1. A student who requires significant emotional support to facilitate learning best responds to educators using the framework established by which of the following educational theorists?
A. Edward Thorndike
B. John Watson
C. B. F. Skinner
D. Abraham Maslow Correct
Explanation
Students needing emotional support flourish when their core needslike safety, belonging, and esteems are met, much like planting seeds in fertile soil. Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs prioritizes these emotional foundations to unlock learning, unlike behaviorist frameworks that focus on stimulus-response or reinforcement techniques.
2. Which of the following assessment accommodations best meets the needs of students who have difficulty decoding text?
A. Placing the students in alternate testing locations
B. Arranging for the assessment to be read aloud to the students Correct
C. Providing the students with the opportunity to orally respond to the test
D. Decreasing the length of the assessment questions for the students
Explanation
For students struggling to decode text, having the assessment read aloud acts like a guide, helping them bypass reading barriers to focus on comprehension. Alternate locations, oral responses, or shorter questions address environment, response methods, or question design, not the core issue of decoding.
3. In a government class, a teacher asks the students, 'What could Congress do to reduce the foreign trade deficit?' The teacher is promoting student engagement in which of the following types of thinking?
A. Sequential
B. Convergent
C. Evaluative
D. Divergent Correct
Explanation
Prompting students to brainstorm solutions for a complex issue like the trade deficit ignites divergent thinking, like opening a vault of creative possibilities. This approach fosters multiple ideas, unlike sequential (linear), convergent (single solution), or evaluative (judgment-based) thinking, which have narrower scopes.
4. Which of the following best describes the primary role of an occupational therapist in a school setting?
A. Providing training for students with disabilities to improve their listening and speaking skills
B. Helping students to improve their self-help, behavior management, social, and academic skills
C. Helping students with motor development delays improve their gross and fine motor skills Correct
D. Arranging for students with learning and attention difficulties to receive targeted intervention to improve their academic skills
Explanation
An occupational therapist in schools is like a movement coach, guiding students with motor delays to master gross and fine motor skills. This role targets physical development, distinct from speech therapy, broad skill-building, or academic interventions handled by other specialists.
5. A teacher of an intermediate French class takes the class to a local cinema to see a French film without English subtitles. Which of the following terms best describes the instructional model the teacher is using?
A. Interactive
B. Direct
C. Experiential Correct
D. Independent
Explanation
Watching a French film without subtitles immerses students in the language, like plunging into a cultural river. This experiential model promotes learning through real-world engagement, unlike interactive (group-based), direct (teacher-led), or independent (self-guided) approaches.