NES SECONDARY PROFESSIONAL
KNOWLEDGE FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Instructional: What are 5 constructivist strategies to support
learning? Answer: 1) Embed learning in complex, realistic, and
relevant learning environments
2) Provide for social negotiation and shared responsibility as a part
of learning
3) Support multiple perspectives and use multiple representations
of content
4) Nurture self-awareness and an understanding that knowledge is
constructed
5) Encourage ownership in learning
◉ Theory: What is the Multiple Intelligence Theory? Answer:
Intelligence can be put into 8+ categories and varying amounts of
any combination.
1) logical-mathematical
2) linguistic
3) musical
4) spatial
,5) bodily-kinesthetic
6) interpersonal
7) intrapersonal
8) naturalist
hint: no need to memorize, just understand
◉ Instructional: What are 3 categories of learning styles? Answer: 1)
visual vs. kinesthetic vs. aural
2) holistic vs. analytic
3. impulsive vs. reflective
◉ Vocabulary: Metacognition Answer: reflecting on thinking and
knowledge; thinking about thinking
◉ Instructional: How can teachers promote metacognition in
students? Answer: 1) teach and model effective strategies for
learning
2) scaffolding :)
3) explore multiple perspectives
4) promote self-regulated learning
,5) emphasize the critical thinking process and reflection instead of
memorization and recall
◉ Instructional: What are 4 strategies to help long-term retention?
(remembering things for a long time) Answer: 1) rehearsal
2) elaboration
3) organization (my favorite)
4) visual imagery
◉ Instructional: What are some good teaching strategies / How can
you scaffold for students? Answer: 1) go from simple --> complex
tasks
2) offer partly complete examples for students to finish
3) mnemonics, reminders, cues
4) modelling
5) making connections from known to new info
6) provide organizers, outlines, guides, etc.
◉ Vocabulary: Schema building Answer: a representation of a plan
or theory in the form of an outline or model; an accumulation of
specific knowledge about a topic, general world knowledge about
how things/people work, and knowledge about the topic/text's
organization
, ◉ Instructional: What are two strategies learn verbal information
and three strategies to learn procedural information? Answer: 1)
attention focusing
2) schema building
1) pattern learning
2) self-instruction
3) part-whole practice
◉ Instructional: How can you support independence and self-
regulated learners?
(excluding general "good teaching" strategies) Answer: 1) focus on
setting goals and tracking progress
2) use multiple-task assignments
3) provide opportunities to work independently
◉ Instructional: What are the 8 roles of a teacher? Answer: 1)
decision maker
2) problem solver
3) resource person
4) facilitator
KNOWLEDGE FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Instructional: What are 5 constructivist strategies to support
learning? Answer: 1) Embed learning in complex, realistic, and
relevant learning environments
2) Provide for social negotiation and shared responsibility as a part
of learning
3) Support multiple perspectives and use multiple representations
of content
4) Nurture self-awareness and an understanding that knowledge is
constructed
5) Encourage ownership in learning
◉ Theory: What is the Multiple Intelligence Theory? Answer:
Intelligence can be put into 8+ categories and varying amounts of
any combination.
1) logical-mathematical
2) linguistic
3) musical
4) spatial
,5) bodily-kinesthetic
6) interpersonal
7) intrapersonal
8) naturalist
hint: no need to memorize, just understand
◉ Instructional: What are 3 categories of learning styles? Answer: 1)
visual vs. kinesthetic vs. aural
2) holistic vs. analytic
3. impulsive vs. reflective
◉ Vocabulary: Metacognition Answer: reflecting on thinking and
knowledge; thinking about thinking
◉ Instructional: How can teachers promote metacognition in
students? Answer: 1) teach and model effective strategies for
learning
2) scaffolding :)
3) explore multiple perspectives
4) promote self-regulated learning
,5) emphasize the critical thinking process and reflection instead of
memorization and recall
◉ Instructional: What are 4 strategies to help long-term retention?
(remembering things for a long time) Answer: 1) rehearsal
2) elaboration
3) organization (my favorite)
4) visual imagery
◉ Instructional: What are some good teaching strategies / How can
you scaffold for students? Answer: 1) go from simple --> complex
tasks
2) offer partly complete examples for students to finish
3) mnemonics, reminders, cues
4) modelling
5) making connections from known to new info
6) provide organizers, outlines, guides, etc.
◉ Vocabulary: Schema building Answer: a representation of a plan
or theory in the form of an outline or model; an accumulation of
specific knowledge about a topic, general world knowledge about
how things/people work, and knowledge about the topic/text's
organization
, ◉ Instructional: What are two strategies learn verbal information
and three strategies to learn procedural information? Answer: 1)
attention focusing
2) schema building
1) pattern learning
2) self-instruction
3) part-whole practice
◉ Instructional: How can you support independence and self-
regulated learners?
(excluding general "good teaching" strategies) Answer: 1) focus on
setting goals and tracking progress
2) use multiple-task assignments
3) provide opportunities to work independently
◉ Instructional: What are the 8 roles of a teacher? Answer: 1)
decision maker
2) problem solver
3) resource person
4) facilitator
