A) New approaches to teaching are supposed to change the specifics of students’ involvement in the learning process provided that they match students interests and capabilities
B) Constant changes in the educational system always cause discussions around this topic
C) Students and professors organized their work via cooperation in the learning process
D) Today we live in the media age and this markedly affects us and our lifestyle
E) There are a lot of critical comments about variations in types of teaching
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1. What is the difference between the traditional lecture and the innovative one? New approaches to teaching are supposed to change the specifics of students’ involvement in the learning process from passive to active type. Surprisingly, this difference is not the only one. For example, before, lectures were formalized – professors used to deliver a lecture and students used to write down the most important things from what they’ve heart. Recently some innovations came through, lectures became more interactive, so that students and professors organized their work via cooperation in the learning process.
The main idea of the text is
A) lecturing is more effective when students participate in lecture
B) students revise their notes and try to memorize the notes
C) computer-assisted instruction helps improve students’ skills
D) professors should spend most of their time and efforts for delivering information
E) professors do their work and share information with students
2. The Principle of activity involves:
A) cultivating the power of guessing
B) passive recipients of the target language
C) active use of the mother tongue
D) conscious comparative method
E) analysis of two languages
3. The belief that learners are actively involved in a process of meaning and knowledge construction as opposed to passively receiving information is understood as …
A) Constructivist teaching
B) Conscious teaching
C) Inductive teaching
D) Deductive teaching
E) Innovative teaching
4. Which of the following is NOT the characteristics of Constructivist teaching?
A) the teacher is the only source of knowledge
B) the learners are actively involved
C) the environment is democratic
D) the activities are interactive and student-centered
E) the teacher facilitates a process of learning in which students are encouraged to be responsible and autonomous
5. Which of the following CANNOT be referred as an example of constructive teaching?
A) learning and reciting a poem
B) projects
C) class discussions
D) experimentation
E) work in pairs
6. Which of the following is the characteristics of the traditional classroom?
A) Instructor gives/students receive
B) Learning is interaction – building on what students already know
C) Instructor interacts / negotiates with students
D) Knowledge is dynamic / change with experiences
E) Students work in groups
7. Which of the following is the characteristics of the constructive is classroom?
A) Process is as important as product
B) Instructor gives/students receive
C) Students work individually
D) Strict adherence to fixed curriculum
E) Assessment via testing / correct answers
8. Which of the following does NOT adhere to the role of modern teachers?
A) knowledge giver
B) facilitator
C) modeling
D) coach
E) scaffold
9. A learning approach in which the educator uses strategically placed prompts, cues, questions, direct explanations, and modeling to guide student thinking and facilitate an increased responsibility for the completion of a task is called ….
A) guided instruction
B) problem-based learning
C) modeling tasks
D) cooperative learning
E) jigsaw
10.A variety of educational approaches focusing on individuals working together to achieve a specific learning outcome is called ….
A) cooperative learning
B) problem-based learning
C) modeling tasks
D) guided instruction
E) jigsaw
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1. The Montessori Method of education, developed by Maria Montessori, is a child-centered educational approach based on ….
A) scientific observations of children
B) observation of parents and their children
C) interview with parents
D) interview with teachers
E) neurological data
2. Which of the following is NOT an essential elements of the Montessori Method?
A) same age classroom
B) mixed age classrooms
C) uninterrupted blocks of work time, ideally three hours
D) students learn concepts from working with materials
E) freedom of movement within the classroom
3. Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori was born on ….
A) August 31, 1870
B) August 30 of 1970
C) May 6, 1952
D) May 6, 1870
E) December, 30, 1874
4. Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori was…
A) an Italian physician and educator best known for the philosophy of education that bears her name, and her writing on scientific pedagogy
B) a Soviet psychologist, the founder of an unfinished Marxist theory of human cultural and bio-social development
C) an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, political activist, and social critic
D) a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity
E) a French educator best known for the philosophy of education that bears her name, and her writing on scientific pedagogy
5. She began medical school at the University of Rome, where she graduated – with honors – in 1896. Her educational method is in use today in many public and private schools throughout the world.
