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Chapter 1: Teaching: Your Chosen Profession Multiple Choice Questions 1) A recent research report indicated that 88% of teachers are ________ with teaching as a career.A.extremely dissatisfied B.dissatisfied

• satisfied
• extremely satisfied

2) ________ refers to differences among students in regard to gender, race, ethnicity, culture, and socioeconomic status.

• Student variability
• Student diversity
• Cultural diversity
• Gender fairness

3) Mr. Norton loves English literature, has a strong desire to learn more about this discipline, and wants the opportunity to share that knowledge with students. He is drawn to teaching because of a passion for ________.

• the subject
• students
• the teaching life
• the teaching-learning process

4) Ms. Bradham has always enjoyed school and embraced the environment that encourages a high regard for education and the life of the mind. She probably chose teaching as a profession because of a passion for the ________.

• desire to serve
• teaching life
• salary and associated benefits
• student variability

5) During an interview with Mr. Fanning, he states that he is attracted to teaching because of a love of the teaching-learning process. Therefore, he enjoys the ________.

• opportunity for teachers to have control over the lives of students
• ability to apply the theoretical aspects of learning to teaching
• live, spontaneous aspects of teaching
• opportunity to pursue independent study in a discipline

6) Educational research supports the fact that those who become teachers are more influenced by their teachers as ________.

• subject-matter experts
• coaches

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• disciplinarians
• people

7) With the exception of parents or guardians, the adults who have the greatest influence on children are often their ________.

• grandparents
• teachers
• religious leaders
• politicians

8) Research tells us that teachers may make up to ________ low-level decisions in a school day.

A. 100

B. 500

C. 1,000

D. 3,000

9) Additions to teacher salaries such as medical insurance and retirement plans are called

________.

A. AYP

• passion for the teaching life
• union dues
• fringe benefits

10) Each state has mandated ________ to assess students’ mastery of academic standards.

A. AYP

B. ESSA

• high-stakes tests
• college and career readiness

11) Jon is disturbed by the problems of contemporary America—the erosion of the family, the increasing violence in our cities, and the hardships of poverty. To make a difference, Jon has chosen to pursue teaching as a profession. His primary reason for this choice is the ________.

• desire to serve others
• community support and admiration of others
• availability of jobs in the inner city
• competitive salary

12) All of the following are practical benefits of teaching except ________.

• job security
• rising salaries and stipends
• teachers’ daily and vacation hours
• frequent promotions to administrative positions

13) Since the turn of the century, teachers’ salaries have ________.

• increased steadily
• stayed about the same 2 / 4

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• increased a small percent
• decreased

14) It is a general perception that ________.

• teachers are overpaid
• teachers’ salaries are losing ground to competitive occupations
• teachers’ salaries are too low to attract persons to teaching
• teachers are underpaid

15) All of the following statements about teachers’ salaries are true except that ________.

• average teacher salaries have steadily increased since the 1980s
• school districts serving the nation’s 100 largest cities had maximum salaries exceeding

$70,000

• teacher salaries vary little by states or regions
• teachers in some districts are paid more than $70,000 annually

16) The National Education Association (2018) reported that the average teacher’s salary was approximately ________.

A. $36,000

B. $48,000

C. $60,500

D. $75,000

17) ________ of the nation’s public school teachers “moonlight” or hold a second job to increase their earnings.

• One-tenth
• One-fourth
• One-half
• Three-fourths

18) The total number of K–12 teachers is expected to increase from 3.5 million teachers in 2016 by approximately ________ percent in 2023.

• 2
• 4
• 8

D. 15

19) ________ is one of the teacher’s most time-consuming non-teaching tasks.

• Supervising students on the playground, at extracurricular events, and inside school hallways

and other non-classroom areas

• Keeping paperwork including detailed records of students’ academic progress, attendance,

and other required documentation

• Attending faculty meetings, parent conferences, open houses, and other required school

functions

• Taking or selling tickets and other products at school concession stands for school-sponsored

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118 Copyright © 2020, 2016, 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.20) Each state has mandated ________ to assess students’ mastery of academic standards.

• psychological testing
• qualitative assessments
• standardized tests
• authentic assessments

21) Approximately ________ percent of the population of public school teachers in the United States are members of minority groups.

A. 10%

B. 18%

C. 25%

D. 32%

22) The ________ teacher has a bachelor’s degree, full state certification, and subject matter knowledge.

• student
• substitute
• highly qualified
• private school

23) A teaching certificate usually includes ________.

• college grade point average
• competencies completed
• the level and content areas one may teach
• ratings of potential as a teacher

24) The Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers includes assessments of all the following except ________.

• classroom performance
• subject matter knowledge
• academic (basic. skills
• leadership skills

25) A ________ is actually a license to teach.

• Master’s degree
• Certificate of Clearance
• Basic Skills Test
• teaching certificate

26) For a person to receive a license to teach, all states require successful completion of

________.

• a bachelor’s degree
• a Master’s Degree in Education
• a teacher education program
• a teacher education program with a bachelor’s degree
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