FTCE Professional Education Exam
Questions and Correct Answers|
Updated
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.
Questions and Correct Answers|
Updated
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.
