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EDU406 Quiz#1

Which of the following about teacher's professional knowledge and understanding is true?

According to Stephen Brook, reflective practice is?

Locates teaching within the context of the school agenda

Empowers the teacher to appreciate the bigger picture surrounding teaching a way for teaches to understand their problems

Which of the following is NOT a „best‟ practice?

Pg.19

Educates the whole child

Follows the text closely to ensure coverage of the curriculum

Students‟ active participation in learning

What does evidence suggest as being most important for a long-term commitment to Reflective Practice?

Pg294

Reflection is more effective when conducted collaboratively Collaborating with colleagues encourages the Reflective Practitioner to focus on what values inform his/her teaching

Guidance and structure are key factors for Reflective Practitioners

When the Reflective Practitioner knows what is best for children Challenging environments

Which of the following is considered the least effective form of teacher development? Certificated Courses

Workshops · n-school mentoring · Communities of Practice

Knowing-in-action is described by Schon as ___________.

Our knowing is ordinarily implicit in our patterns of action

When we cannot say what we know

When we go about the spontaneous, intuitive performance of the actions of everyday life

What are the major mechanisms involved in critical thinking for the reflective practitioner? Self-regulation

interpretation · Creative Thinking is not critical thinking because · It is not logical · It is not problem-centred · It is emotive · it is not based on „black-and-white‟ thinking

„Looking out‟ is a combination of _____.

A range of viewpoints about experiences · Looking around‟ and „looking back‟ · Perspectives which direct the focus of attention

Which of the following assumptions does NOT underlie action research? Teachers and other education professionals have authority to make decisions Teacher and other education professionals want to improve their practice Teachers and other education professionals can and will engage in systematic research only if they are given adequate time and additional pay Teachers and other education professionals are committed to continued professional development

DATA refers to · pg.40 · The analysis of an event · The teacher describing, analysing, thinking and acting

The four steps analytical process necessary for guiding reflection

What is reflective practice?

A process to evaluate teaching

Process leading to activity in response to any aspects of the professional role Process of action to improve the professional role

none of these · What is the impact of reflective practices on the teacher · It leads higher quality practice · It changes teacher‟s values and beliefs · It leads to greater independence for the teacher · It sustains inclusive environments

Which of the following about teacher's teacher‟s professional knowledge and understanding is true?

teachers need to develop reflection and evaluation to support their own and others practice What does „a lack of conceptual clarity‟ mean?

The educational community has different interpretations of reflection

It confuses perceptions about what happens in the classroom

It includes too many viewpoints and so becomes confusing for the individual does not account for students‟ perspectives

According to Brookfield, which is the most powerful lens for teachers?

The Self Lens · The Student Lens · the peers lens, the theory lens

Which of the following is an example of „warm‟ feedback?

Warm feedback extends thinking and raises concerns about teaching Warm feedback consists of supportive, appreciative statements

Warm feedback raises questions

none

Which of the following is not reflection in a professional setting?

Deliberate · Theory-focused · Object-led · Purposeful · The „critical lenses‟ refer to

The perspectives that a teacher uses to generate different viewpoints

The focus given to the Reflective Practitioner by taking the different viewpoints necessary to reflect on practice

A set of different viewpoints · None · Reflection-on-action can be described as ______________ · Thinking about what to do · A reconstructive mental review · Problem resolution · Weighing the pros and cons of alternatives

Which of the following is NOT a principle of Reflective Practice?

Pg.8 · It is problem-oriented · It is based on action research · It is data-driven · It is research-led

Which of the following is NOT one of the four steps in action research?

Identifying the research problem · Developing a professional measurement instrument · Obtaining the necessary information to answer the question · Developing a plan of action

Re-theorising is the means by which Reflective Practitioners _____.

Critically examine practice

Critically examine theories

Critically examine practice and theories in the light of theories Critically examine data and research in the light of theories Critical thinking is _______.

A biological process · A psychologicaland cognitive process · A communication process

What are three levels of reflection?

Technical, empirical and practical · Technical, practical and critical · Rational, technical and critical · Rational, practical and critical

What is question/ analysis in the reflective cycle?

Taking on the role of researcher · Using quantitative data to make decisions · Describing a situation · Asking many questions