Use the following information for items 106-108.
Zabrina Simpson introduces a : 1200566.
Use the following information for items 106-108.
Zabrina Simpson introduces a lesson on present perfect tense by displaying the following sentences on the board and saying, “Now let’s try to figure out what these sentences have in common.”
We have worked on grammar in this class for two weeks.
Mrs. Evenson (the school principal) has come into our room twice so far this week.
Karen (a girl in the class) was absent for two days last week.
She then continues, “What do you see that’s different about the third sentence compared to the first two? . . . Sue?”
106.Zabrina’s question (“What do you see that’s different about the third sentence compared to the first two?”) is most likely an attempt to capitalize on which of the following variables in the model for promoting student motivation?
a.Teacher expectations
b.Challenge
c.Involvement
d.Task comprehension
107.Zabrina’s question (“What do you see that’s different about the third sentence compared to the first two?”) also is an attempt to capitalize on a second variable in the model for promoting student motivation. Of the following, which variable is best illustrated by her question?
a.Metacognition
b.Personal teaching efficacy
c.Caring
d.Success
108.Zabrina’s choice of examples (her sentences) best illustrates an attempt to capitalize on which of the following variables in the model for promoting student motivation?
a.Success
b.Task comprehension
c.Introductory focus
d.Personalization
109.According to research and your textbook, which of the following would be typical of urban school classrooms?
a.A learning environment where the students are challenged
b.High teacher expectations for student learning
c.High levels of student autonomy
d.Emphasis on control of student behavior
Essay Items
110.As a middle school health teacher, you will be teaching a unit on nutrition. Identify three techniques that demonstrate tools for introductory focus. Provide a concrete, novel example of how you could employ each for your unit on nutrition.
111.Describe five guidelines that you can use in your attempts to capitalize on the climate and instructional variables to increase your students’ motivation to learn. Provide a concrete example of each.
Use the following information for items 106-108.
Zabrina Simpson introduces a : 1200566
