Teacher Preparation
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Course Introduction
Teacher Preparation is a foundational course designed to equip prospective educators with the essential knowledge, skills, and dispositions required for success in the teaching profession. The course covers core topics including lesson planning, classroom management, instructional strategies, and educational psychology, with an emphasis on reflective practice, ethical responsibilities, and culturally responsive pedagogy. Through a combination of theoretical frameworks and practical experiences, students will develop the ability to create inclusive and engaging learning environments, assess student learning, and adapt instruction to meet diverse needs, laying a strong groundwork for effective teaching careers.
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Marshs Becoming a Teacher 6th Edition by Maggie
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Chapter 1: What Is Teaching All About
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Q1) A teacher who decides to use brainstorming as a way of finding out what students already know in Science is demonstrating:
A) technical knowledge.
B) content knowledge.
C) pedagogical knowledge.
D) pedagogical content knowledge.
Answer: D
Q2) Is this statement true or false? 'The top reason for becoming a teacher is the same when given by primary or secondary teachers.'
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The personal characteristic of teachers that has been found to be resistant to change is:
A) knowledge.
B) beliefs.
C) attitudes.
D) skills.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: How Students Develop and Learn
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Q1) In Kohlbergs's six stages of moral development, people make moral judgments based on performing 'good' and 'bad' roles at:
A) stage 3.
B) stage 4.
C) stage 5.
D) stage 6.
Answer: A
Q2) Is the following statement True or False? 'Kohlberg believed that teachers should intervene to accelerate children's progression through the three stages of moral reasoning.'
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Studies in human development typically focus on:
A) changes that occur in humans between birth and adulthood.
B) chronological changes in physical, personal and other domains.
C) changes that are judged to be for the better or worse.
D) changes that allow us to become more consistent in our responses.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Learner Motivation and Developing Self-Esteem
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Q1) Students who have high achievement motivation:
A) show greater persistence and effort.
B) have trouble completing tasks.
C) have greater influence on external controls.
D) realise they cannot influence internal controls.
Answer: A
Q2) To maintain equity, teachers should:
A) develop cooperative team projects.
B) eliminate physical discomfort.
C) set meaningful goals.
D) be inclusive in the use of praise and support.
Answer: D
Q3) Within the context of attribution theory of motivation, a student who attributes success to ability is making an attribution based on:
A) situational cues.
B) teaching strategies.
C) prior beliefs.
D) self-perceptions.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Learning Environments
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Q1) What are the missing words from the following quote by Winston Churchill? 'We shape our buildings and afterwards '
A) we shape ourselves.
B) our buildings shape our learning.
C) our buildings shape us.
D) we shape our learning.
Q2) Santrock (1976) found that first and second grade children were encouraged to spend longer on tasks in classrooms with:
A) happy pictures.
B) low noise level.
C) comfortable temperatures.
D) interactive seating arrangements.
Q3) What are community schools?
Q4) In the context of teachers thinking about room arrangements, the term 'synomorphic' refers to the:
A) 'flow' of students from one activity to another.
B) transitional period between lessons.
C) congruence between the physical environment and desired student behaviours.
D) rescheduling of activities when a disruption has occurred.
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Chapter 5: The Australian Curriculum
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Q1) The fifth principle identified by the National Curriculum Board states: 'To ensure its success, its development will be based on ':
A) cross-curricular competencies and perspectives.
B) a strong research base of learning and pedagogy.
C) on-going consultation with a wide variety of stakeholders.
D) essential content and achievement standards for all students.
Q2) The final number of General Capabilities included in the Australian Curriculum is:
A) 10.
B) 9.
C) 8.
D) 7.
Q3) Is this statement True or False? 'High profile subject specialists were chosen to lead each of the four curriculum development teams in English, Mathematics, Science and History.'
A)True
B)False
Q4) Summarise the events, influences and reasons which led to the decision to develop a national curriculum in Australia.
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Chapter 6: Exploring and Contesting Curriculum
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Q1) In Cuban's four-fold classification to describe curricula in use in schools, 'the official curriculum' refers to:
A) what is assessed.
