FTCE - Professional Education, Exam Questions with Answers

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FTCE - Professional Education, Exam Questions with answers, rated A+ Which of the following tests relates an individual's test performance to standards rather than to the performance of others? -... ✔✔-criterion-referenced Sharon, a 3rd-grade student, received the following scores on a formal reading assessment: identifying main idea - raw score of 18/25 recalling details - 70th percentile making inferences - 30% correct determining author's purpose - grade equivalent of 4.5 A teacher who interprets these data can accurately conclude that Sharon - ✔✔-scored higher than 70% of students who took the same test in recalling details, and above grade level in determining author's purpose. Which of the following is the most appropriate assessment for measuring student mastery of content in a high school algebra class at midyear? - ✔✔-teacher-made test A teacher is assessing a student's oral reading skills. Which of the following assessment tools is the most appropriate? - ✔✔-running record A science teacher uses the phrase, "My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas" to help the students remember the order of the planets. This phrase is an example of a - ✔✔-mnemonic device. A teacher asks, "How was the Grand Canyon formed, Patty?" Patty answers, "There is a river at the bottom." The teacher then says, "Patty, tell us how the river affected the formation of the Grand Canyon." What technique is the teacher using in her last statement? - ✔✔-probing While a student is giving a report to the class, the teacher smiles, nods, leans forward, and listens attentively. Her behavior best demonstrates - ✔✔-nonverbal positive acknowledgement. Mr. Robinette is a new teacher who teaches high school algebra courses. He has difficulty maintaining student interest in instruction and has an excessive number of disciplinary referrals. What strategy would be the best first step to address this situation? - ✔✔-discussing problems with a mentor teacher to identify strategies for reducing the number of discipline problems As part of her planning process, Mrs. Smith is concerned about the levels of reading comprehension in her class. Which of the following would provide the richest source of data for the beginning analysis of her class? - ✔✔-student test records Which of the following situations is the best example of a teacher promoting middle school students' creative thinking after reading a given fiction selection? - ✔✔-students rewrite the ending of the selection to change the resolution of the plot Identify the classroom practice that best encourages a positive learning climate for all students. - ✔✔- The teacher includes all students in class discussions, showing equal respect and sensitivity to each student. At the beginning of the school year, a 2nd-grade teacher determines there are children from diverse cultural backgrounds in the class. One of the best ways to study cultural similarities and differences would be to have students - ✔✔-participate in a classroom international festival to complete the unit on cultural study. While students are completing individual work, the teacher leaves the classroom to pick up handouts that have been copied for the next class. This teacher's behavior - ✔✔-violates the professional duty to protect the safety of students. Which statement is true with respect to physical growth patterns of children in the upper elementary school? - ✔✔-Girls reach puberty before boys Wesley has been identified as a slow learner. He is frequently frustrated by class activities and seatwork assignments and sometimes cries when he cannot do the work that others complete quickly. Which of the following teacher actions is best in this situation? - ✔✔-Arrange what Wesley is to learn into a series of small steps, each followed with immediate feedback. A teacher finds that students can deal with abstractions and hypothetical-deductive questions, offer interpretations, and draw conclusions. According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, at what stage of cognitive development are the students functioning? - ✔✔-formal operations Which of the following behaviors may indicate the need to refer a child for speech-language evaluation? - ✔✔-having difficulty comprehending words and concepts A science teacher suspects a new student of having problems with reading comprehension. To assist the student, the teacher should - ✔✔-arrange for diagnostic testing in reading. More than 65% of a 3rd-grade class scored at high risk on the oral reading fluency measure of the school's progress-monitoring instrument. Which instructional practice would be most effective for improving the students' oral reading fluency? - ✔✔-repeated reading of familiar text with corrective feedback Which instructional method would be the most effective for fostering vocabulary development in a secondary content area? - ✔✔-presenting target words in context several times during each week Before sending pairs of students to practice with a text, a teacher models how to choose unfamiliar words and write an explanation, create a title for the passage they are reading, write questions based on their passage, and guess what will happen in the next passage. These are examples of comprehension strategies that include - ✔✔-clarifying, summarizing, questioning, and predicting. Which 3rd-grade students' unit culminating activity provides the best opportunity for them to integrate language art skills? - ✔✔-having students prepare and give a software presentation A group of 5th-grade students collected information on how many kindergarten students like chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry ice cream. What is the best format for an initial presentation of results to the kindergarten students? - ✔✔-stacks of three different colored cubes representing each student's choice A teacher reviews a student's cumulative scores on a comprehensive fluency progress monitoring measure at midyear. Based on the data presented above, what is the most appropriate method of differentiating instruction for this student? - ✔✔-intensive instruction in phoneme segmentation fluency Which of the following is an example of a classroom that has been best arranged to facilitate student safety? - ✔✔-furniture placed to accommodate traffic patterns Which procedure should a middle school teacher follow at the beginning of a class? - ✔✔-Assign students to complete "Do