Chapter 13 Test Questions
Multiple Choice
1. If you are to be a successful, high-quality teacher, then your number one concern must be to
a. pursue advanced degrees as expeditiously as possible.
b. spend as much time as you can in keeping up with content knowledge.
c. work toward improving the learning of all your students.
d. build close relationships with in in-school and district administrators.
2. The tendency for new teachers is to focus most on
a. the details of the moment.
b. overall patterns and themes in the profession.
c. reflections on lessons so as to improve next time.
d. the growth patterns in each of your students.
3. Denise Petras is principal of Mesa Verde High School. She wants to improve student learning in her
school. She knows that the place to start is to base her efforts on research. Denise is aware that
studies during the 1970s proved that there were strong correlations between student test results and
a. teacher behavior.
b. text books used.
c. parental involvement.
d. administrative leadership.
4. Research that led to the formation of the Effective Schools model showed that the schools shared all of
the following characteristics, EXCEPT
a. a shared vision and goals.
b. purposeful teaching.
c. extensive test-prep strategies.
d. home-school partnerships.
5. A product or process for which there is evidence of greater gain than if the approach was not used is
a. value added.
b. evidence-based.
c. disaggregated.
d. instructionally relevant.
6. A curriculum or instructional approach for which there is research and/or evaluation studies of its
effectiveness is
a. value added.
b. evidence-based.
c. disaggregated.
d. instructionally relevant.
7. An example of Tier 1 data is
a. standardized tests typically administered once a year by a local school district.
b. interim assessments that have been developed for district–wide use.
c. teacher-developed assessments.
d. SAT or ACT scores.
8. Samuel Johnson is a third-grade teacher at Wilson Elementary School. As part of a unit on the water
cycle, he has created formative assessments to guide his instruction. The data that Samuel collects is
an example of
a. Tier 1.
b. Tier 2.
c. Tier 3.
d. Tier 4.
9. The annual activities that school staff members engage in to identify and resolve shortcomings in
student learning are referred to as
a. school improvement process.
b. professional development.
c. teacher induction.
d. teacher internship.
10. After examining the results of the school improvement process in place at Northeast Middle School,
the sixth grade teachers were asked to complete a series of professional development activities for
improving literacy in the science classroom. This is an example of
a. curriculum redesign.
b. action steps.
c. professional learning communities.
c. teacher induction.
11. The document produced each year that summarizes the data analyses and specifies action steps that
will be taken is
a. curriculum framework.
b. school report card.
c. school improvement plan.
d. professional development plan.
12. If you visit the Janus School, you will see teachers working collaboratively. They visit each other’s
classrooms and openly share plans, resources, and ideas. They also have a shared vision for the
school and what teaching and learning should be like. There is mutual respect, high levels of trust,
and regular introduction of innovative solutions to problems. The Janus School is an example of a
a. professional learning community.
b. teacher induction program.
c. school improvement process.
d. model intervention program.
13. The process of teachers learning from teachers is
a. collegial learning.
b. evaluation.
c. cooperative learning.
d. team planning.
14. High-quality schools
a. restrict parent visits to classrooms.
b. incorporate many strategies that involve parents.
c. schedule parent conferences at times in which most parents are still at work.
d. use office staff to dissuade parent involvement.
15. In an interview for a teaching position, you are asked, “What evidence do you have that you can make
a difference in student learning?” The interviewing principal’s leader ship style is most likely
a. initiator.
b. manager.
c. responder.
d. dictator.
16. A manager-style principal would most like ask a teacher candidate:
a. “How can you prove that you make a difference in student learning?
b. “How will you organize your classroom?”
c. “How will you best fit into our school?”
d. “How will you assess student learning?”
17. The most effective School Improvement Plans are developed by
a. district-wide cooperative s
b. by the principal.
c. a committee of staff and administrators.
d. counselors and support staff.
18. Effective teachers are reflective
a. before instruction.
b. during instruction.
c. after instruction.
d. all of these.
19. Which of the following questions best demonstrates content knowledge?
a. How well do you know the content you will teach?
b. How well do you understand assessment?
c. How much do you know about how students learn and different teaching strategies?
d. How well can you connect what you are teaching with the experiences of your students?
20. Teachers with pedagogical content knowledge
a. know how to use and adapt a variety of teaching strategies.
b. understand the knowledge students possess and how to build on it.
c. construct meaningful and authentic assessments.
d. possess the ability to integrate different curricular components.
21. A teacher candidate should possess pedagogical knowledge in all of the following areas, EXCEPT
a. knowing subject area content.
b. knowing about curriculum.
c. knowing about instruction.
d. knowing multiple ways of assessing learning.
22. Juan Sanfilippo is a teacher at Los Alamos High School. The school district has announced that
major changes will occur as the school is converted to school-within-a-school structure. Juan is
anxious about the new structure and has requested a detailed outline of what it will look like, how he
is expected to function within it, and whether he will be able to adapt. Juan is expressing what type of
concern about change?
a. impact.
b. task.
c. self.
d. unconcerned.