B) what is learnt.
C) what is in curriculum frameworks.
D) what is taught.
Q2) The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia (2009), which provides a set of learning outcomes for children from birth to 5 years, has an emphasis on:
A) communication and language.
B) abstract thinking skills.
C) rote learning.
D) collaborative learning.
Q3) In the Australian Curriculum, achievement standards describe:
A) the knowledge, understandings and skills to be taught.
B) the depth of understanding, extent of knowledge and sophistication of skills expected of students.
C) the teaching strategies to be used.
D) the goals for what is to be taught.
Q4) What is the overall aim of curriculum planning?
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Chapter 7: Planning and Preparing for Teaching
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Q1) What are three questions teachers should ask themselves when evaluating lessons?
Q2) Within unit plans, instructional objectives:
A) describe learning outcomes in terms of student activities or behaviours.
B) are general statements that provide teachers and students with a vision.
C) incorporate concepts that have been categorised into progressive levels of difficulty.
D) are statements of intent about anticipated changes in learners.
Q3) In lesson plans, developmental activities:
A) grow out of the introductory opening activities.
B) are used to motivate students and present new ideas.
C) provide closure for the lesson or series of lessons.
D) assess student learning.
Q4) When planning for the diverse abilities of students teachers would not:
A) use a range of resources.
B) ensure prescribed textbooks are clear and accessible.
C) design verbal and written assignments.
D) use mini-workshops.
Q5) Explain why teachers need to engage in planning and key principles that should inform planning. Explain how you would incorporate two of the principles in planning a lesson on a topic of your choice.
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Chapter 8: Organising Classroom Structures and Routines
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Q1) A principle emphasised in open education is:
A) structured use of time.
B) competition.
C) direct instruction.
D) individual discovery.
Q2) Homogeneous grouping means grouping students on the basis of:
A) friendship.
B) interests.
C) ability.
D) social programs.
Q3) Decide on a lesson topic suited to the use of cooperative learning and describe the key steps you would use in planning and implementing the lesson. Identify three potential problems that may occur in your use of cooperative learning and how you would address them.
Q4) Whole-class instruction is least well suited to:
A) an open-ended mathematical task.
B) an introduction to a new teaching unit.
C) a demonstration of a technical process.
D) the teaching of a complex concept or skill.
Q5) What are two ways of working that you might see in a differentiated classroom?
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Chapter 9: Planning to Achieve Goals, Aims, Objectives,
Outcomes and Standards
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Q1) In the United States standards, which of the following does not occur?
A) Standards are established by bureaucrats.
B) Standards are established for subject areas.
C) Standards are established for reasoning skills
D) Standardised tests are used with all students.
Q2) When considering the important components of a behavioural objective which of the following is not a consideration?
A) Criteria of acceptable performance.
B) Conditions of performance.
C) Evidence of achievement.
D) Teaching strategy.
Q3) What is the relationship between aims, goals, teaching and learning? Describe how you would use aims and goals in your teaching.
Q4) What are two criticisms that have been made of outcomes-based education (OBE)?
Q5) Schools are designated as failing in the United States on the basis of:
A) feedback from yearly parental surveys.
B) reports based on yearly inspections by external evaluators.
C) students' performance on standardised tests.
D) enrolments falling below a designated level.
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Chapter 10: Communicating Effectively
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Q1) Use the simple question classification system known as WHAT, WHEN, HOW, WHO, WHY to write a question for each of the five categories.
Q2) Is the following statement True or False? 'Teachers should not accept a student's answer if it is incorrect.'
A)True
B)False
Q3) Explain how you would ensure that the non-verbal cues in your classroom are supportive of students. In your response provide specific examples of how you would do this for each of the following: -your communication with students. -students' communication with you and with each other. -the room arrangement. -classroom materials.
Q4) Listening skills can be improved through:
A) prejudging the message while listening to it.
B) focusing mainly on any emotional words used by the speaker.
C) concentrating on every detail.