Now" activity already written on the board when the class starts. In a middle school classroom, the teacher observes that many students are calling out answers during large group discussions, even after being reminded of the posted classroom rules. What would be the best strategy for the teacher to follow next? - ✔✔-Have students brainstorm ways to participate in large group discussions and amend the classroom rules as necessary. Before the teacher has had a chance to explain the school's procedure for fire drills, the fire alarm sounds. Which of the following procedures would be most appropriate in this situation? - ✔✔-Have students line up quickly and quietly and lead them out of the building; review procedures upon returning to the classroom. A high school teacher wants students studying the Civil War to understand the attitudes of the soldiers on both sides. Of the following, which activity would best help meet this objective? - ✔✔-Role-playing: based on class reading, have each student write a letter to a family member about war experiences from the perspective of first a Northern and then a Southern soldier. Students will read the letters out loud. A 4th-grade teacher has a group of students with mixed abilities. As he plans his unit on early Florida settlers, he should pay special attention to - ✔✔-varying the delivery models of instruction to compensate for different reading levels. A 7th-grade student is frequently tardy for 1st-period class. The teacher questions the student and discovers that the student has been left in charge of his younger siblings while his parents are "working things out" with their marriage. Which of the following should the teacher suspect? - ✔✔-child neglect The social studies teachers in a middle school are seeking ways to interest their students in local history. Which of the following would be an effective means of achieving this goal? - ✔✔-Have students create a documentary in which they interview local residents about the community's past. A 4th-grade teacher notices that one of her students is wearing clothing that is inapproriate for the season. This appears to be an attempt to cover up bruising on his arms. The teacher speaks privately with the student and he becomes noticeably upset and tells her "mind your own business." Based on information the student has given the teacher in the past, the teacher suspects that the student may be fighting with his father. Which of the following actions should the teacher take? - ✔✔-Call and report what she suspects to the Florida Abuse Hotline. A teacher receives a request for information on a middle school student from an independent psychologist. What procedures should the teacher follow? - ✔✔-Share the request with the administration and follow their guidelines. The teacher's role in meeting with parents in the academic improvement plan is to - ✔✔-inform the parents of the student's strengths and weaknesses and recommend remediation. A teacher would like to use software to create an instructional slide show for a large group. Which type of software would be the most appropriate? - ✔✔-presentation John just received his 4th-grade FCAT writing score of 5. His teacher wants to interpret the result to his parents. His teacher can say that John is - ✔✔-performing above grade level. Mary's mother is confused about her 4th-grade daughter's norm-referenced test results in reading and mathematics. Mary received a stanine score of 3 in mathematics and 3 in reading. At the parent-teacher conference Mary's teacher explains the following: - ✔✔-Mary is performing below her peer group. Network firewalls are installed to - ✔✔-block students from sending out inappropriate electronic mail messages. What is the primary benefit of an acceptable use policy (AUP) - ✔✔-promotion of student responsibility for ethical online behavior A class is given three topics to research on the Internet. The teacher tells the students to independently search each topic using three specific search engines. After the searches are completed, the students are asked to compare the results obtained from each search engine. This scenario best illustrates the use of which instructional strategy? - ✔✔-discovery From the beginning of our nation there has been a continuous and large flow of immigrants who in the great majority of cases have been impoverished and committed to seeking a better life. The schools have provided the primary means of socializing these new citizens to live in our country. This process continues to provide a challenge to American education today. The best term for the process described in the above statement is - ✔✔-cultural assimilation. "Meeting academic standards should be the highest priority in a classroom." This statement reflects the current philosophy of - ✔✔-accountability Pauline, an English language learner, has been in the United States for one year. In mathematics class, she is very attentive and does well on all class work and assignments. However, Pauline never volunteers to answer questions in class and refuses to speak except for one-word responses such as "yes" and "no." - ✔✔-a developmental stage of language acquisition. An English language learner refers to his feet as "feets." This is an example of - ✔✔-overgeneralization A teacher issues and models commands. Students actively respond to the commands. Later, a student volunteer issues commands for the class to enact. Which of the following methods does this scenario describe? - ✔✔-total physical response (TPR) A non-English-speaking student who has learned to read and write in her native language is placed in the 1st grade. According to current research, the best strategy for developing her literacy skills in English is to - ✔✔-continue literacy instruction in her native language while scaffolding and connecting the two systems during English literacy instruction. An English language learner placed in the 4th grade has had a strong educational background in his native country. His English is at an early production stage. His teacher plans to have the class learn the names and order of the planets in the solar system by reading and answering questions. This student would most likely be successful at this assignment because it is based upon - ✔✔-low context and low cognitive demand. What type of curriculum is a teacher using when students are confronted with a scenario and asked to generate hypotheses and solutions? - ✔✔-problem-based An instructional strategy in which students work in small, peer-assisted