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Q: Describe the four common descriptors ELLs.

Q: How would you describe the definition suggested by Francis Bacon for critical thinking?

Q: According to Gibbons, three distinct thinking skill strategies are: independent thinking, self-managed learning, and self-directed. What are they?

Q: Is thinking skills more usefully perceived as a set of general processes that transcend the disciplines or as content-specific skills that should be anchored in a discipline? Give your opinion and support it with information from the book

Q: For Identifying Specific Thinking Skills, one thinking skill is locating and evaluating sources. How might you teach students to locate and evaluate sources on the Internet?

Q: Self-regulation is part of metacognition. What are some ways you could teach students in the classroom to self regulate?

Q: "A major focus area for improving thinking skills is the engagement of students with technology and content." What information does the book give to support this statement?

Q: Most people never _______.

Q: Only __% of the population ever received formal listening instruction.

Q: Students are expected to acquire ___ percent of the knowledge they have by listening.

Q: Research indicates there is a significant correlation between the use of technology and the classroom teacher's ability to address ________________________ in the classroom.

Q: _____________________has been proven to be a useful technological organization tool for both lesson preparation and instruction.

Q: Models emerging from research, in the areas of leadership and technology, show that technology is becoming a driver of ______________ and _____________.

Q: If the primary objective of the lesson is mastery of a thinking skill as how to evaluate sources for bias then that lesson is described as __________.

Q: In a(n) ___________lesson as defined in the text a content objective is the focus of the lesson and the thinking skills is taught as part of that lesson.

Q: When students are taught only the facts and not to go beyond, their knowledge base quickly becomes _______________.

Q: The strategy of thinking about thinking is called______________.

Q: What are three critical thinking approaches used in Glatthorn's 1985 study?

Q: Common Core State Standards make sure students are doing what?

Q: _______________ stated "Critical thinking is the skillful application of a repertoire of validated general techniques for deciding the level of confidence you should have in a proposition in the light of the available evidence."

Q: True or False. It requires conscious planning by the teacher to include listening activities. a. True b. False

Q: True or False. 65% of a student's day is spent listening. a. True b. False

Q: True or False. A focused lesson is one where the thinking skill represents the main objective of that lesson. a. True b. False

Q: True or False. According to the national technology plan called, "Transforming American Education: Learning Powered by Technology 2010", one goal for the building technology plan would be an infrastructure goal. a. True b. False

Q: True or False. Technology has little impact on the management of assessment and analysis of data. a. True b. False

Q: True or False. The text suggests that technology in education should focus first on desired outcomes and then design the framework to achieve this outcome. a. True b. False

Q: True or False. A frequent misconception by teachers is that students will listen if they are told and reminded periodically to engage in the task. a. True b. False

Q: True or False. According to the authors, if students are taught how to think, the belief is they will be able to think better. a. True b. False

Q: True or False. The debate as to whether students should be taught general thinking skills that cross the disciplines or be taught as content " specific skills has been resolved by recent research. a. True b. False

Q: True or False. Districts developing the speaking curricula should involve being interdisciplinary and across the curriculum. a. True b. False

Q: True or False. Independent thinking is a distinct thinking skills strategy. a. True b. False

Q: True or False. Unique syntax, accent, and the unique use of lexicon are what make dialects different from one another. a. True b. False

Q: True or False. Self-managed learning is involved in the effective schools process. a. True b. False

Q: True or False. A way to help students become better listeners is for students to listen to the way teachers speak. a. True b. False

Q: When using Professional Development and Technology, which one of the goals should not be included? A. Learning Goal B. Student Goal C. Assessment Goal D. Teaching Goal

Q: High income schools have students using technology for which of the following? A. visual displays, presenting multimedia presentations, creating art and music or movies and graphics. B. multimedia presentations, tutoring, writing, webcasts, and remediation C. presentations, remediation, communicating with other students D. presentations, movies, designing a product and remediation

Q: According to recent reports, technology usage in schools includes all but which of the following? A. one computer per 5.3 students B. inequity between low income schools and high income schools C. student engagement has gone down D. has slowed due to the recession

Q: Creating a technology culture has a positive impact on all but which of the following? A. enhanced cooperative learning B. enhanced integration of curriculum C. enhanced teacher communication D. enhanced administrator supervision

Q: To erase the digital divide what needs still remain? A. goals, curricula, pedagogy, assessment, and vision B. goals, curricula, equipment, bandwidth C. goals, vision, mission, teacher training D. goals, vision, mission, better equipment

Q: The authors suggest that the key to a successful integration of technology and the curriculum is: A. Innovative Teachers B. Wide array of multimedia formats C. Frequent video conferencing D. Quality staff development

Q: Which of the following are not benefits of web-based curriculum mapping tools? A. Reduction of the need for highly qualified teachers B. Permits alignment of curriculum with local benchmarks C. Connects existing curriculum with state standards D. Provides teachers opportunities to operate collaboratively

Q: Technology has had a significant impact on student writing. All but one of the following are examples of this positive change: A. Increase student output of compositions B. Improved quality of compositions due to tools of word processors C. Increase information sources for writing topics D. Increased use of network computers

Q: Which of the following levels of Bloom's Taxonomy are viewed as "higher-order thinking skills"? A. Knowledge, comprehension, analysis B. Comprehension, analysis, and synthesis C. Application, comprehension, and analysis D. Analysis, synthesis, and evaluation

Q: Which of the activities described below might exemplify self-directed learning? A. Class Field Trips B. Participation in seminars C. Creation of webinar for other peers D. Design of an action research project

