TEPC 5800 EC-12 PRACTICE TEST #2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
/. 1. The students in an eighth-grade class represent a wide range of levels of cognitive
development, from concrete operational to formal operational though. The teacher's
best strategy for adapting instruction to accommodate this degree of cognitive variation
among students would be to:
make use of experiential and hands-on activities to complement and illustrate more
abstract content.
group students as much as possible according to level of cognitive development.
plan to work with students one-on-one to the greatest extent possible.
target instruction at the average level of cognitive development represented by the class
overall. - Answer-✅make use of experiential and hands-on activities to complement and
illustrate more abstract content.
/.2. A high school junior tells a teacher that he intends to drop out of school because
school is a waste of time and a full-time job would enable him to earn a lot of money.
The teacher is most likely to be able to discuss this issue effectively with the student if
the teacher is aware that many students at this age:
focus on the present and have trouble appreciating long-term consequences.
are not yet able to recognize and distinguish the diverse roles of individuals and groups
in society.
find it difficult to apply reasoning skills to any issues that are affecting their own lives.
view the authority figures in their lives, including teachers, as being able to make the
best decisions. - Answer-✅focus on the present and have trouble appreciating long-
term consequences.
/.Use the information below to answer the two questions that follow.
A third-grade teacher finds that her class includes a number of English Language
learners who have varying levels of English language proficiency. As the school year
begins, the teacher is considering ways to adapt instruction and assessment to meet
these student's needs.
3. The teacher plans to modify lessons and materials for the English Language
Learners in ways that will address their language needs and facilitate learning. In
making the modifications, it is most important for the teacher to create modified lessons
and materials that:
present simplified, less academically demanding versions of the content and concepts
that are included in the original lessons.
include only those words and language structures that are already familiar to the
English Language Learners.
,focus mainly on the acquisition of basic knowledge through teacher presentation -
Answer-✅address the same instructional goals and objectives as those addressed in
the original lessons.
/.4. When assessing the English Language Learners in his classes, the teacher can
best ensure accurate assessment of the students' learning by:
using various assessments, including written, oral, and performance measures, to allow
students multiple opportunities to show what they have learned.
permitting the students to determine on their own when they are ready to be assessed
in particular areas of instructional content.
assessing the students frequently (e.g., on a weekly basis) so that intervals between
tests are short and the amount of material assessed at any one time is minimized.
placing equal emphasis on the teacher's assessment of students learning and student
learning and students' assessment of their own learning. - Answer-✅using various
assessments, including written, oral, and performance measures, to allow students
multiple opportunities to show what they have learned.
/.5. A sixth-grade classroom includes students with special needs who regularly spend
time in the school's resource room. In planning and organizing instruction for this class,
it is most important for the teacher to take steps to ensure that the students with special
needs:
focus on learning experiences that emphasize collaborative rather than individual work.
do not experience feelings of social isolation from their peers.
spend most time engaged in self-selected activities geared toward their own strengths
and preferences.
have ample opportunity to interact with others who have similar needs - Answer-✅do
not experience feelings of social isolation from their peers.
/.6. A high school teacher's classes include students from different cultural
backgrounds. The teacher notes that relations among diverse student groups are
sometimes tense and include occasional verbal conflict. The teacher can best respond
to the observed tensions by using which of the following approaches?
Reinforce student recognition of the benefits of cooperation by setting up a system in
which some members of the class receive meaningful rewards for exhibiting positive
behavior during specified periods of time.
Use a seating arrangement that separates students from different groups, and organize
group work to accommodate student's preferences regarding peers with whom they
would like to work.
Work with students to create a set of clearly defined guidelines for behavior and
interactions in the classroom, and insist that all students consistently adhere to the
guidelines.
Implement a grading system in which studen - Answer-✅Work with students to create a
set of clearly defined guidelines for behavior and interactions in the classroom, and
insist that all students consistently adhere to the guidelines.
, /.7. An English teacher plans to assign a major research project to students in a mixed-
ability class. The teacher wishes to implement the project in a way that will build
confidence and positive expectations among the class's lower-achieving students.
