FTCE Professional Education: Questions With Verified
Solutions
Which of the following tests relates an individual's test performance to
standards rather than to the performance of others? Right Ans - 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
Right Ans - 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? Right
Ans - teacher-made test
A teacher is assessing a student's oral reading skills. Which of the following
assessment tools is the most appropriate? Right Ans - 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 Right Ans - 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? Right Ans -
probing
While a student is giving a report to the class, the teacher smiles, nods, leans
forward, and listens attentively. Her behavior best demonstrates Right Ans
- 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? Right
Ans - 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? Right Ans -
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? Right Ans - 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. Right Ans - 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
Right Ans - 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 Right Ans - 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? Right Ans - 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? Right Ans - 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? Right Ans - formal operations
Which of the following behaviors may indicate the need to refer a child for
speech-language evaluation? Right Ans - 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 Right Ans -
arrange for diagnostic testing in reading.
More than 65% of a 3rd-grade class scored at high risk on the oral reading
fluency measure of the school's progress-monitoring instrument. Which
instructional practice would be most effective for improving the students' oral
reading fluency? Right Ans - repeated reading of familiar text with
corrective feedback
Which instructional method would be the most effective for fostering
vocabulary development in a secondary content area? Right Ans -
presenting target words in context several times during each week
Before sending pairs of students to practice with a text, a teacher models how
to choose unfamiliar words and write an explanation, create a title for the
passage they are reading, write questions based on their passage, and guess
what will happen in the next passage.
These are examples of comprehension strategies that include Right Ans -
clarifying, summarizing, questioning, and predicting.
Which 3rd-grade students' unit culminating activity provides the best
opportunity for them to integrate language art skills? Right Ans - having
students prepare and give a software presentation
A group of 5th-grade students collected information on how many
kindergarten students like chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry ice cream. What is
, the best format for an initial presentation of results to the kindergarten
students? Right Ans - stacks of three different colored cubes representing
each student's choice
A teacher reviews a student's cumulative scores on a comprehensive fluency
progress monitoring measure at midyear. Based on the data presented above,
what is the most appropriate method of differentiating instruction for this
student? Right Ans - intensive instruction in phoneme segmentation
fluency
Which of the following is an example of a classroom that has been best
arranged to facilitate student safety? Right Ans - furniture placed to
accommodate traffic patterns
Which procedure should a middle school teacher follow at the beginning of a
class? Right Ans - Assign students to complete "Do Now" activity already
written on the board when the class starts.
In a middle school classroom, the teacher observes that many students are
calling out answers during large group discussions, even after being reminded
of the posted classroom rules. What would be the best strategy for the teacher
to follow next? Right Ans - Have students brainstorm ways to participate in
large group discussions and amend the classroom rules as necessary.
Before the teacher has had a chance to explain the school's procedure for fire
drills, the fire alarm sounds. Which of the following procedures would be most
appropriate in this situation? Right Ans - Have students line up quickly and
quietly and lead them out of the building; review procedures upon returning
to the classroom.
A high school teacher wants students studying the Civil War to understand the
attitudes of the soldiers on both sides. Of the following, which activity would
best help meet this objective? Right Ans - Role-playing: based on class
reading, have each student write a letter to a family member about war
experiences from the perspective of first a Northern and then a Southern
soldier. Students will read the letters out loud.
A 4th-grade teacher has a group of students with mixed abilities. As he plans
his unit on early Florida settlers, he should pay special attention to Right
Solutions
Which of the following tests relates an individual's test performance to
standards rather than to the performance of others? Right Ans - 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
Right Ans - 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? Right
Ans - teacher-made test
A teacher is assessing a student's oral reading skills. Which of the following
assessment tools is the most appropriate? Right Ans - 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 Right Ans - 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? Right Ans -
probing
While a student is giving a report to the class, the teacher smiles, nods, leans
forward, and listens attentively. Her behavior best demonstrates Right Ans
- 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? Right
Ans - 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? Right Ans -
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? Right Ans - 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. Right Ans - 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
Right Ans - 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 Right Ans - 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? Right Ans - 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? Right Ans - 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? Right Ans - formal operations
Which of the following behaviors may indicate the need to refer a child for
speech-language evaluation? Right Ans - 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 Right Ans -
arrange for diagnostic testing in reading.
More than 65% of a 3rd-grade class scored at high risk on the oral reading
fluency measure of the school's progress-monitoring instrument. Which
instructional practice would be most effective for improving the students' oral
reading fluency? Right Ans - repeated reading of familiar text with
corrective feedback
Which instructional method would be the most effective for fostering
vocabulary development in a secondary content area? Right Ans -
presenting target words in context several times during each week
Before sending pairs of students to practice with a text, a teacher models how
to choose unfamiliar words and write an explanation, create a title for the
passage they are reading, write questions based on their passage, and guess
what will happen in the next passage.
These are examples of comprehension strategies that include Right Ans -
clarifying, summarizing, questioning, and predicting.
Which 3rd-grade students' unit culminating activity provides the best
opportunity for them to integrate language art skills? Right Ans - having
students prepare and give a software presentation
A group of 5th-grade students collected information on how many
kindergarten students like chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry ice cream. What is
, the best format for an initial presentation of results to the kindergarten
students? Right Ans - stacks of three different colored cubes representing
each student's choice
A teacher reviews a student's cumulative scores on a comprehensive fluency
progress monitoring measure at midyear. Based on the data presented above,
what is the most appropriate method of differentiating instruction for this
student? Right Ans - intensive instruction in phoneme segmentation
fluency
Which of the following is an example of a classroom that has been best
arranged to facilitate student safety? Right Ans - furniture placed to
accommodate traffic patterns
Which procedure should a middle school teacher follow at the beginning of a
class? Right Ans - Assign students to complete "Do Now" activity already
written on the board when the class starts.
In a middle school classroom, the teacher observes that many students are
calling out answers during large group discussions, even after being reminded
of the posted classroom rules. What would be the best strategy for the teacher
to follow next? Right Ans - Have students brainstorm ways to participate in
large group discussions and amend the classroom rules as necessary.
Before the teacher has had a chance to explain the school's procedure for fire
drills, the fire alarm sounds. Which of the following procedures would be most
appropriate in this situation? Right Ans - Have students line up quickly and
quietly and lead them out of the building; review procedures upon returning
to the classroom.
A high school teacher wants students studying the Civil War to understand the
attitudes of the soldiers on both sides. Of the following, which activity would
best help meet this objective? Right Ans - Role-playing: based on class
reading, have each student write a letter to a family member about war
experiences from the perspective of first a Northern and then a Southern
soldier. Students will read the letters out loud.
A 4th-grade teacher has a group of students with mixed abilities. As he plans
his unit on early Florida settlers, he should pay special attention to Right