Q: Which of the following tasks involves the least critical thinking? A. Represent problems in an appropriate symbol system B. Distinguish between observations, assumptions, and inferences C. Explain the cause and effect relationship D. Apply logical operations of negation, disjunction, and conjunction

Q: If the teacher expects the students to evaluate the quality of information included in a specific website on civil war events using strategies previously learned about primary and secondary sources of history, she is using an: A. Integrated Lesson Approach B. Focused Lesson Approach C. Self Managed Learning Approach D. Self-Directed Learning Approach

Q: Which of the following describes some characteristics of Independent Thinking? A. Addressing subsets of related questions B. Students posing questions for themselves C. Participating in seminars with peers D. Using both concepts A and B

Q: Which of the following best describes information processing? A. Using algorithm strategies to organize information B. Evaluating products and processing information through critical thinking C. Using storage, retrieving, and evaluation skills to handle information D. Applying principles of systematic logic when processing information

Q: Which of the following is an example of controlled problem solving? A. Using systematic strategies to find the optimal solution to an open-ended problem B. Using algorithms and heuristic strategies for solving convergent problems with one answer C. Using critical thinking process to evaluate problems D. Using storage and information processing to resolve problems

Q: According to the International Listening Association, which of the following is not one of the statistics? A. Listening is the first source of communication B. 45 percent of a student's day is spent listening C. Students are expected to acquire 85 percent of the knowledge they have by listening D. Only 2 percent of the population ever received formal listening instruction

Q: Which of the following strategies would not be included under metacognition? A. Memorization of key elements of the process B. Self regulation C. Instruction in learning strategies D. Academic success is related to personal effort

Q: Which of the following example demonstrates competent listening skills? A. Speaking B. Writing C. Reading D. Begins to discriminate what is heard

Q: Districts developing speaking curricula should involve all but one of the following: A. Address the communication needs of students that arise from everyday situations B. Include all communication contexts (e.g., intrapersonal, interpersonal, group, public, and mass communication) C. Be integrated with the teaching of all the other communication arts strands D. Teacher help students improve and refine their speaking skills

Q: Which of the following ways is not suggested to involve three distinct thinking skills strategies? A. Independent thinking B. Self-managed learning C. Self-directed learning D. Higher order thinking skills

Q: Which of these makes dialects different from one another? A. Geographic regions B. Unique syntax and accent C. Ethnicity and age D. Educational background

Q: Which of these is involved in the effective schools process? A. Independent thinking B. Self-Managed Learning C. Clearly stated and focused school mission D. Self-Directed Learning

Q: Which of these activities is not a specific thinking skill? A. Finding and defining problems B. Critical Thinking C. Locating and evaluating sources D. Making predictions

Q: Some easy tips to start helping students become better listeners involve all but one of the following: A. Address communication needs of students that arise from real life situations B. Be interdisciplinary and across the curriculum C. Students listen to the way you speak to learn how to listen to people D. Involve direct teaching of listening strategies and practice of those strategies in a variety of listening situations

Q: Current developments in curriculum are to emphasize the changes across the curriculum which include all but one of the following: A. Writing skills B. Reading skills C. Thinking skills D. Listening skills

Q: Describe in detail what culturally responsive pedagogy is.

Q: The physical education standards, to some people, seem vague. They never mention specific skills, exercises, or activities. Construct an essay explaining why this is probably so.

Q: Schools today frequently have students who are poor and overweight. Given this situation, why is physical education important in the schools and how much should be provided?

Q: Dwaine Greer is closely associated with Discipline Based Arty Education. Through this movement some trends have developed. Describe the nature of these trends.

Q: Describe the evolution of arts education over the last 60 years.

Q: Describe foreign language immersion programs.

Q: A new teacher suggests that all teaching should be inquiry-based. Describe this approach and either support or reject the teacher's view.

Q: If there is a switch in the sequence students take secondary school sciences to physics followed by chemistry followed by biology, what potential curricula implications can occur?

Q: The first major reform effort in mathematics came in 1989. Construct an essay in which you describe some of the changes that have taken place.

Q: During a class discussion a student suggests the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was a plot lead by President Richard Nixon because he did not win the election. The teacher correctly probed to find out this information came from an internet source entitled "What they don't tell you about history." Other students in the class are curious, but the teacher reminds students of the rules in social studies. Construct an essay in which you identify that skill was being ignored by the student and why that is so.

Q: Alan Stoskopf developed a concept that includes five skills needed in social studies. What are they and what does each mean?

Q: In the most common organizational pattern for social studies, American History is treated three times. Is this unneeded redundancy, or does it have a valid educational justification?

Q: Two quite different instructional approaches have attracted the attention of foreign language specialists: immersion programs and "Suggestopedia." Compare these approaches and their instructional implications.

Q: Many people believe that today's emphasis on standards and high-stakes tests make education a "cookie-cutter" process with all students learning the same things in the same way, regardless of ability. Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Q: Identify and briefly explain the four major foci of change in English and language arts.

Q: Construct an essay in which you provide reasons why people today are placing a greater stress on literacy than before.

Q: The four arts disciplines include: dance, _________, theatre, and the ___________ arts.

Q: No set of standards has much meaning without __________ resources to ensure that teachers are trained well enough to reach kids who live in a widely different circumstances.

Q: Students use a variety of technological and information resources to __________ and ___________ information to create and communicate knowledge.

Q: The importance of technology poses a series of ____________ charged conundrums such as envisioning a shift from textbooks to web-based learning, brick-and-mortar classrooms, lectures, worksheets, standardized tests, bells, career focused curriculum, etc

Q: The two most current trends in science education are constructivism and ______________________.