groups is - ✔✔-cooperative learning. When a teacher reads aloud to students, which of the following strategies is the teacher using? - ✔✔- modeled reading An elementary mathematics teacher uses the phrase "My dear Aunt Sally" to teach the order of operations. This phrase is an example of a - ✔✔-mnemonic device. According to Bloom's taxonomy, what is the lowest level of question in the cognitive domain that the teacher could use? - ✔✔-knowledge To ensure that ALL students are aware of the assignments required for a semester-long chemistry class, the teacher should - ✔✔-create a course outline and distribute a hard copy to each student. A student is capable of completing assignments but often lacks the motivation to do so. Which strategy would address the problem directly? - ✔✔-creating an academic contract between the student and teacher Which of the following is an example of a teacher employing a nonverbal communication strategy? - ✔✔-using enthusiastic hand and eye gestures to introduce a unit on Florida history To ensure that a new student feels welcome, the teacher should - ✔✔-assign a responsible peer buddy to assist the new student. Which of the following situations is the best example of a teacher promoting a climate of openness, respect, and inquiry in the classroom? - ✔✔-promoting student cultures that are studied, shared, and celebrated A beginning teacher notices that students are having difficulty mastering the properties of light on a science test. The best next step for the teacher to take would be - ✔✔-seeking input from a peer teacher. In a community-centered approach to teaching, a teacher plans classroom activities that require students to - ✔✔-assist others in solving problems. A teacher has students use their background information to make predictions about a story. This lesson would most likely be representative of a(an) - ✔✔-learner-centered environment. During the introduction of a new mathematics lesson, several students appear uninterested in the lesson. To determine if the behavior is content related, the teacher should - ✔✔-ask students concept questions. A math teacher is in the initial stages of planning a unit. The teacher realizes homework will play an important role in student success. The teacher examines the following research table that displays the effectiveness of various approaches to assessing homework assignments. What approach to assigning homework will have the greatest positive impact on student performance? - ✔✔-assigning select problems and grading them with specific feedback Students are given a demanding task and then asked to respond to that task orally, in writing, or by constructing a product. This type of evaluation is a(an) - ✔✔-performance assessment. Which of the following assessments would be best for comparing a student's knowledge with that of other students in the same grade level? - ✔✔-norm-referenced A 4th-grade team analyzes student test scores from the beginning and the end of the school year to determine whether to continue using the current core reading curriculum. Which of the following is the best type of assessment to use for this purpose? - ✔✔-summative A student appears to be struggling with a reading subskill after initial instruction. The teacher wants to find out what component of reading is hindering comprehension. Which of the following assessments would best aid the teacher? - ✔✔-diagnostic Which of the following would help a teacher identify reasons why a student is misbehaving in class? - ✔✔-anecdotal records After attending a reading workshop, a teacher realizes that the current reading strategies are not improving student academic achievement. The most appropriate next step is to - ✔✔-request assistance from a reading coach. A teacher wants to analyze areas of need in the curriculum. Which of the following would reflect the necessary data? - ✔✔-a teacher's grade book A teacher would like to encourage parents and guardians to be involved in their students' education. Which of the following strategies is the best way for the teacher to encourage diverse parents and guardians to come to the classroom for a cultural activity? - ✔✔-Asking the principal to develop a schoolwide cultural activity to be held in the evening for students and their parents and guardians. When a student with a large bruise on their face is questioned by the teacher, the student says that they fell at home while playing. Having previously noticed bruises on the student, the teacher suspects that the child is being abused. The teacher is required by law to contact the - ✔✔-school administration. When parents request copies of software to use at home with their children, a teacher should consult - ✔✔-site license guidelines. Permitting students access to e-mails with attachments can be a potential danger to a school's network, because of - ✔✔-viruses A class has students from various cultural backgrounds. The teacher notices that students of like cultures are exhibiting similar skills and knowledge that differ from students of other cultures. This could be due to the impact of cultural knowledge on - ✔✔-transfer Which of the following teaching strategies would best show sensitivity to English language learners' language challenges? - ✔✔-encouraging safe times to use academic English in class. A teacher is preparing students for a statewide assessment. The teacher asks the students to underline the bold type in the questions on the practice test. This test- taking strategy is known as - ✔✔- recognizing the key words. A teacher instructs students to read a selection and then retell the information from the selection. The students are using the study skill of - ✔✔-summarizing Teachers who conduct action research might: - ✔✔-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: - ✔✔-Predicting, questioning, clarifying, summarizing. What type of test could a school district use to determine if state standards were being effectively taught? - ✔✔-Criterion-referenced test Which of the following is the best example of a cognitive objective? - ✔✔-Students will complete a twodigit 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? - ✔✔-The obligation to the profession. Learning activities should always be based on: - ✔✔-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: - ✔✔-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? - ✔✔-"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 - ✔✔-should be followed by all students and be consistently enforced. Which of the following