MTEL Student Learning and Development 4

Question 1

A teacher regularly checks students' understanding with exit tickets and adjusts the next day's lesson accordingly. This practice is BEST described as:

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Formative assessment

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Summative assessment

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Standardized testing

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Norm-referenced evaluation

Question 2

Which concept from information processing theory refers to the limited amount of information a person can consciously think about at one time?

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Working memory capacity

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Long-term memory capacity

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Sensory register span

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Procedural memory load

Question 3

A student who learned a math concept last year applies it correctly when solving a new problem type she has never seen. This demonstrates which type of transfer?

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Far transfer

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Negative transfer

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Near transfer

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Zero transfer

Question 4

Which behavior would MOST indicate that a student is experiencing learned helplessness?

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Refusing to attempt tasks and saying 'I always fail anyway'

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Asking the teacher many questions about the assignment

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Choosing difficult challenges to test personal limits

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Seeking peer feedback before submitting work

Question 5

In the context of special education law, what does the acronym IEP stand for?

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Individualized Education Program

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Individual Education Plan

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Integrated Educational Procedure

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Instructional Engagement Protocol

Question 6

A second-grade teacher wants to foster prosocial behavior in her classroom. According to Bandura's social learning theory, the MOST effective approach would be to:

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Model prosocial behaviors and highlight examples in literature and peers

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Provide written rules about expected behaviors

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Use token economies exclusively

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Require students to memorize the school's behavior code

Question 7

Which of the following strategies BEST supports the development of executive functioning skills in elementary students?

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Giving open-ended projects that require students to plan, monitor, and self-evaluate their progress

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Providing all materials and steps for students to minimize confusion

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Focusing exclusively on rote memorization tasks

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Reducing choice to eliminate decision-making demands