D) taking brief notes on what is being conveyed.
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Chapter 11: Pedagogy, Teaching and Learning
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Q1) Practice drills are most effective in supporting students to recall information if they:
A) last at least thirty minutes.
B) occur as a formal lesson.
C) use a consistent format.
D) vary in amount and kind depending on the needs of the student.
Q2) Describe three ways you would you use computer technology to enhance teaching and learning in your classroom. What benefits and challenges might you and your students experience in the use of classroom computers?
Q3) What are two factors that may influence teachers' use of technology?
Q4) Affirmation that students are significant in the classroom is a key consideration in what encourages student to learn. What are three factors that promote feelings of affirmation?
Q5) What are three factors that can limit the strategies teachers can use for teaching and learning?
Q6) What are four guidelines suggested by Moore (2012) to help teachers refine their questioning skills?
Q7) What is one advantage and one disadvantage of online discussion?
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Chapter 12: Classroom Management
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Q1) Canter and Canter's (1992) Assertive Discipline Model highlights:
A) reinforcement theory.
B) self-management and community.
C) the rights of students and teachers.
D) a caring classroom.
Q2) A teacher who consistently applies consequences for repeated forms of misbehaviour is using:
A) effective discipline.
B) preventive discipline.
C) supportive discipline.
D) intervention discipline.
Q3) Describe a routine you would put in place for taking attendance each morning.
Q4) Which of the following does not appear in Levin and Nolan's (2010) description of when classroom management procedures need to be put in place? Classroom management procedures need to be put in place whenever a behaviour:
A) interferes with the teaching act.
B) interferes with the rights of others to learn.
C) disrupts an optimal learning environment.
D) is psychologically or physically unsafe and destroys property.
Q5) List the five key behaviours used by assertive teachers.
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Chapter 13: Using Resources Creatively
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Q1) Davis and Krajcik (2005) found that resources are educative for teachers as well as students because they help teachers to:
A) learn the subject matter more deeply.
B) discover a range of teaching strategies.
C) develop more interesting teaching and learning activities.
D) demonstrate their specialised knowledge.
Q2) A good way for students to apply their critical thinking and literacy skills in relation to websites is to have students:
A) comment on blogs.
B) develop their own checklists for evaluating websites.
C) share useful websites with each other.
D) develop their own websites.
Q3) What are two ways that teachers can use blogs to enhance their teaching?
Q4) An activity that is not normally included as one of the three parts into which learning activities associated with a field trip are divided is:
A) preliminary preparation.
B) locating and accessing resources.
C) learning activities on the trip.
D) follow-up work.
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Chapter 14: Meeting the Diverse Needs of Students
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Q1) An ideal differentiated classroom does not have:
A) mainly summative assessment.
B) instruction based on student readiness.
C) a range of modes of instruction.
D) individual achievement as a major goal.
Q2) According to Tomlinson (2001), the three major components of differentiated classrooms do not include:
A) content.
B) process.
C) product.
D) objectives.
Q3) According to the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS, 2013), in 2011-2012 the number of notifications of suspected child abuse and neglect made to state and territory authorities in Australia was:
A) 50 000.
B) 150 000.
C) 250 000.
D) 350 000.
Q4) How did Tomlinson (1999) define the term 'differentiated classroom'?
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Chapter 15: Developing Knowledgeable, Responsible and Caring Students
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Q1) In the Australian Curriculum, social and emotional learning is addressed through the General Capability of:
A) Intercultural Understanding.
B) Ethical Understanding.
C) Critical and Creative Thinking.
D) Personal and Social Capability.
Q2) Why is role play a useful strategy for teachers to use in social and emotional learning?
Q3) A purely academic focus in schools may lead to students being ill-equipped to:
A) be successful in the workforce.
B) face societal challenges.
C) make responsible decisions.
D) become lifelong learners.
Q4) The practice of teaching students about the virtuous deeds and actions of famous people is used in some schools as part of:
A) character education.
B) moral education.
C) service learning.
D) values education.