A) Maria Montessori
B) Marie Skłodowska Curie
C) Khrystyna Alchevska
D) Margaret Mary Healy Murphy
E) Agnesa (Antigona) GongeaBoiagi
6. What is the main principle of the Montessori method?
A) development of a child's own initiative and natural abilities, especially through practical play
B) development through interpersonal connections and actions with the social environment
C) "Zone of proximal development ", the range of tasks that a child is in the process of learning
D) the theory of transformational grammar
E) the theory of universal grammar
7. Which of the following is the work of Maria Montessori?
A) The Secret of Childhood
B) Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
C) The Problem of the Cultural Development of the Child
D) Thinking and Speech
E) Play and its role in the Mental development of the Child
8. Which of the following is NOT the work of Maria Montessori?
A) The Development of Higher Psychological Processes
B) Education for a New World
C) To Educate the Human Potential
D) The Absorbent Mind
E) The Secret of Childhood
9. In which of the following countries Maria Montessori did NOT work?
A) Russia
B) the USA
C) India
D) Italy
E) the Netherlands
10. Which of the following is Not true about Maria Montessori?
A) She was one of the founders of the field of cognitive science
B) She observed children with mental disabilities
C) Her work was widely published internationally, and spread rapidly
D) She was met with hostility and harassment at medical school because of her gender
E) In her last two years she studied pediatrics and psychiatry
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1. In 1955 by Glenn Doman founded …
A) The Institutes for The Achievement of Human Potential
B) The Orthophrenic School
C) National Education Association
D) American Psychological Association
E) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2. The Glenn Doman Method …
A) is a universal recipe for teaching very young children using flashcards
B) refrains from using the learners' native language and uses only the target language
C) makes extensive use of silence as a teaching method
D) is based on behaviorist theory, which postulates that certain traits of living things
E) emphasizes interaction as both the means and the ultimate goal of study
3. Which of the following is NOT based on the Doman’s method?
A) Pronunciation is fundamental to the method
B) The younger the child, the easier the learning process
C) Children naturally love to learn
D) Parents are their child’s best teacher
E) Teaching and learning should be joyous
4. Glenn Doman is ….
A) a physical therapist and a pioneer in the field of child brain development
B) a physician and educator best known for the philosophy of education
C) a psychologist, the founder of the theory of human cultural and bio-social development
D) a linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, political activist, and social critic
E) a physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity
5. The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential (IAHP) founded by Glenn Doman is…
A) a non-profit organization providing teaching programs to improve and accelerate the mental and physical development of normal as well as brain-damaged children
B) the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States
C) a non-profit organization providing emergency food and healthcare to children
D) a non-profit organization promoting international collaboration through educational, scientific, and cultural reforms
E) an organization maintaining international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations
6. Which of the following is Glenn Doman’s work?
A) How to Multiply Your Baby's Intelligence
B) Education for a New World
C) To Educate the Human Potential
D) The Absorbent Mind
E) The Secret of Childhood
7. Which of the following is Not Glenn Doman’s work?
A) The Secret of Childhood
B) Fit Baby, Smart Baby, Your Baby!: From Birth to Age Six
C) How to Multiply Your Baby's Intelligence
D) What To Do About Your Brain-injured Child
E) How to Teach Your Baby to Read
8. Features of what method are described: the fundamental principle of the method was that any idea, however complex, may be reduced to simple units of thought and expressed clearly by a limited number of everyday words. The 850-word primary vocabulary was composed of 600 nouns (representing things or events), 150 adjectives (for qualities and properties), and 100 general “operational” words, mainly verbs and prepositions. Almost all the words were in common use in English-speaking countries; more than 60 percent were one-syllable words.
A) Direct
B) Grammar – Translation
C) Audio - lingual
D) Communicative
E) Integral
9. Features of which method are described: there is much use of tapes, language labs and visual aids; pronunciation is of great importance; very little use of mother tongue by teachers is permitted; successful responses are immediately reinforced; there is a tendency to manipulate language and disregard content.