would be a responsibility of a school advisory council? - ✔✔-Developing a school improvement plan Which of the following would be an example of negative reinforcement? - ✔✔-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 - ✔✔-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 - ✔✔-Spreadsheet The most effective way to present vocabulary is - ✔✔-in context to convey rich meaning to the students. The best graphic organizer for analyzing similarities and differences is - ✔✔-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 - ✔✔-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 - ✔✔-Being given information that is just slightly above their ability level in the second language. The No Child Left Behind Act states that - ✔✔-Student whose first language is not English may only be tested in English. Student test performance reflects - ✔✔-a student's understanding of the topic and the quality of instruction. When teaching idioms it is important to - ✔✔-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 - ✔✔-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 - ✔✔-be cautious because emails can contain viruses. Prior to teaching a unit on bacteria and viruses, a teacher has students evaluate a list of content-area 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? - ✔✔-The teacher using an anticipation chart to increase student interest and focus the instruction. A culturally responsive teacher should be aware of students' - ✔✔-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 - ✔✔-Do nothing. This was a minor traffic violation. A convergent question - ✔✔-has a simple, short answer and requires the use of lower-order thinking skills. Shared classroom materials should be - ✔✔-easily accessed, assembled prior to beginning the lesson, and safe for student use. Drill and practice is primarily used to - ✔✔-re-teach a skill that a student has failed to master. A teacher is arrested for domestic violence, but does not report the incident because it was unfounded. The teacher - ✔✔-will be terminated as soon as the State of Florida learns of the offense. A teacher notices that a student has lost her appetite and has difficulty walking or sitting. She also seems to be behaving in a sexually sophisticated manner. The teacher should - ✔✔-immediately contact the Florida Abuse Hotline (DCF). Teachers that meet regularly to reflect on instructional methods are members of - ✔✔-a reflective learning community. When planning a unit, a teacher must ensure that the lessons - ✔✔-activate prior knowledge and ensure coherence throughout the unit. Who is responsible for implementing the school improvement plan? - ✔✔-The principal and staff A teacher's professional development goals should be - ✔✔-relevant, measurable, and based on student needs. Which of the following professional development classes would be most beneficial to a teacher wanting to focus on general instructional practices? - ✔✔-Action Research- How to Do It What type of question elicits a written, pictorial, or graphic response from a student? - ✔✔-Constructed response An intermediate science teacher wants to develop a lesson that would teach her students to categorize items like a scientist while appealing to students with a naturalistic intelligence. Which plan would best meet her objective? - ✔✔-Plan an outdoor trip and have students gather items, then work in groups to sort them based on their categories. Learning communities provide educators an opportunity to - ✔✔-Meet with other educators to discuss and study more effective instructional practices. A high-school English teacher reviewed data from a benchmark review and determined that the results showed that the students had not mastered a key concept. The teacher feels that she could improve her instructional practices and is looking for a scientifically-based approach to improve her teaching methods. How should she do this? - ✔✔-Attend a learning community meeting to discuss her instructional practices with other teachers with the same goal. A first-grade teacher has students change the beginning letters of words to make new words (b-at, c-at, v-at), then has them switch the ending sounds on words (c-at, c-ar, c-ake). The teacher is having the students manipulate - ✔✔-onset-rimes What would be the best way for a teacher to prepare her students for the state mandatory criterionreferenced test that is administered every year? - ✔✔-Make sure that the students have been taught the standards and are familiar with the test format. A 6th grade history classroom is set up with desks facing each other in clusters of students mixed gender, ability, and cultures. Students are working on document-based questioning about Valley Forge. The teacher moves throughout the classroom, ready to offer guidance if necessary. What type of activity is the class performing? - ✔✔-A student-centered learning activity The initial stages of language acquisition are: - ✔✔-pre-production, early production, speech emergent, intermediate fluency. If a teacher does not want guessing to have a positive effect on test scores, she should avoid - ✔✔-true and false questions. The purpose of asking a divergent question is to - ✔✔-promote critical thinking In order to maintain good classroom management, a teacher should assist students in - ✔✔-selfmonitoring their own behavior. If a high school literature teacher wants to assess if her students understand sub-concepts that fall under a larger theme, she could have students create a - ✔✔-concept map. Anecdotal records are - ✔✔-useful to compare student development over a period of time. A student portfolio is an effective tool because it - ✔✔-provides a collection of student work over time. If a teacher wants to be sure that her students are prepared for the state-administered standards test at the end of the year, she should - ✔✔-plan her instruction around state standards and benchmarks. Well-formed teacher-made tests - ✔✔-are designed to assess student comprehension of specific skills based on state standards. If a student repeatedly fails a mastery test, the teacher should - ✔✔-revisit prerequisite skills. Which of the following activities would encourage students to use their critical thinking skills? - ✔✔- Problem-based learning activities A beginning teacher is assigned a mentor that - ✔✔-promotes and supports peer teacher growth A classroom teacher has a visually impaired student in his class. When preparing a class assessment, the teacher should - ✔✔-enlarge one copy of the test for the