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Practice QuestionsExpand All | Collapse All The Teacher-LibrarianObjective 0001: Demonstrate knowledge of basic principles of librarianship as applied to school library media programs.1. A school library media program has a goal of providing students with equitable intellectual access to information and ideas. The teacher-librarian can best achieve this goal by using which of the following approaches?
2. Which of the following best describes the most important role of library media programs in a democratic society?
3. A teacher-librarian is ordering appropriate materials for the school library media center. Which of the following statements best indicates the teacher-librarian's adherence to the American Library Association (ALA) Library Bill of Rights?
4. A teacher approaches the school's teacher-librarian to ask for a list of books individual students have checked out. The teacher explains that the lists will help with instruction planning. Which of the following approaches should the teacher-librarian take in this situation?
Objective 0002: Examine the roles of the teacher-librarian and the relationship of the school library media program to the overall school program.5. Which of the following activities best illustrates the teacher-librarian's integral role in curriculum development?
6. When a school library media center restricts access to resources that may suggest viewpoints contrary to the values of the students and community, the result is an infringement of:
Objective 0003: Demonstrate knowledge of collaboration and strategies for developing collaborative relationships within and beyond the school community to deliver integrated instruction and information services.7. Which of the following represents a key element in successful collaboration between the teacher-librarian and the classroom teacher?
8. A school's teacher-librarian would like to facilitate a connection between the school community and the greater community in which the school is located. Which of the following actions would best achieve this goal?
Promoting Information Literacy SkillsObjective 0004: Demonstrate knowledge of information literacy skills and strategies for helping students and others learn how to use information independently, efficiently, and responsibly.9. At the beginning of a research project, a teacher-librarian has third-grade students list what they want to know about their topics and then turn the list into questions. This approach is likely to be most effective in promoting the development of students':
10. Which of the following research activities is likely to be most effective in helping students learn how to evaluate information?
11. Which of the following methods would most effectively guide students to locate relevant results when searching for information on the Internet?
12. Which of the following phrases best describes the synthesis of information when conducting research on a topic?
Objective 0005: Demonstrate knowledge of media literacy skills and strategies for helping students learn how to interpret and create meaning from media messages in a variety of forms.13. Which of the following questions would be most important for students to ask in determining whether an online news article is journalism, rather than propaganda or publicity?
14. During a media literacy lesson, a teacher-librarian introduces students to a Web site with tips for becoming media literate. The students are excited to try the techniques, such as how to question data found in articles and ways to develop multimedia skills. Each lesson contains links to worksheets and software students can purchase. Given this information, which of the following media literacy lessons is the teacher-librarian promoting?
15. Which of the following actions by a teacher-librarian is a media-literate approach to providing content in a school library media center?
Objective 0006: Demonstrate knowledge of strategies for planning, implementing, and assessing information literacy instruction that is integrated with content curriculum.16. Prior to assigning a major research project, a fifth-grade teacher expresses concern to the teacher-librarian about whether students have the necessary research skills to complete the project successfully. The teacher-librarian can best respond to this query by suggesting which of the following approaches?
17. Middle school students will be conducting research for social studies class and creating individual multimedia presentations to share with their classmates. Which of the following approaches by the teacher-librarian would be most effective in assessing students' mastery of research skills associated with this project?
18. Which of the following obstacles would users of virtual libraries most likely encounter?
Objective 0007: Demonstrate knowledge of information and communications technology and strategies for providing guidance and leadership in the use of these technologies.19. A high school student with a mild hearing impairment would likely benefit most from which of the following technologies?
20. Which of the following actions should a teacher-librarian prioritize when planning to implement a new application in the library media center?
21. A student copies a software program at home and installs it on computers in the library media center to share with other students. The student tells the teacher-librarian that the software has been installed. Which of the actions would be most appropriate for the teacher-librarian to take?
Managing the Library Media CollectionObjective 0008: Demonstrate knowledge of literature for children and young adults and strategies for helping students become lifelong learners who read for a wide range of purposes.22. When selecting multicultural literature for a library media program, the teacher-librarian should give primary consideration to books that:
23. A middle school student asks the teacher-librarian for help finding an interesting fiction book. The teacher-librarian can best assist the student by:
24. Which of the following steps would be most appropriate for a teacher-librarian to take when helping a student choose a book?
25. Which of the following themes is most characteristic of dystopian fiction?
Objective 0009: Demonstrate knowledge of strategies for developing and maintaining a library media collection that supports the educational goals of the school and the information needs of students, teachers, and other members of the school community.26. Which of the following elements is most important to include in a collection development plan for a school library media center?
27. A student's relative donates a large collection of books to the school library media center. After accepting the donation, which of the following actions should the teacher-librarian take first?
28. A school's History Club wants to check out the library media center's DVD of Les Miserables to show during the club's fundraiser. The teacher-librarian tells the club's leader it may not be possible to show the DVD to the club. The teacher-librarian offers to check into the matter quickly and perhaps offer other options. Which of the following guidelines regarding material use is the teacher-librarian enforcing for ethical reasons?
Objective 0010: Demonstrate knowledge of procedures related to the acquisition, organization, and circulation of library media resources.29. A teacher-librarian has received a selection of new books as gifts for the library media collection. Purchasing the bibliographic records from a vendor would delay the circulation of these books, so the teacher-librarian plans to create records for these books. Which of the following would provide the best source of bibliographic information for this process?
30. Which of the following strategies is likely to be most efficient for analyzing the overall condition of a library media collection?
31. Which of the following statements explains the primary advantage of using online circulation and cataloging systems in a school library media center?
Administering the Library Media ProgramObjective 0011: Examine the responsibility of the teacher-librarian to serve as an advocate for the school library media program and to seek opportunities for continuous growth as a professional.32. Which of the following actions, if taken by a teacher-librarian, is most likely to be effective in promoting the library media program to the school community?
33. A teacher-librarian's membership in a professional organization includes access to journals that describe research related to library media programs. The teacher-librarian can best use this research to:
34. Which of the following groups is likely to be the best advocate for a school's library media program?
Objective 0012: Demonstrate knowledge of principles and practices related to the management of human, financial, and physical resources in the school library media program.35. Which of the following is the teacher-librarian's most important responsibility in supervising library media staff?
36. A school library media program has adopted a flexible schedule. Some teachers have expressed concern that too many students are using the library media center at once with this form of scheduling. The teacher-librarian can best address this concern by taking which of the following actions?
37. A school community has asked the teacher-librarian to consider providing access to a primary source online database. The cost of this database is not within the school's budget, so the teacher-librarian explores alternative ways to provide access for the school. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate for the teacher-librarian to take for this purpose?
Objective 0013: Demonstrate knowledge of principles and practices related to the development, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of the school library media program.38. A library advisory committee is developing long-range goals for the school library media program. Which of the following factors is most important to consider in this process?
39. A teacher-librarian is evaluating the library media center's ability to provide access to reliable, current, and relevant print and digital resources that support the curriculum. Which of the following tools would be the best indicator of success in these areas?
40. A teacher-librarian is setting up an advisory board focused on the effectiveness of the library media center's technology and digital content. The teacher-librarian has asked some faculty members and students to serve on the board. Which of the following resources is the most likely contribution that student participants will provide?
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