GED GED Professional Development & Ethics 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which professional development activity would most directly improve a GED teacher's content knowledge in mathematics?
- Attending a classroom management workshop
- Participating in a GED math content alignment training (Correct answer)
- Reading general education philosophy texts
- Completing a social media certification
Correct answer: Participating in a GED math content alignment training
Content-specific training aligned to the GED math framework directly builds the subject knowledge GED math instructors need.
Question 2: Which practice best demonstrates a GED instructor's commitment to data-driven instruction?
- Relying solely on intuition about student progress
- Using pre- and post-assessments to adjust instruction (Correct answer)
- Avoiding formal testing to reduce student stress
- Following a rigid pacing guide regardless of results
Correct answer: Using pre- and post-assessments to adjust instruction
Using assessment data to guide instructional decisions is the core of data-driven teaching practice.
Question 3: A GED teacher who notices signs of domestic abuse in a student is ethically required to:
- Ignore it as a personal matter outside school
- Follow mandatory reporting protocols as required by law (Correct answer)
- Discuss it openly with other students
- Dismiss the student from class for safety
Correct answer: Follow mandatory reporting protocols as required by law
Educators are mandated reporters in most US states and must follow proper reporting protocols when abuse is suspected.
Question 4: Which type of professional collaboration most benefits GED instructors seeking to improve student outcomes?
- Isolated lesson planning without peer input
- Participating in professional learning communities (PLCs) (Correct answer)
- Competing with colleagues for student enrollment
- Avoiding peer observation entirely
Correct answer: Participating in professional learning communities (PLCs)
Professional learning communities allow GED teachers to share strategies, analyze student data, and improve instruction collaboratively.
Question 5: When a GED student disagrees with a grade, the ethical response from the instructor is to:
- Dismiss the concern without discussion
- Review the work fairly and explain the grading criteria (Correct answer)
- Change the grade to avoid conflict
- Report the student to administration immediately
Correct answer: Review the work fairly and explain the grading criteria
Ethical practice requires fair, transparent grade reviews in which the instructor clearly explains criteria and reasoning.
Question 6: Which component is typically included in a GED instructor's professional portfolio?
- Students' private financial records
- Evidence of teaching effectiveness such as lesson plans and student outcome data (Correct answer)
- Copies of competitor programs' curricula
- Personal social media posts
Correct answer: Evidence of teaching effectiveness such as lesson plans and student outcome data
A professional teaching portfolio documents instructional practice and effectiveness through artifacts like lesson plans and assessment results.
GED GED Professional Development & Ethics 2
Which professional development activity would most directly improve a GED teacher's content knowledge in mathematics?