Domain 3 Q Analysis - Miller

Shelby Miller Special Education Domain 8 & 9 Question Analysis Worksheet 1. A first-grade teacher who is working with a group of beginning readers gives each student a set of word cards. On each card is printed a word that the students have already learned to read (e.g., “he,” “she,” “sees,” “loves,” “has,” “the,” “a,” “dog,” “cat,” and “pail”). The teacher shows the students how to arrange the cards to create a statement (e.g., “she sees the cat”). Students then create their own statements and read them aloud. One goal of this activity is to promote students’ reading development by reinforcing word recognition skills. In addition, this activity can be expected to promote students’ writing development by a.) helping them learn to view writing as a useful tool for communication. b.) promoting their recognition of similarities and differences between written and oral language. c .) building their understanding of basic syntactic structures.21 d.) helping develop their understanding of the value of writing conventions. 1. Restate the question in your own words if necessary. 2. Determine what Competency the question is referring to. a. Competency 8 3. State why you think this is the correct Competency. a. Competency 8 focuses on English Language arts. 4. Based on the competency you chose, state your answer a. Building the student’s understanding of syntax focuses on English language arts and the teacher’s understanding and ability to promote performance in each student. 5. State why this answer is correct, and why it connects to the Competency you chose. a. The activity can be expected to promote students writing development by building their understanding of basic syntax structures, which focuses on the teacher’s ability to promote English language arts in competency 8. 6. Look up the correct Competency and answer in the Answer Key. a. Competency 8 – Answer C 7. Analysis: Why did the test writers chose the answer they did (whether you were right or wrong)? This analysis helps you understand the SBEC point of view. a. SBEC chose this answer because it effectively shows the teacher’s ability to understand stages of literacy development and how to effectively implement it in the classroom to promote English Language arts. 2. A survey has found that about 12 of every 500 airline flights are canceled due to bad weather. This ratio is equivalent to which of the following? a.) 1/24 of the flights b.) 1/240 of the flights c.) 0.24% of the flights d .) 2.4% of the flights 1. Restate the question in your own words if necessary. 2. Determine what Competency the question is referring to. a. Competency 9 3. State why you think this is the correct Competency. a. Competency 9 focuses on mathematics. 4. Based on the competency you chose, state your answer a. The teacher displays knowledge of mathematical skills to answer the question correctly, and is able to teach her students with that knowledge.

5. State why this answer is correct, and why it connects to the Competency you chose. a. The question focuses on the teacher’s understanding and knowledge of statistics, and by answering the question correctly, the teacher can effectively teach her understanding of math to students. 6. Look up the correct Competency and answer in the Answer Key. a. Competency 9 – Answer D 7. Analysis: Why did the test writers chose the answer they did (whether you were right or wrong)? This analysis helps you understand the SBEC point of view. a. SBEC chose this answer because the competency focuses on mathematics and the teacher’s understanding of the content matter. By correctly answering this math question, it shows that the teacher has an understanding and knowledge of the content matter and can effectively teach their students. 3. A special education teacher provides math instruction in the resource room for individuals and small groups of students who have learning disabilities. When teaching the students, the teacher should follow which of the following instructional guidelines? a.) Emphasize the use of mathematics in science and technology. b.) Focus primarily on mathematical concepts that are likely to be useful in everyday life. c.) Emphasize the role of deductive reasoning in mathematics. d.) Connect mathematical concepts to concrete examples with which the students are already familiar 1. Restate the question in your own words if necessary. 2. Determine what Competency the question is referring to. a. Competency 9 3. State why you think this is the correct Competency. a. Competency 9 focuses on mathematics and the teacher’s ability to promote math performance. 4. Based on the competency you chose, state your answer a. The teacher connecting mathematical concepts to concrete examples with which the students are already familiar displays descriptors in competency 9 focusing on math. 5. State why this answer is correct, and why it connects to the Competency you chose. a. This answer shows the teacher’s knowledge and understanding of the mathematics subject, and how the teacher adapts to how the students learn. 6. Look up the correct Competency and answer in the Answer Key. a. Competency 9 – Answer D 7. Analysis: Why did the test writers chose the answer they did (whether you were right or wrong)? This analysis helps you understand the SBEC point of view. a. SBEC chose this answer because is correctly displays a descriptor in competency 9. The teacher shows an understanding of the content matter, and how they utilize a variety of strategies to help promote the student’s engagement and performance. 4. To promote students’ reading fluency, a fifth-grade teacher plans activities in which students and their assigned partners engage in repeated oral readings. When the teacher assembles the reading materials for the activities, the teacher should assign each pair of students passages from a text that a.) both students are capable of reading aloud with no more than 5 word-recognition errors per 100 words of text. b.) the students have previewed and selected themselves. c . both students are capable of reading aloud with no more than 25 word-recognition errors per 100 words of text. d. the students have been reading in connection with content-area study 1. Restate the question in your own words if necessary.