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What is one factor of the physical environment of the classroom that has been associated with frequent absenteeism, discomfort, fatigue, and complaints from both parents and students? |
| | A) | disorganized equipment and materials |
| | B) | room arrangement |
| | C) | seating arrangement |
| | D) | tone |
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Mrs. Lee taught her children that the "materials messenger" of the week would be the only person to go to the "supplies table." She also taught students that every time they finished work early, they should turn their paper in to the "in basket" and take a book set out on a nearby table. Mrs. Lee was making best use of: |
| | A) | task orientation |
| | B) | organization |
| | C) | routines |
| | D) | reactive management |
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Miss Long was planning her first classroom, and she wanted to make sure that she did everything right. She began by considering how to arrange students' desks. What type of seating patterns do experts most often recommend? |
| | A) | tables |
| | B) | rows |
| | C) | an action-zone |
| | D) | flexible |
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Lisa Kahn has her kindergartners move to centers each morning. Children automatically pick a center based on interest and availability, with only two children allowed in each center. At 10:30, children return to their circle. Lisa has incorporated: |
| | A) | management routines. |
| | B) | activity routines. |
| | C) | instructional routines. |
| | D) | executive planning routines. |
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Mr. Gaston, principal at Holy High School, loves to visit Mrs. Huff's classroom because she projects an awareness of all behaviors in a classroom. What is this called in educational terms? |
| | A) | withitness |
| | B) | group alerting |
| | C) | smoothness |
| | D) | overlapping |
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Mr. Faseler uses lots of reinforcement for his students each day in his classroom. When using reinforcers, he tries to remember that: |
| | A) | all children love praise |
| | B) | the student must value the reinforcer |
| | C) | teacher should plan for reinforcers and stick to their "contract" with students |
| | D) | tangible reinforcers should be used as often as possible |
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Jill Gathwright told her students that they would not have to take the Friday spelling test if they made a 100% on their Thursday practice test. She is using an example of: |
| | A) | positive reinforcement. |
| | B) | scheduling reinforcement. |
| | C) | negative reinforcement. |
| | D) | social reinforcement. |
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Gerardo argued with Mr. Gleason every chance he could. "I don't think that's right," he would often say in class. "Why don't you prove it?" When asked to sit down by Mr. Gleason, Gerardo would say, "Who's going to make me?" What was Gerardo probably seeking? |
| | A) | attention |
| | B) | power |
| | C) | revenge |
| | D) | isolation |
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Jane Coers asked her class, "Raise your hand if you can tell me, what is the sum of 5 plus 5?" Jason immediately yelled out, "Ten!" Mrs. Coers quietly looked at several students who had their hands up and called on Jimmy. "Thank you for raising your hand, Jimmy. What is the answer?" Jimmy stated that ten was the sum. "Ten is absolutely correct!" She repeated this process three more times, ignoring when Jason called out the answer several more times. Jason finally raised his hand before calling out, and Mrs. Coers immediately called on him, praising him for his behavior. Ignoring a child's attention-seeking behavior until it goes away is a type of: |
| | A) | mild desist. |
| | B) | extinction. |
| | C) | reprimand. |
| | D) | overcorrection. |
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Shelly MacIntosh sent one of her fourth graders to time-out, an area she had constructed out of a desk behind her file cabinet. There was nothing to do but sit there. She called the student to come out and join the class after about ten minutes. Time-outs should be: |
| | A) | one minute for every year of the child's age |
| | B) | at any place that is away from the class |
| | C) | used for activities in which a student is acting out |
| | D) | enough punishment in themselves so students should not have to do work missed |
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