A) Audio - lingual
B) Direct
C) Grammar – Translation
D) Communicative
E) Glenn Doman’s Method
10.Features of which method are described: classroom goals are focused on all of the components of communicative competence and not restricted to grammatical or linguistic competence; language techniques are designed to engage learners in authentic, functional use of language for meaningful purposes; organizational language forms are the central focus but rather aspects of language that enable the learner to accomplish that purposes;
A) Communicative
B) Direct
C) Integral
D) Grammar – Translation
E) Audio - lingual
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1. CLIL is…
A) Content and language integrated learning
B) Complex language integrated learning
C) Contemporary language international learning
D) Collaborative language international learning
E) Content and language international learning
2. The term CLIL was created ….
A) in 1994 by David Marsh
B) in 1894 by Maria Montessori
C) in 1984 by Thompson& McKinley
D) in 1994 by Dr Maurizio Morselli
E) in 2000 by Dalton-Puffer
3. CLIL is fundamentally based on …
A) language immersion and content-based instruction
B) silent way and task-based instruction
C) task and content-based instryction
D) communicative approach
E) language immersion and silent way
4. An approach for learning content through an additional language (foreign or second), thus teaching both the subject and the language is recognized as ….
A) CLIL
B) Silent Way
C) STEM
D) Communicative Approach
E) Language Immersion
5. The main purpose was to create an "umbrella term" which encompasses different forms of using language as the medium of instruction. The methodology has been applied in a business context in many countries and widely accepted as an effective approach. In Italy for example, it is being used as an accelerated method to teach management concepts in English to business people.
A) CLIL
B) Silent Way
C) STEM
D) Communicative Approach
E) Language Immersion
6. It can provide effective opportunities for pupils to use their new language skills now, rather than learn them now for use later. It opens doors on languages for a broader range of learners, nurturing self-confidence in young learners and those who have not responded well to formal language instruction in general education
A) CLIL
B) EMI
C) STEM
D) Communicative Approach
E) Language Immersion
7. Which principle is described?
This principle implies careful determination of what & how to teach to achieve the aims set by the syllabus. In selecting or composing the material the teacher should be thoughtful & remember to strengthen the connection between the instruction & life.
A) Scientific approach
B) Educative instruction
C) Consciousness
D) Visuality
E) Consecutiveness
8. According to Coyle et al., 2010, CLIL objectives are varied, but among them which is the least relevant?
A) Students should have knowledge of number facts and families
B) Allow students to achieve the appropriate level of academic performance in CLIL subjects
C) To improve students’ proficiency in both their mother tongue and the target language
D) To develop the intercultural understanding
E) To develop social and thinking skills
9. CLIL represented a deliberate attempt to develop a European model for … bilingual education.
A) additive
B) subtractive
C) multilingual
D) simultaneous
E) global
10. CLIL, EMI stand for
A) Content and language integrated learning, English as a medium of instruction
B) Complex language integrated learning, English as a means of instruction
C) Contemporary language international learning, English as a means of instruction
D) Collaborative language international learning, English as a medium of instruction
E) Content and language international learning, English as a medium of interaction
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1. What is CLIL According to D. Marsh?
A) A “language pedagogy focusing on meaning which contrasts to those which focus on form
B) Cognitive academic language learning
C)Through an additional language
D) Foreign language immersion program
E) Modern languages across the curriculum
2. The teacher begins by reminding students of a rhyming poem they read yesterday about a trip to the Fun House and the different mirrors there. She holds up illustrations and repeats the poem as students listen. Then she has them repeat the poem with her as she points to the corresponding pictures. She asks questions about the mirrors: How many mirrors are in the Fun House? Are they all the same? How are they different? What effect do the mirrors have? The class discusses the poem, illustrations, and answers questions.
Which would be the activity objectives?
