Sustained attention : keywords : FOCUS, ATTENTION, CONCENTRATION , VIGILANCE

A KEY ASPECT OF SUSTAINED ATTENTION IS THE ABILITY TO REFOCUS AFTER A DISTRACTION ARISES.

SELECTIVE ATTENTION : EG : FOCUSING ON A FRIENDS TALK IN A LOUD PARTY ,

STUDYING IN A NOISY ROOM

What international comparative assessment measures student learning in
reading, which UAE participated in 2016? a. PISA b. PIRLS c. TIMSS d. EmSAT

b) PIRLS

Information Technology is essential to teaching. However, teachers differ in the degree to

which they employ technology in learning and teaching. Which of the following options is
the basic principle in organizing the use of information technology in learning and teaching?

a. Information technology is one of the options that can be used to support visual learners b.
Information technology distracts students, wastes lesson time, and often leads students to
undesirable practices c. The use of information technology should be based on its value
in achieving the targeted educational goals d. The use of information technology is an
objective in itself, it must be planned for in parallel with other educational goals

c. The use of information technology should be based on its value in achieving the
targeted educational goals

What is the main benefit of giving clear instructions for classroom activities?
a. Increasing students’ selective attention b. Increasing students’ readiness c.
Increasing students’ self-efficacy d. Increasing teaching time

d. Increasing teaching time

Which of the following factors further contributes to reducing the classroom-

learning time? a. A high number of students in the class b. Insufficient resources c.
Diversity of individual differences among students d. School administration
negligence

A high number of students in the class

8. Which of the following emotional intelligence components could be considered

as the third step in attaining a high level of emotional intelligence? a. Self-
awareness b. Self-regulation c. Empathy d. Motivation

d. Motivation

Which of the following educational practices can reduce the intrinsic motivation of
students to learn over time? a. The excessive use of material rewards b. Promoting
the use of collaborative work c. Increasing the number of school tests d. Setting
students’ evaluation criteria in collaboration with the students themselves

a. The excessive use of material rewards

10. Which of the following factors is most important in helping the teacher to
reduce students’ inappropriate behaviours during the lessons? a. Students’ prior
knowledge level b. Students’ proficiencies level c. Students’ engagement level d.
Students’ achievement level

c. Students’ engagement level

Which of the following tasks is easiest for a concrete thinker? a. Understand cause
and effect b. Understand similarities and difference between events c. Generalize
learning to new situations d. Present an oral presentation
 a. Understand cause and effect

15. Why is it easy to deal with Cyber bullying cases? a. Parents readily intervene to
solve this problem b. It can be easily ignored by the students c. Evidence of it can
be captures and saved d. It is difficult for it to occur during school working hours

c.Evidence of it can be captures and saved

In a longitudinal study, researchers repeatedly examine the same individuals to

detect any changes that might occur over a period of time.

Longitudinal studies are a type of correlational research in which researchers

observe and collect data on a number of variables without trying to influence those
variables.

While they are most commonly used in medicine, economics, and epidemiology,
longitudinal studies can also be found in the other social or medical sciences.

Longitudinal research is a type of correlational research that involves looking at variables

over an extended period of time. This type of study can take place over a period of weeks,
months, or even years. ... Longitudinal research involves collecting data over an extended
period, often years or even decades.
History is a study of past incidents, and it’s different from natural science. In natural
science, researchers prefer direct observations. Whereas in historical research, a researcher
collects, analyses the information to understand, describe, and explain the events that
occurred in the past

A cross-sectional study is a type of research design in which you collect data from
many different individuals at a single point in time. In cross-sectional research, you
observe variables without influencing them.

Researchers in economics, psychology, medicine, epidemiology, and the other

social sciences all make use of cross-sectional studies in their work.

Which of the needs among these is the basic need of Maslow’s hierarchical needs
a. Self-esteem needs b. Belonging needs c. Physiological needs d. Safety needs

c. Physiological needs
18. Which of the following practices would most help teachers promote equal
opportunities in the classroom? a. Using a variety of assessment b. Planning
lessons that reflect the uniformity of the students c. Using hands-on activities
during the lessonsd. Using stereotypes in examples and resources

a. Using a variety of assessment

19. Which one of the following factors has the strongest effect on the learner’s
readiness to learn according to Readiness theory in education? a. The learner’s
motivation b. The learner’s cognitive style c. The learner’s prior learning d. The
learner’s learning style

c. The learner’s prior learning

20. While implementing the role-play teaching strategy, why are students asked to
try to figure out the way of thinking of the characters they are playing? a. To
develop their imagination b. To make the experience more engaging and
memorable c. For a deeper understanding of the characters d. To help the students
understand their own perspectives, goals, motivation, and feelings

c. For a deeper understanding of the characters

21. What is the main benefit of giving clear instructions for classroom activities? a.
Increasing students’ self-efficacy b. Increasing students’ selective attention c.
Increasing teaching time d. Increasing students’ readiness