Which of the following approaches is most likely to help the teacher achieve this goal?
Break the project into a series of manageable subtasks, and be available to provide
students with ongoing assistance in planning and accomplishing tasks as needed.
Allow students substantial choice in determining the research topics they wish to pursue
and the timelines and procedures they wish to use to complete their projects.
Give students a checklist emphasizing process skills and have them complete the
checklist as the project progresses.
Pair lower-achieving students with higher-achieving peers, and encourage the student
pairs to use flexibility in carrying out their respective - Answer-✅Break the project into a
series of manageable subtasks, and be available to provide students with ongoing
assistance in planning and accomplishing tasks as needed.
/.8. A high school teacher is planning a research activity that will require students to
collect various types of information on the Internet, organize and analyze the
information they collect, and create multimedia presentations to share what they have
learned with their classmates. The teacher is aware that some students in the class
have had limited opportunities to learn to use technological tools. The teacher can best
respond to the needs of these students by using which of the following strategies.
Incorporate flexibility into the schedule for completing each phase of the research so
that all students may have extra time for particular tasks.
Offer students options for conducting their research with mainly paper-based texts and
for developing presentations that do not require computer technology
Provide students with a carefully organized, comprehensive set of written instructions
that they may refer to as they w - Answer-✅Have students implement the activity in
small, heterogeneous groups structured to give all students access to equipment and
opportunities that allow them to play a role in all activity components.
/.9. A first-grade teacher plans to spend time each day reading aloud to her class. The
primary goal of this activity is to promote student's appreciation and enjoyment of
reading. In selecting books for this purpose, it is most important for the teacher to
ensure that the books she chooses:
reflect situations likely to be equally familiar to all students
have clear connections to the content that students will be learning.
feature controlled vocabulary with which all first graders should be familiar
are engaging and of interest to the students. - Answer-✅are engaging and of interest to
the students.
/.10. The most important reason for planning an entire unit before beginning instruction
in it is to:
facilitate moving from one topic to another in the unit according to students' interests
and needs.
allow the unit's summative assessment tool to be created before developing lesson
plans.
ANSWERS
/. 1. The students in an eighth-grade class represent a wide range of levels of cognitive
development, from concrete operational to formal operational though. The teacher's
best strategy for adapting instruction to accommodate this degree of cognitive variation
among students would be to:
make use of experiential and hands-on activities to complement and illustrate more
abstract content.
group students as much as possible according to level of cognitive development.
plan to work with students one-on-one to the greatest extent possible.
target instruction at the average level of cognitive development represented by the class
overall. - Answer-✅make use of experiential and hands-on activities to complement and
illustrate more abstract content.
/.2. A high school junior tells a teacher that he intends to drop out of school because
school is a waste of time and a full-time job would enable him to earn a lot of money.
The teacher is most likely to be able to discuss this issue effectively with the student if
the teacher is aware that many students at this age:
focus on the present and have trouble appreciating long-term consequences.
are not yet able to recognize and distinguish the diverse roles of individuals and groups
in society.
find it difficult to apply reasoning skills to any issues that are affecting their own lives.
view the authority figures in their lives, including teachers, as being able to make the
best decisions. - Answer-✅focus on the present and have trouble appreciating long-
term consequences.
/.Use the information below to answer the two questions that follow.
A third-grade teacher finds that her class includes a number of English Language
learners who have varying levels of English language proficiency. As the school year
begins, the teacher is considering ways to adapt instruction and assessment to meet
these student's needs.
3. The teacher plans to modify lessons and materials for the English Language
Learners in ways that will address their language needs and facilitate learning. In
making the modifications, it is most important for the teacher to create modified lessons
and materials that:
present simplified, less academically demanding versions of the content and concepts
that are included in the original lessons.
include only those words and language structures that are already familiar to the
English Language Learners.
,focus mainly on the acquisition of basic knowledge through teacher presentation -
Answer-✅address the same instructional goals and objectives as those addressed in
the original lessons.
