K-12 Questions and Answers

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Principles of Learning and Teaching: Pre

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What is the primary goal of standards-based education?

• Increase homework load

✔✔ B. Align instruction to clearly defined learning goals

• Reduce teacher autonomy
• Remove student input from learning

Which of the following best represents a summative assessment?

• Exit ticket
• Informal observation

✔✔ C. End-of-unit test

• Think-pair-share activity

According to Erikson’s theory, which stage involves the conflict of "identity vs. role confusion"?

• Early childhood

✔✔ B. Adolescence 1 / 4

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• Middle childhood
• Late adulthood

What teaching strategy involves posing a question and allowing students to investigate and find answers?

• Drill and practice
• Direct instruction

✔✔ C. Inquiry-based learning

• Note-taking

What is one key characteristic of a constructivist classroom?✔✔ A. Students actively build knowledge through experience

• Teacher lectures for the majority of the period
• Students copy information from the board
• Textbook use is minimized

Which strategy is most effective for encouraging intrinsic motivation in students?

• Rewarding every correct answer with candy 2 / 4

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✔✔ B. Connecting lessons to students' personal interests

• Using only timed tests
• Giving out gold stars

Why is scaffolding useful in teaching?✔✔ A. It helps students gradually become independent learners

• It adds unnecessary steps to the learning process
• It eliminates the need for student input
• It allows for faster grading

Which of the following best describes differentiated instruction?✔✔ A. Adapting lessons to meet diverse student needs

• Teaching the same material the same way to all students
• Using only digital tools for delivery
• Limiting activities to one learning style

What is the best way to support metacognition in learners?

• Assign more homework 3 / 4

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✔✔ B. Ask students to reflect on their learning process

• Increase test frequency
• Review only right and wrong answers

Which of the following best promotes student engagement?✔✔ A. Including student choice in assignments

• Reading long texts aloud for the whole class
• Lecturing without breaks
• Assigning the same task to all students

Which practice supports culturally responsive teaching?✔✔ A. Incorporating diverse perspectives and materials

• Ignoring cultural differences to stay “neutral”
• Teaching only from one cultural lens
• Avoiding discussion of identity

Which theorist emphasized the role of social interaction in learning?

• B.F. Skinner
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