FTCE Professional Education Practice
Test
Teachers who conduct action research might: - ANS - Videotape their lessons to reflect on
instructional strategies.
A student-centered classroom uses reciprocal teaching to a
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FTCE Professional Education Practice
Test
Teachers who conduct action research might: - ANS - Videotape their lessons to reflect on
instructional strategies.
A student-centered classroom uses reciprocal teaching to analyze a selection of text. The 4 basic
steps that are used in reciprocal teaching are: - ANS - Predicting, questioning, clarifying,
summarizing.
What type of test could a school district use to determine if state standards were being effectively
taught? - ANS - Criterion-referenced test
Which of the following is the best example of a cognitive objective? - ANS - Students will
complete a two-digit multiplication skills test with 85% mastery.
An educator signed up for a paid online professional development session that required watching
short video segments and personally reflecting on their content. The educator let the videos run
in the background, and quickly clicked through the acknowledgments without completing the
reflections. What portion of the Code of Ethics does this violate? - ANS - The obligation to the
profession.
Learning activities should always be based on: - ANS - specific objectives.
An elementary reading teacher wants to get parents reading nightly with their children. The most
effective way to do this while fostering parent communication is to: - ANS - Invite parents to a
"reading night" where student and parents meet to read and share favorite poems.
Which of the following statements from a teacher would be considered classroom management
through use of negative reinforcement? - ANS - "If you would start turning in your homework, I
wouldn't have to call your mother every afternoon!"
In order to practice effective behavior management, classroom rules - ANS - should be followed
by all students and be consistently enforced.
Which of the following would be a responsibility of a school advisory council? - ANS -
Developing a school improvement plan
Which of the following would be an example of negative reinforcement? - ANS - The teacher
stops complaining about the messy floor after the students clean it up.
A teacher has discovered and implemented a new online behavior-management program that is
improving student behavior while providing an easy way to communicate with parents. The
teacher should - ANS - Meet with the principal to discussing sharing the new product at the next
professional development day.
The best tool for a teacher to use to keep a running, averaged record of student scores throughout
the year is - ANS - Spreadsheet
The most effective way to present vocabulary is - ANS - in context to convey rich meaning to the
students.
The best graphic organizer for analyzing similarities and differences is - ANS - a Venn diagram
An ELL joins the classroom mid-year. She appears to speak fluent English and participates well
in class, yet struggles academically in reading and science. When questioned, the teacher learns
that the student has only lived in America for 2 years. The student's academic struggles are likely
the result of - ANS - Not having mastered cognitive academic language proficiency due to the
length of time she has been speaking English.
The input-hypothesis model developed by Steven Krashen would suggest that ELLs would
benefit from - ANS - Being given information that is just slightly above their ability level in the
second language.
The No Child Left Behind Act states that - ANS - Student whose first language is not English
may only be tested in English.
Student test performance reflects - ANS - a student's understanding of the topic and the quality
of instruction.
When teaching idioms it is important to - ANS - Explicitly teach the implied meaning of the
phrase.
A teacher wants to know if he is allowed to copy software onto more of his classroom
computers. To find this out he should consult the - ANS - site license
A student comes to school and says that her report is done but she is out of ink on her home
printer. She asks the teacher if she can email the assignment to school and have the teacher print
it out. The teacher should - ANS - be cautious because emails can contain viruses.
Prior to teaching a unit on bacteria and viruses, a teacher has students evaluate a list of contentarea statements as being true or false. After the lesson is complete, the students reevaluate the
statements. What was the purpose of giving the assignment before the lesson if it was also to be
complete afterwards? - ANS - The teacher using an anticipation chart to increase student interest
and focus the instruction.
A culturally responsive teacher should be aware of students' - ANS - social skills, home culture,
interests & attitudes.
A teacher gets a ticket for running a red light in a school zone. According to the Code of Ethics,
the teacher should - ANS - Do nothing. This was a minor traffic violation.
A convergent question - ANS - has a simple, short answer and requires the use of lower-order
thinking skills.
Shared classroom materials should be - ANS - easily accessed, assembled prior to beginning the
lesson, and safe for student use.
Drill and practice is primarily used to - ANS -
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