A) to access prior knowledge
B) to collaborate cooperatively
C) to compare and contrast properties of mirrors and water
D) to describe properties of mirrors and water
E) to use the language of speculation and cause & effect
3. In CLIL lesson learners discuss in groups how they set up their Science experiments to …
A) develop communication skills
B) collaborate cooperatively
C) focus on content vocabulary
D) develop cognitive skills
E) raise awareness of culture
4. In CLIL lesson learners find out about different ways of celebrating spring festivals to …
A) raise awareness of culture
B) collaborate cooperatively
C) focus on content vocabulary
D) develop cognitive skills
E) develop communication skills
5. In CLIL class the teacher highlights the parts of a river from a Geography text which the class has just read to …
A) focus on content of vocabulary
B) collaborate cooperatively
C) raise awareness culture
D) develop cognitive skills
E) develop communication skills
6. In CLIL class learners give poster presentations about their group projects to …
A) develop communication skills
B) collaborate cooperatively
C) raise awareness culture
D) develop cognitive skills
E) focus on content of vocabulary
7. In CLIL class learners classify plants according to several criteria to …
A) develop cognitive skills
B) collaborate cooperatively
C) raise awareness culture
D) develop communication skills
E) focus on content of vocabulary
8. In CLIL class learners predict the outcome of an electricity experiment to …
A) develop cognitive skills
B) collaborate cooperatively
C) raise awareness culture
D) develop communication skills
E) focus on content of vocabulary
9. Learners do a web search to find out about traditional recipes for bread-making to …
A) raise awareness culture
B) collaborate cooperatively
C) develop cognitive skills
D) develop communication skills
E) focus on content of vocabulary
10. Which teacher’s question is aimed to develop reasoning skills?
A) Which is the city with the highest rainfall, according to the graph?
B) Who do you think are the most interesting people in the story?
C) Which features would you have in your ideal car?
D) What would you do if you won an Olympic gold medal?
E) Which Prime Minister behaved responsibly?
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1. Which teacher’s question is aimed to develop creative thinking skills?
A) What would you do if you won an Olympic gold medal?
B) Which is the city with the highest rainfall, according to the graph?
C) Who do you think are the most interesting people in the story?
D) Which Prime Minister behaved responsibly?
E) Which is the highest mountain in the area?
2. Which teacher’s question is aimed to develop evaluating skills?
A) Who do you think are the most interesting people in the story?
B) Which is the city with the highest rainfall, according to the graph?
C) Which features would you have in your ideal car?
D) What would you do if you won an Olympic gold medal?
E) Which is the longest river in the area?
3. Which instruction is set to develop the learning skill of locating information?
A) Find three websites to help you find out how rubbish is recycled in different countries
B) Listen to the music then beat out the rhythm to your partner
C) Describe the process
D) Put the pictures in order of the life cycle.
E) Show your example of 15th-century Italian art and explain four of the symbols in it
4. Which instruction is set to develop the learning skill of organizing information?
A) Put the pictures in order of the life cycle
B) Listen to the music then beat out the rhythm to your partner
C) Find three websites to help you find out how rubbish is recycled in different countries
D) Show your example of 15th-century Italian art and explain four of the symbols in it
E) Look in the science books and find two birds that cant fly
5. Which instruction is set to develop the learning skill of communicating information?
A) Listen to the music then beat out the rhythm to your partner
B) Put the pictures in order of the life cycle
C) Find three websites to help you find out how rubbish is recycled in different countries
D) Find three articles that explains the process
E) Look in the science books and find two birds that cant fly
6. Which type of activity is “Read the text then add the key words to the diagram of the ear”?
A) labelling
B) classifying
C) matching
D) ordering
E) word completion
7. Which type of activity is “Listen to the recording about planets and complete the table in your course book”?
A) information transfer
B) classifying
C) matching
D) ordering
E) word completion
8. Which type of activity is “Look at the description again. Number the stages as they occur in the design process”?
A) ordering
B) classifying
C) matching
D) information transfer
E) word completion
9. What is the purpose of the instruction “Lets brainstorm together different ways of recording information”?
A) activating prior knowledge
B) developing learner independence
C) giving a practical demonstration
D) providing a language support frame
E) encouraging use of first language
10. What is the purpose of the instruction “Look at the screen as I explain. Open Excel. Click on the Chart Wizard button and using Column graph, write the temperatures. Click Finish to see the graph. Now you try”?
A) pre-teaching vocabulary
B) developing learner independence
C) giving a practical demonstration
D) providing a language support frame
E) encouraging use of first language
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1. What is digital literacy?
A) An individual's ability to find, evaluate, and compose clear information through writing and other mediums on various digital platforms
B) The ability to read and write
C) The ability to use language, numbers, images, computers, and other basic means to understand, communicate, gain useful knowledge, solve mathematical problems and use the dominant symbol systems of a culture
D) The ability to understand spoken words and decode written words
E) The ability to use to programming and advanced problem solving
2. Undoubtedly, you've seen stories come across social media feeds that make you take pause. Whether it's users sharing a site-wide privacy breach, ways to protect yourself against unknown attacks, or news stories that seem questionable, there's no denying that our society has a bad habit of liking and sharing information without checking its credibility first. We've heard about the rise of "fake news", but if adults are falling victim to false news stories, how do we teach our children to avoid these same mistakes?