MEGA Classroom Management 3

Question 1

A teacher uses a system where students earn points for positive behavior and can exchange them for rewards. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Token economy

Answer

A token economy uses points or tokens as conditioned reinforcers that students accumulate and later exchange for backup reinforcers (rewards), promoting positive behavior.

Question 2

Which of the following is MOST consistent with a restorative practices approach to discipline?

Accepted Answer

Facilitating a conference where the offending student and affected peers discuss harm and repair

Answer

Restorative practices focus on repairing harm and rebuilding relationships through dialogue rather than punitive exclusion.

Question 3

A teacher who uses 'overlapping' as described by Kounin is demonstrating the ability to:

Accepted Answer

Handle two or more classroom events simultaneously without losing instructional momentum

Answer

Overlapping, identified by Kounin, is a teacher's ability to manage multiple situations at once — for example, addressing a behavioral issue while keeping the rest of the class engaged in a lesson.

Question 4

Which approach to classroom management is MOST aligned with Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)?

Accepted Answer

Teaching and reinforcing positive behaviors school-wide through a tiered support framework

Answer

PBIS is a tiered, data-driven framework that proactively teaches and reinforces positive behaviors across the whole school, with increasingly intensive support for students who need it.

Question 5

When a student engages in attention-seeking misbehavior, the most effective response is typically to:

Accepted Answer

Briefly redirect or ignore the behavior while providing attention for positive behavior

Answer

When the function of a behavior is attention-seeking, withholding attention (planned ignoring) for the misbehavior while reinforcing positive behavior removes the unintended reward that maintains it.

(MEGA) Missouri Educator Gateway Assessment Practice Test

(MEGA) Missouri Educator Gateway Assessment Practice Test

MEGA Classroom Management 3