Chapter 11: A Classroom Model for Promoting Student Motivation
* 40. Research indicates that classroom management is the biggest concern facing beginning teachers. As a
beginning teacher, which of the following is likely to be most effective for reducing classroom
management problems?
a. Telling the students you’re committed, such as telling them that you care about them and that you
want them to learn
b. Being well organized, such as having your materials ready and giving the students an exercise to
complete while you take roll
c. Demonstrating competence, such as describing your background for the students, so they’ll have
confidence in your teaching ability
d. Involving students, such as organizing your class into cooperative groups the first day
* 41. Which of the following are characteristics of instruction that promote well–managed classrooms?
1. Making transitions quickly and smoothly
2. Preparing materials in advance
3. Starting classes and activities on time
4. Quickly recognizing incidents of misbehavior
5. Creating well-established routines
a. 1, 2, 3, 4 b. 2, 3, 4, 5 c. 1, 3, 4, 5 d. 1, 2, 3, 5
* 42. Instruction that helps promote orderly classrooms has several characteristics. Which of the following is not
one of those characteristics?
a. Starting on time
b. Preparing materials in advance
c. Establishing routines and procedures
d. Recognizing high achievers for their good work
** 43. Juanita Perez typically spends about 5 minutes after the bell rings taking roll, handing out papers, and
writing assignments on the board. She then begins her lesson, and her lessons are skillful applications of
cognitive learning theory. Rafael Jiminez, who teaches in the room next to Juanita, has a “warmup activity”
displayed on his document camera every day when the students walk into the classroom. They begin the
warmup activity without being told while he completes his beginning–of-class routines, and when the
students finish the activity, he immediately begins the day’s lesson.
Based on the evidence we have in the vignette, which of the following is the most valid conclusion?
a. Juanita is a more effective teacher than is Rafael.
b. Rafael is a more effective teacher than is Juanita.
c. Juanita’s students like her class more than Rafael’s students like his class.
d. Juanita is more likely to have classroom management problems than is Rafael.
** 44. Judy Bishop, an eighth-grade math teacher, typically spends about five minutes at the beginning of the
period, taking roll and gathering the materials she will use for the day. When she has her materials ready,
she says, “All right everyone, look up here, and let’s begin.”
Carola Rodriguez, one of Judy’s colleagues, has her materials waiting on her desk and has an
assignment waiting for students as they enter the room. The students immediately begin the assignment,
since they’re used to having an assignment on the board every day. Carola watches the students as they
complete the assignment, they briefly discuss it, and she moves into the day’s topic. Based on this
information, which of the following conclusions is most valid?
a. Judy is a more effective teacher than is Carola.
b. Carola is a more effective teacher than is Judy.
c. Judy has a more productive learning environment than does Carola.
d. Carola is less likely to have classroom management problems than is Judy.