PECT PreK-4 All Modules exam questions and verified correct answers

Explicit instruction - correct answer Direct, skill-based, holistic, in context, developmentally appropriate, student centered and directed Formative assessment - correct answer provides ongoing feedback, identifies strengths, weaknesses, and target areas, low stakes, addresses problems immediately Summative assessment - correct answer evaluates learning at the end of a unit and compares it against some standard or benchmark, high stakes, (midterm, final, paper) Scaffolding - correct answer Promotes deeper level of learning, support tailored to needs of student (modeling, coaching) that is gradually removed Inquiry-based learning - correct answer poses questions, problems or scenarios - rather than simply presenting established facts; assisted by a facilitator Assessment anchors - correct answer tools to better align curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices LEA (Language Experience Approach) - correct answer combines all 4 language skills, aids fluency, centered around learner generated text. Step 1) A shared experience, 2) creating the text, 3) read and revise, 4) read and reread, 5) extension Receptive language - correct answer the ability to understand or comprehend language heard or read Expressive language - correct answer being able to put thoughts into words and sentences that make sense and are grammatically accurate Family systems theory - correct answer (Dr. Murray Bowen) individuals cannot be understood in isolation from one another, but rather as a part of their family, which is an emotional unit