visually impaired student. When testing for mastery, - ✔✔-students may retest on a skill until they demonstrate that they mastered it. Teachers can bring rigor to their classrooms by incorporating - ✔✔-critical-thinking assignments A high-school teacher responds to a student's solution by asking the class if they agree or disagree with the answer. The teacher is using - ✔✔-a redirect Which is more effective for improving fluency, reading aloud or reading silently, and why? - ✔✔-Reading aloud, because students tend to skip words they do not understand when reading silently rather than making the effort to decode them. The most appropriate time to give feedback on an assessment is - ✔✔-24 to 48 hours later. What is the advantage of analyzing case studies? - ✔✔--They present scenarios that teachers can study and apply to their own classrooms. -They allow teachers to anticipate possible situations that may someday occur in their classrooms and prepare to respond accordingly. -They provide teachers with the opportunity to discuss possible solutions to actual problems that have occurred in other classrooms. If a teacher asks a complex question and the student gives a brief response, the teacher can... - ✔✔- continue to ask follow-up questions of the same student to elicit a more thorough answer. A 4th grade teacher notices that students bump into each other on the way to the pencil sharpener. Before changing the layout of the classroom, the teacher should - ✔✔-consider traffic flow patterns. When would a teacher ask a follow-up question? - ✔✔--When the original answer was too brief -When the original answer contained a misconception -When the teacher is trying to elicit higher-order thinking skills from the student A student in the pre-production stage of 2nd language acquisition will - ✔✔-participate in a "silent period" where the language is heard but not spoken. Which of the following accommodations would be appropriate for any student to use, regardless of their learning abilities? - ✔✔-The use of highlighters to mark text. When a teacher notices burns, bites, or bruises on a student and notices that the student withdraws at the approach of adults, the teacher should - ✔✔-contact the Florida Abuse Hotline Which of the following is NOT an element of classroom instruction that can be differentiated by the teacher? - ✔✔-Standards A classroom teacher has a student that needs extra practice with multiplication tables. The class has a single copy of a practice program, but the teacher doesn't want to risk losing it. What should the teacher do? - ✔✔-Never copy software since there are no situations where this is legal. In addition to using audio or videotapes to conduct action research, teachers should also use - ✔✔- students' scores on assessments A classroom teacher that understands how to differentiate instruction plans in advance should - ✔✔- provide tiered activities that allow students of all levels to understand the concepts but perform at different levels with necessary support. Which of the following is true of how teachers should question students during a class discussion? - ✔✔- Below level-learners should be asked higher-order, critical-thinking questions that match their ability level. In the middle of the year, a teacher has a gifted, physically-impaired student join her in the classroom. The student struggles to hold a pencil and writes very slowly. This student would benefit most from - ✔✔-a speech-to-text program An 8th grade science teacher decides to work collaboratively with a teacher in the mathematics department to design a unit using basic algebra to calculate the density of various objects. By creating a cross-subject activity - ✔✔-student interest is increased as the science lesson gives relevance to the math. According to the State of Florida, how long does a teacher have to self-report an arrest for possession of a controlled substance? - ✔✔-48 hours A student has been given an alternative assessment to the end-of-the year criterion-based test that is required by the state. This an example of - ✔✔-a modification A classroom teacher struggles with using base-ten blocks to teach multiplication and division of decimals. What would be the best resource for assistance? - ✔✔-A peer teacher A student's individualized education program may require a modification if the students is - ✔✔- performing below grade level and classroom modifications are not sufficient. When a teacher elects to participate in a professional development activity in technology, the primary focus should be on - ✔✔-how the design and delivery of instruction will impact student learning. An ESOL teacher wants to find a way to make connections between English words and terms in Spanish that have the same meaning and similar pronunciation. The best way to achieve this would be to - ✔✔- build a word wall that includes cognates. Enlarged text, use of speech-to-text programs, and talking word processors are all - ✔✔- accommodations for visually-impaired students. When a teacher instructs students to put away their math textbooks and get out their science lab book she is managing the class learning environment through the use of - ✔✔-transition statements A thematic unit - ✔✔-is a series of activities across the curriculum that focuses on one theme that addresses multiple standards in the same context. A teacher asks a question, then pauses to call on a student even though many hands are waving in the air. The teacher is using - ✔✔-wait time. Which type of learning experience develops peer interaction skills? - ✔✔-Cooperative Learning A local reporter asks a teacher her opinion on the new curriculum that has been implemented by the state. The teacher should - ✔✔-decline to comment Which of the following gives the school districts the right and responsibility to establish programs for English language learners? - ✔✔-The No Child Left Behind Act A classroom teacher needs to document a student's lack of focus in the classroom in order to develop accommodations to assist the student's academic achievement. The teacher should begin by - ✔✔- completing behavior inventory The disadvantage of using drill and practice math programs on classroom computers is that - ✔✔-most classrooms do not have enough computers for the entire class. A classroom teacher can foster higher-order thinking skills by asking students - ✔✔--Follow-up and divergent questions -To elaborate on a question that was already answered by classmates A teacher uses extinction when she is - ✔✔-ignores