23. Dranadia Roc is a teacher at Bois Blanc Junior High School. The school district has announced that
major changes will occur as the school is to be converted into a middle school with the philosophical
differences that are required. Dranadia is concerned about whether the change will benefit her
students, whether they will succeed in learning, and what she can do along with her colleagues to
maximize the benefits of such a change. Dranadia is expressing what type of concern about change?
a. impact.
b. task.
c. self.
d. unconcerned.
24. Research has shown that concerns about the change process tend to occur in the following order as
the change process occurs:
a. unconcerned, task, impact, self.
b. self, impact, unconcerned, task.
c. unconcerned, self, task, impact.
d. self, task, impact, unconcerned.
25. Teachers participating in new teacher orientation sessions can expect to learn about all of the
following, EXCEPT
a. how and when pay is issued.
b. classroom management strategies.
c. organization of the district and school calendar.
d. report cards and testing schedules.
26. As a new teacher about to begin his career in a school district over a thousand miles from home, Alex
Harrison knows that he can expect the district to provide all of the following assistance in his new
school, EXCEPT
a. a new teacher orientation program.
b. an assigned mentor within the building.
c. a union representative to assist with contract issues.
d. a special education resource teacher.
27. Teachers in today’s schools can rely on the assistance of support personnel in all of the following
areas EXCEPT
a. getting to know the students as individuals.
b. utilizing the technology available.
c. implementing literacy programs.
d. contacting families.
28. Teachers’ organizations and unions can be effective at the state level in
a. contract negotiations.
b. protecting the rights of individual teachers.
c. decisions about curriculum implementation.
d. influencing policies, laws, and regulations.
29. The largest teacher union in existence in the United States today is the
a. AFT.
b. ASCD.
c. AFL-CIO.
d. NEA.
30. Many states require teacher education programs to be accredited through the national organization
known as
a. AFT.
b. NCATE.
c. NEA.
d. NCTE.
31. The American Federation of Teachers is
a. an independent union.
b. an affiliate of the AFL-CIO.
c. an affiliate of the ATU.
d. part of the AALU.
32. During election campaigns, the AFT and NEA tend to
a. support only Democratic candidates.
b. support only Republican candidates.
c. support candidates sympathetic to education and teacher issues.
d. remain strictly neutral.
33. Phi Delta Kappa International is an organization that primarily serves
a. college professors.
b. educational administrators.
c. educational researchers.
d. all educators.
34. State licensure for teachers best represents
a. the end of a long preparation period.
b. a lifetime accomplishment.
c. the beginning of a lifetime of professional growth.
d. the pinnacle of one’s career as a teacher.
35. All of the following are keys to successfully integrating technology into instruction EXCEPT
a. Teachers need to be flexible and open to considering whether some new technology really is
better.
b. They must be creative in thinking up new ways to use technology.
c. They must devise strategies to integrate the uses of technology in to their lesson plans.
d. Teachers must focus on drill-and-practice software programs to prepare students for
standardized tests.
Chapter 13 Test Questions
Short Answer
1. You are a consultant at the Shoreline School District, who is responsible for improving schools. You
have studied the research on fixing schools and have been assigned the task of presenting their
findings to the school-level administrators in the district. List and use examples to explain the four
levels that you will discuss in your presentation. (Learning Outcome 13.1)
2. Research has provided us with evidence of good practices and factors that can improve education.
Outline a study cited in the text that has the potential to be beneficial and discuss the implications for
the classroom teacher. (Learning Outcome 13.2)
3. Pat DiDinato is an assistant principal at Trois Rivieres Middle School. She is responsible for
establishing and maintaining a professional learning community at the school. She is taking you on a
tour of the school to demonstrate how the program is working. Identify five signs that she might point
out to you and explain how each fits into the professional learning community model. (Learning
Outcome 13.3)
4. You are about to have an interview for a teaching position with a committee of principals from the
Mountain View School District. You have learned in your teacher education program that there are
principals who might employ one of three styles of questioning – initiator, manager, and responder.
a) Distinguish among the three styles of questions you might be asked.
b) Give one example of each of three types of questions.
c) Respond to each of the questions in a manner that the interviewer would expect. (Learning
Outcome 13.5)
5. Technology should never be used in your classroom just for the “wow” factor. Rather, like any teaching
strategy, it should be used to help your students in learning content, skills, or dispositions that are
part of the curriculum. Choose a topic from the grade level and content area that you would most like
to teach and demonstrate how technology could be used to help students succeed in the learning
involved in that topic. Make certain to explain why the technology is appropriate in the situation you
have chosen. (Learning Outcome 13.5)
Chapter 13 Answer Key
Chapter 13 Answer Key
