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	Methods used to organize classroom activities and instruction, creating a happy and productive learning environment are known as:   classroom management methods of loci lesson planning cooperative learning

	According to your text, an observation of elementary school mathematics classes showed that the time students actually spend learning in class is about ________percent of the time allocated for instruction.   80 60 20 40

	According to your text, the best way to reduce wasted class time is:   to start class promptly when the bell rings squeezing more minutes of instruction out of a classroom day to have all the lesson materials ready to go. to effectively communicate the value of learning to students.

	If a student comes in late during a lesson, the best thing to do, according to your text, is:   to make sure the student has a tardy slip. to bring the late student up to speed on what has transpired thus far. continue with the lesson and deal with the tardiness later. to remind the student to get to class on time.

	According to your text, the most important thing about discipline is:   that it suppresses the unwanted behavior and encourages pro-social behavior. that it not interrupt the flow of the lesson or the flow of student learning. that a code of discipline be rigorously enforced in the classroom. for the teacher to keep accurate records of disciplinary actions.

	To maintain momentum in the classroom, the best thing a teacher can do is:   To walk around and engage the students in their work. To avoid interruptions or slowdowns, keeping task engagement high. To provide frequent breaks in the lesson, keeping task engagement high To have all the lesson materials prepared in advance

	A good way to maintain student accountability for task performance is:   Having students turn in their last night's homework at the beginning of class. Briefly reviewing each student's progress with him or her on a daily basis. To have frequent pop quizzes. Having all student hold up their work so the teacher can see it.

	When it comes to classroom management, teachers of older students who are struggling in school should:   focus on motivating them toward more self-regulation in observing rules and procedures. use principles of operant conditioning to foster academic achievement keep in regular contact with the student's guidance counselor. keep in regular contact with the student's parents or guardians in order to foster their child's academic achievement.

	According to studies of teacher's actions, the most important time for a teacher to define and implement his or her classroom management plan:   is during the second week of school, once the composition of the class has stabilized. at the last day of each grading period. is right after report cards come out. is during the first few days of the school year.

	Teachers can eliminate much routine classroom misbehavior without breaking the momentum of the lesson:   by the use of simple nonverbal cues to students. by talking fast and moving the lesson along by setting up a token economy whereby students are rewarded for staying on task. by isolating potential troublemakers from the rest of the class.

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