negative behavior so that students don't receive positive reinforcement by gaining the teacher's attention. Which of the following describes a student-centered learning environment? - ✔✔--Students work together on a jigsaw activity in cooperative learning groups. -Students use a collaborative approach to research and develop a solution to a real-world problem. -Students analyze multiple sources to develop their list of loaded words in persuasive articles as the teacher acts as a facilitator. Which of the following would not be used by a kindergarten teacher to develop phonemic awareness in her students? - ✔✔-Having students spell the words as they sound them out. Project-based learning, problem-based learning, and inquiry-based learning all - ✔✔-require inductive reasoning and would be appropriate for a student-centered learning environment. Running records - ✔✔-are used to document reading performance. Which of the following does not describe 1 of the 5 big ideas in beginning reading? - ✔✔-Semantics Which of the following is not a text feature? - ✔✔-Copyright date and city of publication During a science lesson, a 6th grade science teacher shares with her students how an invasive species of a plant is choking out a native species. She asks them to generate a hypothesis and possible solutions to the problem. What type of activity is this? - ✔✔-Problem-based A high-school American History teacher conducts a 15 min. lecture about how triangular trade operated in the colonies. The teacher was using - ✔✔-direct instruction According to Webb's Depth of Knowledge, the most complex cognitive level is - ✔✔-Extended Thinking A good classroom teacher knows that students have different strengths and learning styles. To meet the needs of all students, teachers should - ✔✔-use differentiated instruction in the classroom. Personal discovery inventories require - ✔✔-inductive thinking. Students who excel in science and mathematics probably - ✔✔-have participated in many hands-on activities in science and math. Recognizing text features, decoding word meaning in context, and identifying narrative elements are all parts of - ✔✔-reading comprehension Which of the following is an example of a mnemonic device ? - ✔✔-Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally In order to incorporate rigor in classroom instruction, a teacher should focus on - ✔✔-creating opportunities for students to use higher-order thinking skills. Cooperative learning groups are most effective when they are - ✔✔-temporary, mixed ability level, and as diverse as possible. Which organization is responsible for investigating alleged misconduct by educators? - ✔✔-The Office of Professional Practices Services When sharing assessment data with a parent or guardian, it is important to - ✔✔-start with a specific, positive comment before voicing concerns. Teachers can use advanced organizers to - ✔✔-assess what the students know about a topic prior to beginning the lesson. A 1st grade teacher reads a story aloud to her class. This is an example of - ✔✔-modeled reading Which of the following is the term for when the class and teacher all read the same selection aloud at the same time? - ✔✔-Choral reading When middle-school math students memorize metric prefixes using "K-King, H-Henry, D-died, B-by, Ddrinking, C-Chocolate, M-milk," to represent the metric divisions of kilo-,hecto-,deka-,base,dec-, centi-, milli-, they are increasing retention through use of a - ✔✔-mnemonic. A student' academic grades on report cards are derived from - ✔✔-scores on tests, homework, and assignments. According to Piaget, most children are capable of completing assessment problems that require logical thinking by what age? - ✔✔-8 Which of the following is the best way that a teacher can improve student retention of new material? - ✔✔-Outlining the material to be covered at the beginning of the unit then reviewing it at the end. Homework is appropriate - ✔✔-for practicing previously learned skills. While the rest if the class is working silently on a personal narrative, 2 students in the back of the classroom begin chatting and giggling. The least disruptive way to deal with this off-task behavior is to - ✔✔-use proximity control Which of the following activities would require using critical-thinking skills? - ✔✔-Drawing conclusions after reading an article about global warming. Select the learning that best promotes 2nd language acquisition? - ✔✔-Preparation, evaluation, & meta cognitive strategies. A teacher notices that students seem disinterested in a class topic. The teacher wants to liven up the discussion portion of the lesson to increase student's participation. What is the best procedure for the teacher to follow? - ✔✔-Ask questions that require students to show, explain, or describe. Which of the following class characteristic will be assessed only by direct observation? - ✔✔-Amount of student time on task. Maintaing anecdotal records of effective instructional strategies offers teachers practice in the skill of? - ✔✔-Reflecting Which teacher action is a part of the communication technique for active listening? - ✔✔-The teacher re-states the student's message. The most efficient use of computer lab time for an elementary class orientation when each student has access to a computer is to? - ✔✔-Allow individual student time to explore the computer. Which technique will most effectively establish a 9th grade teacher's expectation for an assignment? - ✔✔-A list of due dates of each assessment for the grading period. For a 6th social studies class for both native speakers of English and ESOL students who are to study mythology, the teacher's best app. is to - ✔✔-Have a competition to see which student had the most creative way of meeting the lesson objective. What is the best way to help students who are shy and insist on being near the teacher whenever possible? - ✔✔-Assign the student tasks to help other students. What principle is illustrated by conducting a 20 min. review session each Monday during a class? - ✔✔-A periodic review enhances long term memory. The purpose underlying the enactment of the consent decree (META) was to? - ✔✔-Understand and successfully meet the various linguistic and cultural need for the non English speaking students. A teacher who plans content rich lessons targeting all students' learning styles in various activities and group work should also consider? - ✔✔-Requirement from the school district. Which strategy would most effectively encourage multi-disciplinary