FTCE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION UPDATED EXAMS
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔True or False: Body language is not connected to successful communicaiton. -
✔✔False. Body language is one from of non-verbal communication. It plays a role in
determining class presense and effecitiveness of overall communicaiton.
✔✔A student-centered classroom uses reciprocal teaching to analyze a selection of
text. The four basic steps that are used in reciprocal teaching are:
a. summarize what you know, list what you want to learn, record what you have learned,
then teach it to a friend.
b. predicting, questioning, clarifying, summarizing.
c. preparing, presenting, correcting, and verifying.
d. summarizing, diagramming, designing, and pesenting. - ✔✔B. Reciprocal teaching is
a strategy that allows students to alternate between the role of teacher and student. A
student reads a selection, then teaches what was learned to a classmate or group of
students. The four steps of reciprocal teaching are first to predict what the selection will
be about, then ask questions while reading the material, then clarify the author's
meaning, and finally summarize the text.
✔✔Which of the followign statements from a teacher would be considered classroom
management through teh use of negative reinforcemnt?
a. "Every time you get out of your seat without permission, you get a makr on your
behavior chart."
, b. "If you would start turning in your homework, I wouldn't have to call your mother every
afternoon!"
c. "If you reach your reading goal, you can recieve a reward."
d. "Billy, sit down and focus on your work." - ✔✔B. B.F. Skinner's theory of operant
conditioning states that negative reinforcement is a key component of regulating
behavior. Negative reinforcement occurs when something unpleasant is removed as the
result of an increase in a desired behavior. It allows students to avoid an unpleasant
situation.
✔✔In order to practice effective behavior mangement, classroom rules:
a. should only be enforced when they are blatantly violated.
b. should be followed by all students and be consistently enforced.
c. should have unpredictable consequences.
d. should be fexible and followed when neccessary. - ✔✔B. Rules that are not
consistently enforced are ignored. If a rule is only enforced for some students, the class
will begin to feel that the teacher is "unfair" and the teacher will begin to lose credibility
and control of the classroom.
✔✔True or False: Lower expectations should be provided for students who lack internal
motivation. - ✔✔False: Expectations should not be lowered for students who lack
motivation; better yet, higher expectations should be laid out for this type of student.
✔✔How many key strategies are presented for students who lack motivation? - ✔✔Five
key strategies are outlined.
✔✔What kind of feedback is beneficial for all students? - ✔✔Feedback for all students
should focus on specificity and accuracy and be designed to improve performance.
✔✔True or False: Providing students with thoughtful feedback is an important
instructional practice. - ✔✔True: Providing students with thoughtful feedback is an
important instructional practice that supports a student's growth and development.
✔✔What is genuine praise? - ✔✔Genuine praise is providing students with affirmation
that is focused on specificity.
✔✔When giving feedback, is it most beneficial to discuss multiple skill sets? Yes or No?
- ✔✔No. When giving feedback, students are able to focus and gain more academic
ground when they are focusing on one skill at a time.
✔✔What does it mean to differentiate in literacy? - ✔✔Differentiation in literacy focuses
on providing leveled support to readers within the classroom.
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔True or False: Body language is not connected to successful communicaiton. -
✔✔False. Body language is one from of non-verbal communication. It plays a role in
determining class presense and effecitiveness of overall communicaiton.
✔✔A student-centered classroom uses reciprocal teaching to analyze a selection of
text. The four basic steps that are used in reciprocal teaching are:
a. summarize what you know, list what you want to learn, record what you have learned,
then teach it to a friend.
b. predicting, questioning, clarifying, summarizing.
c. preparing, presenting, correcting, and verifying.
d. summarizing, diagramming, designing, and pesenting. - ✔✔B. Reciprocal teaching is
a strategy that allows students to alternate between the role of teacher and student. A
student reads a selection, then teaches what was learned to a classmate or group of
students. The four steps of reciprocal teaching are first to predict what the selection will
be about, then ask questions while reading the material, then clarify the author's
meaning, and finally summarize the text.
✔✔Which of the followign statements from a teacher would be considered classroom
management through teh use of negative reinforcemnt?
a. "Every time you get out of your seat without permission, you get a makr on your
behavior chart."
, b. "If you would start turning in your homework, I wouldn't have to call your mother every
afternoon!"
c. "If you reach your reading goal, you can recieve a reward."
d. "Billy, sit down and focus on your work." - ✔✔B. B.F. Skinner's theory of operant
conditioning states that negative reinforcement is a key component of regulating
behavior. Negative reinforcement occurs when something unpleasant is removed as the
result of an increase in a desired behavior. It allows students to avoid an unpleasant
situation.
✔✔In order to practice effective behavior mangement, classroom rules:
a. should only be enforced when they are blatantly violated.
b. should be followed by all students and be consistently enforced.
c. should have unpredictable consequences.
d. should be fexible and followed when neccessary. - ✔✔B. Rules that are not
consistently enforced are ignored. If a rule is only enforced for some students, the class
will begin to feel that the teacher is "unfair" and the teacher will begin to lose credibility
and control of the classroom.
✔✔True or False: Lower expectations should be provided for students who lack internal
motivation. - ✔✔False: Expectations should not be lowered for students who lack
motivation; better yet, higher expectations should be laid out for this type of student.
✔✔How many key strategies are presented for students who lack motivation? - ✔✔Five
key strategies are outlined.
✔✔What kind of feedback is beneficial for all students? - ✔✔Feedback for all students
should focus on specificity and accuracy and be designed to improve performance.
✔✔True or False: Providing students with thoughtful feedback is an important
instructional practice. - ✔✔True: Providing students with thoughtful feedback is an
important instructional practice that supports a student's growth and development.
✔✔What is genuine praise? - ✔✔Genuine praise is providing students with affirmation
that is focused on specificity.
✔✔When giving feedback, is it most beneficial to discuss multiple skill sets? Yes or No?
- ✔✔No. When giving feedback, students are able to focus and gain more academic
ground when they are focusing on one skill at a time.
✔✔What does it mean to differentiate in literacy? - ✔✔Differentiation in literacy focuses
on providing leveled support to readers within the classroom.