Q5) How did Goleman (1995) define social and emotional learning (SEL)?
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Chapter 16: Parents and Caregivers Partnerships With Schools
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Q1) In 1973, the body that was created to support new programs that emphasised devolution of educational decision-making to schools and greater involvement of community members was called the:
A) Commonwealth Schools Commission.
B) Karmel Research Group.
C) Special Projects Program.
D) Disadvantaged Schools Program.
Q2) Is this statement True or False? 'In Australia there are already well-developed formalised partnerships between schools and families.'
A)True
B)False
Q3) The first significant signs of individuals and groups seeking a greater share in educational decision-making for parents and community occurred in Australia in the: A) 1950s.
B) 1960s.
C) 1970s.
D) 1980s.
Q4) What is the difference between parental involvement and parental participation?
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Chapter 17: Assessment and Reporting
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Q1) Which of the following would not normally be seen as one of the reasons for undertaking assessment?
A) Predicting future achievements.
B) Diagnosis of learning and monitoring progress.
C) Demonstrating the link between ability and success.
D) Diagnosis of teaching effectiveness.
Q2) Why is it important for teachers to keep records of assessment information?
Q3) Direct observation would not be an effective assessment tool for gathering information about students':
A) reasons for not staying on task.
B) enthusiasm for creative writing.
C) ball-handling skills.
D) participation in a group task.
Q4) An advantage of using portfolios as an assessment tool is that:
A) teachers can assess them quickly.
B) it is easy to establish rubrics for them.
C) students have to justify their choices of what to include.
D) parents respond well to them.
Q5) What is meant by the term 'assessment'?
Q6) What are three reservations that have been identified about large scale testing?
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Chapter 18: Professional and Cultural Dimensions of Teaching
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Q1) How do you respond to the perception by some that teaching is a 'skilled trade' rather than a profession? Draw on insights from the theorists in Chapter 18 to present an argument for and against the idea of teaching being a profession.
Q2) What are the responsibilities of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) established in 2010?
Q3) According to researchers such as Orlich et al. (2009) one of the greatest challenges facing teachers in the 21st century is:
A) adopting information communication technologies.
B) meeting parental expectations.
C) responding to multiple reforms.
D) achieving a complex array of standards.
Q4) In Beare, Caldwell and Millikan's (1991) framework for analysing school culture, a visual/material manifestation is:
A) artefacts and memorabilia.
B) teaching and learning.
C) metaphors.
D) organisational structures.
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Chapter 19: Equity, Ethics and Legal Issues in Teaching
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Q1) Teachers have the right to:
A) search students for prohibited items.
B) search school property such as lockers and desks.
C) confiscate students' property.
D) destroy confiscated property.
Q2) McGaw (2007) suggests that one way to bridge the differences between advantaged and disadvantaged secondary schools would be to:
A) double the funding for disadvantaged schools.
B) place the best teachers in disadvantaged schools.
C) co-locate schools so resources can be shared.
D) ensure all schools have roughly the same mix of students.
Q3) Bullock (2002) defines bullying as:
A) physical assault on the part of one or more others.
B) repeated exposure over time to negative actions on the part of one or more others.
C) ongoing verbal harassment or name calling.
D) continuous unwanted overtures of friendship.
Q4) What is one of the arguments Woods (2007) makes about problems with the benchmark standards used in NAPLAN testing?
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Chapter 20: Teacher Standards
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Q1) Is the following statement True or False? 'The standard "Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments" is included in the domain "Professional Engagement".'
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Domains of Teaching in the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers do not include:
A) Professional Values.
B) Professional Knowledge.
C) Professional Practice.
D) Professional Engagement.
Q3) How do Gonczi, Hager and Oliver (1990) define a 'competent professional' and why do attributes need to underlie the concept of 'competence'?
Q4) In 2009 Teaching Australia became the Australian Institute for Teaching and:
A) Learning.
B) Professional Standards.
C) Teacher Education.
D) School Leadership.
Q5) What are two advantages and two disadvantages of competency-based teaching?
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