students? - ✔✔-Promoting instructional reading & writing on content areas. An English teacher who wants her students to appreciate Shakespeare and wants to convert this into a form of behavior objective. What is the 1st question she needs to ask them? - ✔✔-How can I measure student's individual perception of Shakespeare work? A teacher wants to find out if a student has mastered the instructional objective at the end of the unit. What type of test should the teacher use? - ✔✔-Diagnostics What practice does the most to perpetuate educational equality? - ✔✔-Tracking The Education Profession Commission may permanently revoke the educator's certificate once an educator is? - ✔✔-Adjudge delinquent in meeting a court ordered child's support obligation. What does the general knowledge teacher bring to the IEP team? - ✔✔-Knowledge of the general curriculum. When faced with the need to adapt materials for students to master the objective, what is the important variable to consider? - ✔✔-Stages of the cognitive development An ESOL student applies the use of their 1st language in acquisition of English. This is an example of? - ✔✔-Language Diffusion A teacher asks each student to bring an object representative of his/her cultural background as a part of show and tell exercise. The teacher is using? - ✔✔-Regalia A divergent thinker is best described as one who is? - ✔✔-A careful observer seeing things from different perspective, or looks for meanings of things. Which is the best procedure for providing feedback after a classroom test? - ✔✔-Return test paper to student and go over each question. Which of the following tests relates an individual's test performance to standards rather than to the performance of others? - ✔✔- Sharon, a 3rd-grade student, received the following scores on a formal reading assessment: identifying main idea - raw score of 18/25 recalling details - 70th percentile making inferences - 30% correct determining author's purpose - grade equivalent of 4.5 A teacher who interprets these data can accurately conclude that Sharon - ✔✔- A teacher instructs students to read a selection and then retell the information from the selection. The students are using the study skill of - ✔✔-Summarizing A teacher is preparing students for a statewide assessment. The teacher asks the students to underline the bold type in the questions on the practice test. This test-taking strategy is known as - ✔✔- recognizing the key words Which of the following teaching strategies would best show sensitivity to English language learners' language challenges? - ✔✔-encouraging safe times to use academic English in class. A class has students from various cultural backgrounds. The teacher notices that students of like cultures are exhibiting similar skills and knowledge that differ from students of other cultures. This could be due to the impact of cultural knowledge on - ✔✔-transfer. Permitting students access to e-mails with attachments can be a potential danger to a school's network, because of - ✔✔-viruses. When parents request copies of software to use at home with their children, a teacher should consult - ✔✔-site license guidelines. When a student with a large bruise on their face is questioned by the teacher, the student says that they fell at home while playing. Having previously noticed bruises on the student, the teacher suspects that the child is being abused. The teacher is required by law to contact the - ✔✔-abuse hotline. A teacher would like to encourage parents and guardians to be involved in their students' education. Which of the following strategies is the best way for the teacher to encourage diverse parents and guardians to come to the classroom for a cultural activity? - ✔✔-Having students write a personal invitation inviting parents and guardians to attend a cultural activity during school. A teacher wants to analyze areas of need in the curriculum. Which of the following would reflect the necessary data? - ✔✔-a teacher's grade book After attending a reading workshop, a teacher realizes that the current reading strategies are not improving student academic achievement. The most appropriate next step is to - ✔✔-request assistance from a reading coach. Which of the following would help a teacher identify reasons why a student is misbehaving in class? - ✔✔-anecdotal records A student appears to be struggling with a reading subskill after initial instruction. The teacher wants to find out what component of reading is hindering comprehension. Which of the following assessments would best aid the teacher? - ✔✔-diagnostic A 4th-grade team analyzes student test scores from the beginning and the end of the school year to determine whether to continue using the current core reading curriculum. Which of the following is the best type of assessment to use for this purpose? - ✔✔-summative Which of the following assessments would be best for comparing a student's knowledge with that of other students in the same grade level? - ✔✔-norm-referenced Students are given a demanding task and then asked to respond to that task orally, in writing, or by constructing a product. This type of evaluation is a(an) - ✔✔-performance assessment. During the introduction of a new mathematics lesson, several students appear uninterested in the lesson. To determine if the behavior is content related, the teacher should - ✔✔-ask students concept questions. A teacher has students use their background information to make predictions about a story. This lesson would most likely be representative of a(an) - ✔✔-learner-centered environment. In a community-centered approach to teaching, a teacher plans classroom activities that require students to - ✔✔-assist others in solving problems. A beginning teacher notices that students are having difficulty mastering the properties of light on a science test. The best next step for the teacher to take would be - ✔✔-seeking input from a peer teacher. Which of the following situations is the best example of a teacher promoting a climate of openness, respect, and inquiry in the classroom? - ✔✔-promoting student cultures that are studied, shared, and celebrated To ensure that a new student feels welcome, the teacher should - ✔✔-assign a responsible peer buddy to assist the new student. Which of the following is an example of a teacher employing a nonverbal communication strategy? - ✔✔-using enthusiastic hand and eye gestures to introduce a unit on Florida history A student is capable of completing assignments but often lacks the