NYSTCE Educating All Students (EAS) FINAL EXAM PREP 2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS NEWEST VERSION

NYSTCE Educating All Students (EAS) FINAL EXAM PREP 2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS NEWEST VERSION 1. Automaticity - ANSWER process of making a task automatic 2. Pragmatism - ANSWER an educational philosophy that says that education should be about life and growth; teachers should be teaching students things that are practical for life and encourage them to grow into better people 3. practical learning - ANSWER education should apply to the real world 4. experiential learning - ANSWER education should come through experience 5. Progressivism - ANSWER the idea that education does from the experience of the child 6. whole child - ANSWER teaching students to be good citizens and not just good learners 7. active learning - ANSWER curriculum that is guided by the children 8. Realism - ANSWER a philosophy started by the ancient Greek writer, Aristotle. It states that there is a true reality, and things exist whether humans perceive them or not. 9. Educational realism - ANSWER the belief that we should study logic, critical thinking, and the scientific method to teach students to perceive and understand reality. Heavy emphasis on math and science 10. scientific method - ANSWER process of setting and testing hypotheses 11. inquiry - ANSWER the ability to formulate a question 12. Connectionism - ANSWER an educational philosophy that says that learning is a product of the relationship between stimulus and response 13. Stimulus - ANSWER something that causes a reaction 14. response - ANSWER a reaction to a stimulus 15. Edward Thorndike - ANSWER psychologist in first half of the 20th center who first proposed that connectionism is key to learning. He was the first educational psychologist 16. Stimulus-response bond (S-R bond) - ANSWER the connection between stimulus and response, the better a person has learned the lesson. 17. Law of effect - ANSWER the first of three laws of connectionism. If a stimulus results in a positive outcome, it strengthens the S-R bond, while if it results in a negative outcome, the S-R bond is weakened. 18. Law of exercise - ANSWER the more you do something the better you are at it. 'Practice makes perfect!' 19. Law of readiness - ANSWER S-R bonds are stronger if an individual is ready to learn. That is, a student who is not ready to learn will often not learn, but when a student is mentally prepared to learn, it is likely that they will. 20. Strategies for helping ELLs transfer literacy skills - ANSWER Scaffolding - Bridging, making explicit links between content and prior knowledge Bilingual dictionary, support in the first language 21. Scaffolding - ANSWER (Walqui, 2006) Strategies of scaffolding: modelling, bridging (explicit links between content and prior knowledge, experience, interests), contextualisation (links academic tasks with situated variables, building schema (helping students organize info according to subjects) representing text (translating content across genres) developing metacognition (choosing strategies consciously 22. Who should you consult with if you are struggling to meet a certain student's needs? - ANSWER A specialist in the area the student is struggling 23. How van you learn about your students' cultural backgrounds? - ANSWER Talk to the student's parents and families 24. self-esteem - ANSWER self-worth; how someone feels about themselves 25. role-model - ANSWER a person who serves as an example that others should imitate 26. behavior expectations - ANSWER how the teacher wants the students to act in class 27. How can teachers be good role-models to promote positive interactions among students? - ANSWER show respect to students 28. What should teachers establish that lets students know how they're expected to act? - ANSWER behavior expectations 29. NNAT - ANSWER Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test 30. Models of ELL Instruction - ANSWER 1. Immersion model 2. ESL model 3. Transitional model 4. Maintenance model 31. Immersion Model - ANSWER Teaching generally takes place entirely in English 32. ESL Model - ANSWER May be used in conjunction with the immersion model, or it can entail students being 'pulled out' of some classes in order to receive ESL instruction. 33. Transitional Model - ANSWER English instruction is often combined with instruction in the native language. