FTCE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION UPDATED
EVALUATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔Learning activites should always be based on:
a. the textbook selected by the district.
b. student interests.
c. specific objectivies.
d. questions that will be on the summative test. - ✔✔C. All learning activities should be
based on specific objectives as determined by the state standards.
✔✔An elementary reading teacher wants to get parents reading nightly with their
children. The most effeictive way to do this while fostering parent communication is to:
a. invite parents to a "reading night" where studtns and parents meet to read and share
favorite poems.
b. develop a reaing log and have parents sign that they read with the child for 30
minutes each night.
c. send home a newsletter that describes how reading with your child is beneficial.
d. offer extra credit for students who read at home on a regular basis. - ✔✔A. Although
all of the selections encourage reading, choice A, the reading night for parents and
students, best meets the teacher's objective. A reading night would encourage parents
to start reading with their children. It would also provide an opportunity to interact with
the parents, fostering an open line of communication.
, ✔✔A culturally responsive teacher should be aware of students':
a. social skills.
b. home culture.
c. interests and attitudes.
d. all of the above. - ✔✔D. To be a culturally responsive teacher you must be aware of
the student's home culture, determine how it impacts social skills, and be aware of the
student's personal interests and attitudes.
✔✔What are the benefits of efficient transitions? - ✔✔Minimize outside distractions and
negative behavior, increase instructional time, maintain optimal learning conditions, and
help promote student independence.
✔✔True or False: There is a negative relationship between student behavior and
classroom arrangement? - ✔✔False. There is a positive relationship between student
behavior and classroom arrangement. So, if a teacher is focusing on student behavior,
the professional should pay attention to classroom organization.
✔✔What does "wait time" mean in relation to transitions? - ✔✔"Wait time" refers to
allowing students the needed time to transition from one learning activity to the next or
from one place in the learning environment to another.
✔✔What is the primary difference between positive and negative reinforcement? -
✔✔Positive reinforcement is presenting a motivating/reinforcing stimulus to the person
after the desired behavior is exhibited; negative reinforcemnt occurs when a certain
stimulus is remoed after a particular behavior is exhibited.
✔✔True or False: Behavioral models are not connected to classroom management. -
✔✔False. Research clearly shows that behavior exhibited by stuents is related to the
classroom mangement system.
✔✔How would you describe the difference between prevention and intervention? -
✔✔Prevention is creating strategies to help students avoid certain negative behaviors
and intervention in monitoring and addressing behavioral needs after they occur.
✔✔How would you describe the difference between an accomodation and a
modification? - ✔✔An accommodation is support provided to students without changing
the learning target; a modification is support provided which changes the learning
target.
✔✔What is bullying? - ✔✔Bullying is actions of individuals who thrive on hostility and
dominance over others.
EVALUATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔Learning activites should always be based on:
a. the textbook selected by the district.
b. student interests.
c. specific objectivies.
d. questions that will be on the summative test. - ✔✔C. All learning activities should be
based on specific objectives as determined by the state standards.
✔✔An elementary reading teacher wants to get parents reading nightly with their
children. The most effeictive way to do this while fostering parent communication is to:
a. invite parents to a "reading night" where studtns and parents meet to read and share
favorite poems.
b. develop a reaing log and have parents sign that they read with the child for 30
minutes each night.
c. send home a newsletter that describes how reading with your child is beneficial.
d. offer extra credit for students who read at home on a regular basis. - ✔✔A. Although
all of the selections encourage reading, choice A, the reading night for parents and
students, best meets the teacher's objective. A reading night would encourage parents
to start reading with their children. It would also provide an opportunity to interact with
the parents, fostering an open line of communication.
, ✔✔A culturally responsive teacher should be aware of students':
a. social skills.
b. home culture.
c. interests and attitudes.
d. all of the above. - ✔✔D. To be a culturally responsive teacher you must be aware of
the student's home culture, determine how it impacts social skills, and be aware of the
student's personal interests and attitudes.
✔✔What are the benefits of efficient transitions? - ✔✔Minimize outside distractions and
negative behavior, increase instructional time, maintain optimal learning conditions, and
help promote student independence.
✔✔True or False: There is a negative relationship between student behavior and
classroom arrangement? - ✔✔False. There is a positive relationship between student
behavior and classroom arrangement. So, if a teacher is focusing on student behavior,
the professional should pay attention to classroom organization.
✔✔What does "wait time" mean in relation to transitions? - ✔✔"Wait time" refers to
allowing students the needed time to transition from one learning activity to the next or
from one place in the learning environment to another.
✔✔What is the primary difference between positive and negative reinforcement? -
✔✔Positive reinforcement is presenting a motivating/reinforcing stimulus to the person
after the desired behavior is exhibited; negative reinforcemnt occurs when a certain
stimulus is remoed after a particular behavior is exhibited.
✔✔True or False: Behavioral models are not connected to classroom management. -
✔✔False. Research clearly shows that behavior exhibited by stuents is related to the
classroom mangement system.
✔✔How would you describe the difference between prevention and intervention? -
✔✔Prevention is creating strategies to help students avoid certain negative behaviors
and intervention in monitoring and addressing behavioral needs after they occur.
✔✔How would you describe the difference between an accomodation and a
modification? - ✔✔An accommodation is support provided to students without changing
the learning target; a modification is support provided which changes the learning
target.
✔✔What is bullying? - ✔✔Bullying is actions of individuals who thrive on hostility and
dominance over others.