motivation to do so. Which strategy would address the problem directly? - ✔✔-creating an academic contract between the student and teacher To ensure that ALL students are aware of the assignments required for a semester-long chemistry class, the teacher should - ✔✔-create a course outline and distribute a hard copy to each student. According to Bloom's taxonomy, what is the lowest level of question in the cognitive domain that the teacher could use? - ✔✔-knowledge An elementary mathematics teacher uses the phrase "My dear Aunt Sally" to teach the order of operations. This phrase is an example of a - ✔✔-mnemonic device. When a teacher reads aloud to students, which of the following strategies is the teacher using? - ✔✔- modeled reading An instructional strategy in which students work in small, peer-assisted groups is - ✔✔-cooperative learning. What type of curriculum is a teacher using when students are confronted with a scenario and asked to generate hypotheses and solutions? - ✔✔-problem-based Which of the following would require inductive reasoning? - ✔✔-Students are presented with the question, "How does competition for resources affect population growth in an ecosystem?" then are asked to research the topic to find possible answers. A student is doing a cold read, and the teacher documents that the student is reading at a 75% accuracy level. After reading the selection, the student takes a multiple-choice quiz on the material and scores 60% correct. What does this mean? - ✔✔-The student is reading at a frustration level and the teacher needs to select a more level-appropriate text. Who elects parents to the school advisory council? - ✔✔-The principal and vice-principal According to the Code of Ethics of the Education Profession in Florida, what is a professional educator's primary concern? - ✔✔-The student and the development of the student's potential. If a high-school science teacher wants to ensure that guessing has a minimal effect on the students' grades, what type of test acquisition should be avoided? - ✔✔-True/False A classroom teacher is frustrated when an English language learner refuses to make eye contact when speaking to adults. What is the teacher failing to take into account? - ✔✔-Making eye contact with adults is considered disrespectful in some cultures. A history teacher begins the unit on he Civil War by asking his students to brainstorm a detailed list of what they think motivated the southern states to seceded. Why would the teacher start the lesson this way? - ✔✔-To activate and access prior knowledge in his students. At the end of a lesson, an elementary mather teacher has students complete an exit ticket that includes one thing that they learned and one thing that still confuses them. The exit ticket is used - ✔✔-to gather data that can be used to assess the effectiveness of instruction. A student is having difficulties sounding out words then immediately comprehending the meaning of the words. The teacher develops a variety of letter-sound recognition activities to help the student improve their reading skills. On what skill is the teacher focusing? - ✔✔-decoding Why would a teacher use the fishbone diagrams? - ✔✔-to demonstrate cause-and-effect relationships A teacher wants to make sure that her students understand and remember the classroom rules. The best way to accomplish this is to - ✔✔-present them to the class, clearly post them, then review them periodically A teacher wants to build a spirit of community and peer-support in a student-centered classroom. Which of the following would best meet the objective? - ✔✔-The teacher would put them into mixedability, cooperative learning groups, then give them tasks that require them to work to meed a common goal. A performance-based assessment would include - ✔✔-creating a model, assembling a collection, or writing a term paper Which of the following format accommodations is not allowed on the stated standardized testing? - ✔✔-Only requiring very few questions that actually cover the standards. Jerome Bruner would encourage teachers - ✔✔-to not just teach content, but to teach students how to apply critical thinking skills to new situations. Which of the following is not a way that a teacher can officially respond to or dispute a decision by the office of Professional Practices. - ✔✔-the teacher can draft a formal letter to the school board to request a review of the charges A local school advisory council has the important responsibility of - ✔✔-developing and evaluating the school improvement plan When would a teacher use a formative assessment? - ✔✔-to assess comprehension of an individual skill in the middle of a unit Which of the following provides intrinsic motivation for a student? - ✔✔-curiosity When planning a lesson, teachers should take into account student interests because - ✔✔-this leads to an increase in learning through student motivation The purpose of an accommodation is to - ✔✔-allow students to overcome limitations related to their disability If a teacher determines that mastery of a particular skill is at 75%, what must the student do to show mastery? - ✔✔-The student must get at least 75% of that particular skill question correct on an assessment. What is automaticity? - ✔✔-A fluency skill that requires reading a word and automatically identifying it. Which of the following attributes is not necessarily a characteristic of an effective teacher? - ✔✔-One who follows the district selected textbook without variation In a culturally mixed classroom of different ability levels, is it common for students from the same culture to have a similar knowledge base. This is caused by - ✔✔-knowledge transfer due to sharing a similar cultural experience Which of the following accommodations are NOT available for English language learners who are taking state-mandated, end-of-course exams in math or science? - ✔✔-The student can take the test in his or her native language A student with an IEP is permitted to use a speech-to-text program to make notes in class. This is an example of - ✔✔-an accommodation Why would a teacher use anecdotal records? - ✔✔-to conduct action research A well-designed lesson - ✔✔-is built around state standards, starts with an attention getter, and reviews prerequisite skills before presenting new material. What is the most effective way to present instructional videos to the class? - ✔✔-The teacher should stop about every 10 minutes to review important content [Show More]

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