/.4. When assessing the English Language Learners in his classes, the teacher can
best ensure accurate assessment of the students' learning by:
using various assessments, including written, oral, and performance measures, to allow
students multiple opportunities to show what they have learned.
permitting the students to determine on their own when they are ready to be assessed
in particular areas of instructional content.
assessing the students frequently (e.g., on a weekly basis) so that intervals between
tests are short and the amount of material assessed at any one time is minimized.
placing equal emphasis on the teacher's assessment of students learning and student
learning and students' assessment of their own learning. - Answer-✅using various
assessments, including written, oral, and performance measures, to allow students
multiple opportunities to show what they have learned.
/.5. A sixth-grade classroom includes students with special needs who regularly spend
time in the school's resource room. In planning and organizing instruction for this class,
it is most important for the teacher to take steps to ensure that the students with special
needs:
focus on learning experiences that emphasize collaborative rather than individual work.
do not experience feelings of social isolation from their peers.
spend most time engaged in self-selected activities geared toward their own strengths
and preferences.
have ample opportunity to interact with others who have similar needs - Answer-✅do
not experience feelings of social isolation from their peers.
/.6. A high school teacher's classes include students from different cultural
backgrounds. The teacher notes that relations among diverse student groups are
sometimes tense and include occasional verbal conflict. The teacher can best respond
to the observed tensions by using which of the following approaches?
Reinforce student recognition of the benefits of cooperation by setting up a system in
which some members of the class receive meaningful rewards for exhibiting positive
behavior during specified periods of time.
Use a seating arrangement that separates students from different groups, and organize
group work to accommodate student's preferences regarding peers with whom they
would like to work.
Work with students to create a set of clearly defined guidelines for behavior and
interactions in the classroom, and insist that all students consistently adhere to the
guidelines.
Implement a grading system in which studen - Answer-✅Work with students to create a
set of clearly defined guidelines for behavior and interactions in the classroom, and
insist that all students consistently adhere to the guidelines.
, /.7. An English teacher plans to assign a major research project to students in a mixed-
ability class. The teacher wishes to implement the project in a way that will build
confidence and positive expectations among the class's lower-achieving students.
Which of the following approaches is most likely to help the teacher achieve this goal?
Break the project into a series of manageable subtasks, and be available to provide
students with ongoing assistance in planning and accomplishing tasks as needed.
Allow students substantial choice in determining the research topics they wish to pursue
and the timelines and procedures they wish to use to complete their projects.
Give students a checklist emphasizing process skills and have them complete the
checklist as the project progresses.
Pair lower-achieving students with higher-achieving peers, and encourage the student
pairs to use flexibility in carrying out their respective - Answer-✅Break the project into a
series of manageable subtasks, and be available to provide students with ongoing
assistance in planning and accomplishing tasks as needed.
/.8. A high school teacher is planning a research activity that will require students to
collect various types of information on the Internet, organize and analyze the
information they collect, and create multimedia presentations to share what they have
learned with their classmates. The teacher is aware that some students in the class
have had limited opportunities to learn to use technological tools. The teacher can best
respond to the needs of these students by using which of the following strategies.
Incorporate flexibility into the schedule for completing each phase of the research so
that all students may have extra time for particular tasks.
Offer students options for conducting their research with mainly paper-based texts and
for developing presentations that do not require computer technology
Provide students with a carefully organized, comprehensive set of written instructions
that they may refer to as they w - Answer-✅Have students implement the activity in
small, heterogeneous groups structured to give all students access to equipment and
opportunities that allow them to play a role in all activity components.
/.9. A first-grade teacher plans to spend time each day reading aloud to her class. The
primary goal of this activity is to promote student's appreciation and enjoyment of
reading. In selecting books for this purpose, it is most important for the teacher to
ensure that the books she chooses:
reflect situations likely to be equally familiar to all students
have clear connections to the content that students will be learning.
feature controlled vocabulary with which all first graders should be familiar
are engaging and of interest to the students. - Answer-✅are engaging and of interest to
the students.
/.10. The most important reason for planning an entire unit before beginning instruction
in it is to:
facilitate moving from one topic to another in the unit according to students' interests
and needs.
allow the unit's summative assessment tool to be created before developing lesson
plans.