Increasing teaching time

22. Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding blended learning
and integration of technology in the classroom? a. Blended learning focuses on
students’ learning, while technology integration focuses on teaching strategies b. In
contrast to blended learning, technology integration in the classroom can be
applied at different levels c. Blended learning takes technology integration further
by providing each learner with a more personalized learning experience d. Blended
learning and technology integration in the classroom are the same
c. Blended learning takes technology integration further by providing each learner
with a more personalized learning experience

23. Which one of the following factors can cause learned helplessness in some
students? a. Repeated experiences of success b. High learner self-efficacy c.
Repeated experiences of failure d. Low learner self-efficacy

Repeated experiences of failure

24. Which of the following facts if accurate regarding learning difficulties? a.

Learning difficulties are not issued with the brain’s ability to process information
b. Learning difficulties can be only verbal, and cannot be nonverbal c. Learning
difficulties usually cannot be cured d. Learners with learning difficulties tend to
have a low intelligence quotient (IQ)

c. Learning difficulties usually cannot be cured

25. How does bullying primarily affect the bullied student? a. Increasing the
student’s learned helplessness b. Increasing the student’s hypothetical thinking c.
Reducing the student’s self-esteem d. Reducing the student’s intellectual flexibility

Reducing the student’s self-esteem

Which of the following teaching strategies would be the best for a chemistry
teacher to use when working with extremely dangerous chemical materials during
the lesson? a. Inquiry b. Case study c. Demonstration d. Cooperative learning

c. Demonstration

27. Students are assigned roles as buyers and sellers and are asked to strike deals
and to exchange goods to learn about marketing. Which teaching strategy is
implemented here? a. Simulation b. Blended c. Inquiry d. Deduction

a. Simulation

Which of the following statements is accurate about inductive and deductive

teaching? a. Deductive teaching is a method which moves from more specific to
more general b. Inductive and deductive teaching mean the same thing, and can
be used interchangeably c. Inductive teaching is a method which moves from
more general to more specific d. Inductive teaching is a method which move from
more general to more specific
d. Inductive teaching is a method which move from more general to more specific

34. Which of the following is unlikely to improve learner achievement? a.

Professional development on how learners learn b. Professional development on
instructional practices that are specifically related to the subject matter c.
Professional development on teachers’ knowledge of specific subject content d.
Professional development on how to assess learner attitudes

Professional development on teachers’ knowledge of specific subject content

35. The statement below can be considered as: If you add fertilizers to the soil,
then the crops will grow faster. a. Fact b. Theory c. Hypothesis d. Law

c. Hypothesis

Under which of the categories of Bloom’s taxonomy, the following statement can
be included The translation of an article from English to Arabic a. Understanding
b. Analysis c. Evaluation

d. Synthesis

a. Understanding

37. Which one of the following procedures is the most important to ensure test
validity? a. Varying the types of questions included in the test b. Allocating the test
time according to the subtopics to be assessed c. Including questions that measure
higher and lower order thinking d. Preparing the test specifications

d. Preparing the test specifications

40. In which of the classroom set up does the learner assume the least active role?
a. Inquiry b. Collaborative c. Deductive d. Inductive

c. Deductive

41. What is the last stage of the Continuous Competence learning model? a.
Conscious competence b. Conscious incompetence c. Unconscious competence d.
Unconscious incompetence
Unconscious competence

42. Which of the following describes the difference between action research and
academic research? a. Action research is more likely to be quantitative whereas
academic research is usually qualitative b. The findings of action research are
usually less generalizable to similar situations compared with the findings of
academic research c. In action research, the researcher will not be personally
involved in the research topic, while in academic research, the researcher will
participate in the research topic d. Action research helps in solving certain
problems while academic research does not

The findings of action research are usually less generalizable to similar situations
compared with the findings of academic research

Which of the following activities during an introductory lesson would best support
a teacher’s ability to identify student misconceptions about the lesson topic? a.
Allowing students to review a variety of resources on the lesson topic and having
them share one thing they learned from their review b. Asking students to
brainstorm a list of things they want to learn about the lesson topic c. Showing
students, a series of statements about the lesson topic and having them rate each
statement as true or false d. Pre assessing students’ knowledge of academic
vocabulary related to the lesson topic

d. Pre assessing students’ knowledge of academic vocabulary related to the lesson

topic

44. The graph below shows the rate at which something is forgotten after it is
initially learned (A) and reviewed (B, C, D). After which learning or review event
does forgetting happen the fastest?

a. A b. B c. C d. D

a)A

45. On attaining self-accomplishment you are in which level of Maslow’s

hierarchy? a. Physiological needs b. Belonging needs c. Self-actualization needs d.
Self-esteem needs

c. Self-actualization needs
You believe that you cannot succeed as exams are not the right way to access.
What type of learned helplessness is this: a. Internal stable b. Internal unstable c.
External stable d. External unstable
b. Internal unstable

