NES SECONDARY PROFESSIONAL
KNOWLEDGE EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS
◉ Development: How can a teacher support secondary students
emotionally through their biological development? Answer: 1)Be
supportive and optimistic about their abilities and potential for
success
2)be patient and help them present themselves well to others
3)provide safe outlets for risk-taking
4)avoid scare tactics but deter them from dangers
5)let them experiment with adult-like roles
◉ Vocabulary: Collectivism Answer: the practice or principle of
giving a group priority over each individual in it
◉ Development: What outside influences affect students'
development? Answer: 1) family structure
2) cultural background
3) family livelihood
4) parenting styles
5) disruptive influences
,6) maltreatment (report to CPS)
7) individualism
8) collectivism
9) behavior toward authority figures
10) valued activities
11) Conceptions of time
◉ Development: What are some examples of differentiated
instruction? Answer: 1)using multiple methods to deliver
instruction
2)providing tiered activities and problems
3)presenting both concrete and abstract examples of concepts
4)offering a range of resource materials
5)planning small-group and team activities
6)developing learning contracts with students
7)planning and developing enrichment and remediation activities
8)using portfolios to assess student growth
◉ Development: How can you encourage self-esteem of your
students? Answer: 1) value and accept all pupils for attempts and
accomplishments
2) create a safe environment
3) become aware of personal biases
, 4) model appropriate behaviors of self-criticism, perseverance, and
self-reward
5)avoid destructive comparisons and competition, have students
compete with their own prior levels
6)set up support groups / study buddies, teach students how to
encourage each other
7) and many more (see study guide Chapter 1)
◉ Vocabulary: Constructive (as in... learning is constructive) Answer:
children are active participants in the construction of knowledge
and use experiences to construct understanding of the world
◉ Vocabulary: Classical Conditioning Answer: when a neutral
stimulus gets associated to something else (Pavlov)
hint: think association
◉ Vocabulary: Operant Conditioning Answer: reinforcing or
punishing behaviors, such as assigning grades, might want to limit
external rewards to promote intrinsic motivation
hint: think rewards & punishments
KNOWLEDGE EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS
◉ Development: How can a teacher support secondary students
emotionally through their biological development? Answer: 1)Be
supportive and optimistic about their abilities and potential for
success
2)be patient and help them present themselves well to others
3)provide safe outlets for risk-taking
4)avoid scare tactics but deter them from dangers
5)let them experiment with adult-like roles
◉ Vocabulary: Collectivism Answer: the practice or principle of
giving a group priority over each individual in it
◉ Development: What outside influences affect students'
development? Answer: 1) family structure
2) cultural background
3) family livelihood
4) parenting styles
5) disruptive influences
,6) maltreatment (report to CPS)
7) individualism
8) collectivism
9) behavior toward authority figures
10) valued activities
11) Conceptions of time
◉ Development: What are some examples of differentiated
instruction? Answer: 1)using multiple methods to deliver
instruction
2)providing tiered activities and problems
3)presenting both concrete and abstract examples of concepts
4)offering a range of resource materials
5)planning small-group and team activities
6)developing learning contracts with students
7)planning and developing enrichment and remediation activities
8)using portfolios to assess student growth
◉ Development: How can you encourage self-esteem of your
students? Answer: 1) value and accept all pupils for attempts and
accomplishments
2) create a safe environment
3) become aware of personal biases
, 4) model appropriate behaviors of self-criticism, perseverance, and
self-reward
5)avoid destructive comparisons and competition, have students
compete with their own prior levels
6)set up support groups / study buddies, teach students how to
encourage each other
7) and many more (see study guide Chapter 1)
◉ Vocabulary: Constructive (as in... learning is constructive) Answer:
children are active participants in the construction of knowledge
and use experiences to construct understanding of the world
◉ Vocabulary: Classical Conditioning Answer: when a neutral
stimulus gets associated to something else (Pavlov)
hint: think association
◉ Vocabulary: Operant Conditioning Answer: reinforcing or
punishing behaviors, such as assigning grades, might want to limit
external rewards to promote intrinsic motivation
hint: think rewards & punishments
