OAE 057: Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Primary Education (Pk-5)
ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Child Development, Diversity, and Learning (24%) 0001 Understand how students grow and develop, and variations in patterns of
• Work Product (10%) the stages of child development and learning, and how to apply this knowledge
Domain I - Child Development, Diversity, and Learning to promote student achievement.
Competency 0001 Includes:
Demonstrate knowledge of developmental milestones and developmental
variation in the physical, adaptive (e.g., self-help), cognitive, linguistic, and social-
emotional domains and their significance for early learning and instructional
decision making.
Demonstrate knowledge of the ways in which a student's development and
learning in one domain may affect the student's development and performance in
other domains.
Apply knowledge of various instructional strategies, approaches, and learning
goals in relation to the developmental characteristics and needs of students.
Demonstrate knowledge of the stages of cognitive development, including the
concept of readiness for learning, and how to plan learning experiences that
promote students' cognitive development and acknowledge each student's
strengths, interests, and needs.
Apply knowledge of the roles of play, social interaction, physical activity, and
hands-on experiences in learning; and the ways to integrate opportunities of play,
social interaction, physical activity, and hands-on experiences into instructional
activities throughout the curriculum.
, Child Development, Diversity, and Learning (24%) 0002 Understand learning processes and methods for providing instructional
• Work Product (10%) experiences that promote students' development, learning, and achievement.
Domain I - Child Development, Diversity, and Learning Includes:
Competency 0002 Apply knowledge of processes by which students construct meaning and
develop skills, including the use of different types of learning strategies and
various types of play, and techniques for making knowledge accessible and
meaningful for all students.
Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and methods to provide opportunities for
all students to demonstrate their learning and understanding in different ways and
to incorporate varying modalities and multiple pathways to achieve instructional
goals (e.g., Universal Design for Learning [UDL U D L ]).
Identify strategies and resources, including technologies, for facilitating learning
for all students in given instructional contexts.
Apply knowledge of strategies for promoting students' development of
independent thinking and learning, reflection, and higher-order thinking skills;
organizational and time-management skills; and sense of ownership and
responsibility toward their own learning.
Demonstrate awareness of factors in the home, school, and community that can
affect students' development and learning and the implications of these factors
for teaching and learning.
Child Development, Diversity, and Learning (24%) 0003 Understand student diversity and how to provide learning opportunities and
• Work Product (10%) environments that are responsive to student differences and diverse families,
Domain I - Child Development, Diversity, and Learning promote all students' learning, and foster students' appreciation of and respect
Competency 0003 for diversity.
Includes:
Demonstrate knowledge of ways to work respectfully and reciprocally with
families to gain a holistic knowledge of students to facilitate and promote
development, learning, and motivation.
Apply knowledge of strategies for creating a positive, supportive environment for
all students while promoting students' understanding of, and appreciation and
respect for, diversity within the classroom, school, and community.
Demonstrate knowledge of strategies for enhancing one's own awareness of
students' diverse backgrounds and needs; resources in the classroom, school, and
community for meeting individual students' needs; and strategies for connecting
students and their families to these resources.
Identify strategies for working and interacting effectively in various classroom
contexts with all students, including students with diverse characteristics, needs,
and assets.
Apply knowledge of strategies for planning and adapting instruction that is
responsive to the characteristics, skills, strengths, and needs of all students and
for ensuring that all students have access to, and participate fully in, classroom life
and activities.
ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Child Development, Diversity, and Learning (24%) 0001 Understand how students grow and develop, and variations in patterns of
• Work Product (10%) the stages of child development and learning, and how to apply this knowledge
Domain I - Child Development, Diversity, and Learning to promote student achievement.
Competency 0001 Includes:
Demonstrate knowledge of developmental milestones and developmental
variation in the physical, adaptive (e.g., self-help), cognitive, linguistic, and social-
emotional domains and their significance for early learning and instructional
decision making.
Demonstrate knowledge of the ways in which a student's development and
learning in one domain may affect the student's development and performance in
other domains.
Apply knowledge of various instructional strategies, approaches, and learning
goals in relation to the developmental characteristics and needs of students.
Demonstrate knowledge of the stages of cognitive development, including the
concept of readiness for learning, and how to plan learning experiences that
promote students' cognitive development and acknowledge each student's
strengths, interests, and needs.
Apply knowledge of the roles of play, social interaction, physical activity, and
hands-on experiences in learning; and the ways to integrate opportunities of play,
social interaction, physical activity, and hands-on experiences into instructional
activities throughout the curriculum.
, Child Development, Diversity, and Learning (24%) 0002 Understand learning processes and methods for providing instructional
• Work Product (10%) experiences that promote students' development, learning, and achievement.
Domain I - Child Development, Diversity, and Learning Includes:
Competency 0002 Apply knowledge of processes by which students construct meaning and
develop skills, including the use of different types of learning strategies and
various types of play, and techniques for making knowledge accessible and
meaningful for all students.
Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and methods to provide opportunities for
all students to demonstrate their learning and understanding in different ways and
to incorporate varying modalities and multiple pathways to achieve instructional
goals (e.g., Universal Design for Learning [UDL U D L ]).
Identify strategies and resources, including technologies, for facilitating learning
for all students in given instructional contexts.
Apply knowledge of strategies for promoting students' development of
independent thinking and learning, reflection, and higher-order thinking skills;
organizational and time-management skills; and sense of ownership and
responsibility toward their own learning.
Demonstrate awareness of factors in the home, school, and community that can
affect students' development and learning and the implications of these factors
for teaching and learning.
Child Development, Diversity, and Learning (24%) 0003 Understand student diversity and how to provide learning opportunities and
• Work Product (10%) environments that are responsive to student differences and diverse families,
Domain I - Child Development, Diversity, and Learning promote all students' learning, and foster students' appreciation of and respect
Competency 0003 for diversity.
Includes:
Demonstrate knowledge of ways to work respectfully and reciprocally with
families to gain a holistic knowledge of students to facilitate and promote
development, learning, and motivation.
Apply knowledge of strategies for creating a positive, supportive environment for
all students while promoting students' understanding of, and appreciation and
respect for, diversity within the classroom, school, and community.
Demonstrate knowledge of strategies for enhancing one's own awareness of
students' diverse backgrounds and needs; resources in the classroom, school, and
community for meeting individual students' needs; and strategies for connecting
students and their families to these resources.
Identify strategies for working and interacting effectively in various classroom
contexts with all students, including students with diverse characteristics, needs,
and assets.
Apply knowledge of strategies for planning and adapting instruction that is
responsive to the characteristics, skills, strengths, and needs of all students and
for ensuring that all students have access to, and participate fully in, classroom life
and activities.