When is a child most ready to learn a. When asking a question b. When doing an
activity c. When answering in the class d. When writing an exam

When doing an activity

49. Research data that has not been used for previous study is called: a.
Observational data b. Experimental data c. Primary data d. Secondary data

Primary data

50. What do we call the assessment that reflects students’ achievements, evaluates
them in real life situations, and immerses them in tasks of high value? a.
Constructive b. Qualitative c. Authentic d. Quantitative

Authentic

One of the problems faced by teachers is the ability of some students to internalize
concepts and learning experiences, especially experiences that are totally new to
them. Consequently, student learning tends to be shallow and soon forgotten. What
is the best technique to deal with this problem?

a. Including the new concepts in both formative and summative assessments b.

Organizing the concepts and the new learning experiences, so that it begins
with the concrete, then moves to the semi-concrete and gradually to the
abstract c. Organizing the concepts and the new learning experiences so that
students start with the abstract, then move to the semi-concrete and
gradually to the concrete d. Excluding any complex concepts from
summative assessments
b. Organizing the concepts and the new learning experiences, so that it begins
with the concrete, then moves to the semi-concrete and gradually to the
abstract

53. What is the action that helps students more for deep processing of information
before answer the teacher’s question? a. Raising students’ motivation towards
learning b. Wait time after the teacher asked the question c. Teacher’s voice tone
during asking the question d. Setting clear instructions at the beginning of the
lesson

b. Wait time after the teacher asked the question

54. Which of the following tasks is at the level of ‘synthesis’ according to Bloom’s
Taxonomy of cognitive objectives? a. Analyzing the relationships between
concepts b. Justifying a decision c. Planning for a project d. Translating an article

b. Justifying a decision

For which of the following concepts would the use of YouTube video clips be
most effective to facilitate student learning? a. Concrete concepts b. Alternative
concepts c. Abstract concepts d. Social concepts

c. Abstract concepts

56. In a lesson that focuses on the issue of prices in local markets, the teacher
distributed a worksheet that includes a text about a number of assumptions and
data related to the cause of the issue. Students were asked to answer the following
questions · Decide which assumptions are correct and which ones are wrong ·
Justify and support your decision with the appropriate evidence Which strategy has
been implemented in this lesson? a. Inquiry b. Critical thinking c. Induction d.
Self-learning

b. Critical thinking

Which one of the following statements represents a difference between a project

and project-based learning? a. Project-based learning focuses mainly on the final
product, and the project focuses on both the process and final product b. Project-
based learning requires teacher guidance and team collaboration, while the project
could be done without teacher guidance and team collaboration c. A project needs
more planning than project-based learning d. Both are the same thing and can be
used interchangeably

b. Project-based learning requires teacher guidance and team collaboration, while

the project could be done without teacher guidance and team collaboration

58. Which of the following forms of professional development help the teacher
further bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application?

a. Brainstorming sessions b. Educational conferences c. Educational literature

review d. Training workshops

d. Training workshops
61. What is the most effective tool for collecting data to study the relationship
between students’ achievement and the number of days of attendance? a.
Distributing a questionnaire to the students, teachers and parents b. Administrating
student achievement tests c. Conducting interviews with students, teachers and
parents d. Reviewing the records and documents related to the study

d. Reviewing the records and documents related to the study

The graph below illustrates the relationship between student motivation level and
academic performance. Which of the following statements about the relationship is
most accurate?

a. An acceptable level of student motivation results in a moderate level of

academic performance b. A very high level of student motivation maximizes their
academic performance c. Students’ motivation level always affects their academic
performance positively d. A very high level of student motivation affects their
academic performance negatively

d. A very high level of student motivation affects their academic performance

negatively

63. Which of the following statements about students’ self-efficacy is most

accurate? a. Students with high levels of self-efficacy work harder and persist
longer b. Students with high levels of self-efficacy participate less in classroom
activities c. Students with high levels of self-efficacy work and persist less d.
Studets with low self-efficacy are more tolerant of failure
Students with high levels of self-efficacy work harder and persist longer

64. Students learn most effectively when they are able to participate actively in the
learning. Which one of the following is the main cause for making learners passive
observers? a. Having fixed seating plans with students sitting in rows

b. Every teacher organizes their own seating plan differently for each class c. A
flexible seating arrangement with no permanent arrangement d. Student seating
plans change according to the requirements of the lesson.

d. Student seating plans change according to the requirements of the lesson.

65. Which of the following assessment methods is most likely to yield valid
information about what students know and understand? a. Informal observation
with a checklist b. Student self-assessment c. Peer assessment d. Student journalin

Informal observation with a checklist