration motivates students
B. The response technique utilizes a variety of question types
C. The teacher can use nonverbal prompting to monitor progress of each student
D. The teacher can take an in-class grade for accurate participation - ANSWER C. The
teacher is able to use nonverbal prompting to monitor progress of each student
Mr. McCullough teaches science in high school and wishes to acknowledge students
participating in the state science fair by publishing their pictures on the school's
website. Of the following, what would be the most appropriate thing the teacher could
do?
A. Posting the photographs with no identifying information
B. Obtaining each student's written permission
C. Reviewing the district fair-use policy
D. Reviewing the district acceptable-use policy
A middle school mathematics teacher administers his students a test on material that he
never had a chance to teach. Which of the following identifies the test?
A. The test is not valid
B. The test is not reliable
C. The test is not valid
D. The test is subjective - ANSWER A. The test is not valid
Mrs. Lara is a third-grade teacher who writes notes home, has conferences, and posts
weekly assignments along with upcoming events on her school web page. By using
these multi-modal forms of communication, Mrs. Lara MOST LIKELY knows that -
, A. These are more expedient and effective ways to communicate than calling homes
B. These are more expedient and effective ways to communicate than individual
face-to-face conferences
C. It helps give students the frequent affirmation of acceptance they need from
significant adults
D. Her primary goal is to keep parents abreast of goals and objectives in her class -
ANSWER D. Her primary goal is to keep parents abreast of goals and objectives in her
class
A parent is concerned that her child is not receiving appropriate interventions
according to his 504 accommodations for students with disabilities. The parent has
emailed the teacher to inquire about her concern. The most appropriate response is for
the teacher to -
A. Schedule a meeting for the assistant principal, counselor, and all core subject
teachers to meet and discuss all concerns
B. Discuss with them the interventions the student has received and the process of how
the systematic interventions are given
C. Inform the parent to pay close attention to the work being sent home in the child's
folder
D. Assist the parent with outside resources to help her child - ANSWER B. Discuss the
interventions that the student has received and the process of how the systematic
interventions are given
Mr. Green is a second-grade teacher. A foster parent complained to him about an
incident that occurred between his son and another student three days earlier in Mrs.
Johnson's homeroom class. The foster parent believes in his heart of hearts that his son
was treated unfairly. The best way to communicate with the foster parent so that he
feels his concern has been heard is to
A. Side with the foster parent's complaint and inform the principal about it.
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