SLQ Professional Development and Human Resources 3

Question 1

Which model of instructional coaching most directly supports teacher practice by working alongside teachers in the classroom?

Accepted Answer

Side-by-side coaching / co-teaching

Answer

Side-by-side or co-teaching coaching places the coach directly in the classroom to model, co-plan, and provide real-time feedback, making it the most direct form of instructional support.

Question 2

When setting professional growth goals for staff, which approach is most effective for promoting genuine improvement?

Accepted Answer

Teachers develop self-directed goals collaboratively with their evaluator, anchored in student learning data

Answer

Self-directed goals co-developed with an evaluator and grounded in student learning data produce the deepest teacher commitment and the most meaningful professional growth.

Question 3

What does 'teacher efficacy' refer to in a school leadership context?

Accepted Answer

A teacher's belief in their own capacity to positively affect student learning

Answer

Teacher efficacy — a teacher's belief that their actions can produce positive student outcomes — is one of the strongest predictors of student achievement and teacher persistence.

Question 4

A school principal wants to build collective teacher efficacy. Which strategy is most effective?

Accepted Answer

Creating frequent opportunities for teachers to collaborate, solve problems together, and celebrate shared successes

Answer

Collective efficacy is built when teachers regularly collaborate, experience shared problem-solving success, and celebrate collective wins — it is the #1 factor in Hattie's Visible Learning meta-analysis.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes 'progressive discipline' in a human resources context?

Accepted Answer

A disciplinary approach that becomes more severe with each repeated infraction, beginning with minor corrective action

Answer

Progressive discipline escalates consequences from verbal warnings to written reprimands to suspension and ultimately termination, ensuring employees have opportunities to correct behavior before the most severe consequences.

SLQ - School Leaders Licensure Assessment Practice Test

SLQ - School Leaders Licensure Assessment Practice Test

SLQ Professional Development and Human Resources 3