FTCE Professional Education Exam
Questions and Answers A Score
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
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, 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
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, 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
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, 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.
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Questions and Answers A Score
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
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, 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
mailto:https://www.stuvia.com/user/Wisdoms
, 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
mailto:https://www.stuvia.com/user/Wisdoms
, 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.
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