Quiz 1 Edu 406
Quiz 1 Edu 406
Quiz 1 Edu 406
Which of the following about teacher's professional knowledge and understanding is true?
Once reflection becomes a habit you will not need to develop your reflective skills further
Everyone always learns from experience
Teachers need to develop reflection and evaluation of their practice
Question No.2:
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
None of the above
Question 3:
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
Question No.4:
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
Question 5:
Which of the following is considered the least effective form of teacher development?
Certificated Courses
Workshops
n-school mentoring
Communities of Practice
Question 6:
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
All of the above
Question 7:
What are the major mechanisms involved in critical thinking for the reflective practitioner?
Self-regulation
interpretation
both ‘a’ and ‘b’
None of the above
question 8:
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
Question 9:
‘Looking out’ is a combination of _____.
A range of viewpoints about experiences
Looking around’ and ‘looking back’
Perspectives which direct the focus of attention
None of the above
Question 10:
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
2:
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
3:
Which of the following is NOT a principle of Reflective Practice? Pg.8
Select correct option:
It is problem-oriented
It is based on action research
It is data-driven
It is research-led
4:
Which of the following is NOT one of the four steps in action research?
Select correct option:
Identifying the research problem
Developing a professional measurement instrument
Obtaining the necessary information to answer the question
Developing a plan of action
5:
Re-theorising is the means by which Reflective Practitioners _____.
Select correct option:
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
6:
Critical thinking is _______.
Select correct option:
A biological process
A psychologicaland cognitive process
A communication process
All of the above
7:
What are three levels of reflection?
Select correct option:
Technical, empirical and practical
Technical, practical and critical
Rational, technical and critical
Rational, practical and critical
8
What is question/ analysis in the reflective cycle?
Select correct option:
Taking on the role of researcher
Using quantitative data to make decisions
Describing a situation
Asking many questions
1:
Interpretation is the skills of ________.
Select correct option:
Understanding and transmitting
Cognition and communication
Thinking and talking
Receiving and sending information
2
Critical Reflection involves which of the following?
Select correct option:
Analysing and c
Analysing and evaluating
Reasoning and evaluating
Conceptualising and describing
2:
Which of the following is NOT one of the four steps in action research?
Select correct option:
Action Research is…Process, Collaboration, Improvement, Practice, Communication pg.250
3
What is part of the analytical process for the practitioner?
Select correct option:
The identification of own assumptions
The examination of the underlying values base
Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
None of the above
4
Why reflective practice is so important?
Select correct option:
Research highlights the importance of reflective practice for changing personal values biases
Research shows that reflective practice is essential for developing our understanding about teaching
and learning
Research shows that students grades increase when they are taught by a reflective practitioner
Research shows that reflective practitioners are more profession
5
The most significant part of the model is _____.
Select correct option:
Learning from experience
Learning from reflecting
Learning from information
Learning from knowledge
6
What do systematic reflexivity and epistemic reflexivity focus on?
Select correct option:
Beliefs, values and assumptions
Methods and theories
Suppositions, theories, beliefs and assumptions
Praxis, values, theories and beliefs
7
When we think habitually, we _____.
Select correct option:
Dismiss reasoning
Have a fixed focus which distracts attention
Ignore data
None of the above
8
Double loop learning involves ______.
Select correct option:
Changing personal assumptions
Changing personal approaches pg.51
Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
None of the above
9
What factor makes reflection seem time-consuming?
Select correct option:
Regular learning networks are very time-consuming
Lack of leadership for Reflective Practice
Regular learning networks are very time-consuming
Staff is too busy