ALT Effective Classroom Management 2

Question 1

A student with ADHD frequently calls out answers without raising their hand. Which strategy is MOST appropriate for an alternative learning setting?

Accepted Answer

Provide a private signal system the student can use to indicate readiness

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Ignore the behavior to avoid reinforcing it

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Immediately send the student to the office each time it occurs

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Lower academic expectations for the student

Question 2

Which seating arrangement BEST promotes collaborative learning while maintaining teacher visibility?

Accepted Answer

Clusters of 3–4 desks

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Rows facing the board

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A single large circle

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Individual isolated carrels

Question 3

A teacher notices two students whispering during direct instruction. The LEAST disruptive first response is to:

Accepted Answer

Move physically closer to the students while continuing to teach

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Stop instruction and publicly call them out

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Assign detention immediately

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Raise voice volume to signal disapproval

Question 4

Which type of reinforcement schedule is MOST effective for maintaining already-established behaviors?

Accepted Answer

Variable-ratio schedule

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Continuous reinforcement

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Fixed-ratio schedule

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Fixed-interval schedule

Question 5

During a lesson, a student becomes visibly frustrated and puts their head on the desk. The teacher's BEST immediate response is to:

Accepted Answer

Quietly check in with the student and offer a brief break or modified task

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Continue the lesson and address the behavior after class

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Send the student to the counselor immediately

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Announce to the class that the student needs help

Question 6

Which approach to establishing rules in an alternative learning classroom is MOST likely to promote student buy-in?

Accepted Answer

Allow students to collaboratively develop classroom norms with teacher guidance

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Post rules written by administration before students arrive

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Provide rules in writing on the first day without discussion

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Keep rules flexible and unwritten to accommodate diverse needs

Question 7

A teacher uses a token economy in their classroom. Tokens are MOST effective when they are:

Accepted Answer

Awarded immediately and consistently after the target behavior

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Given only at the end of the week

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Reserved for academic achievements only

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Given in large quantities at random times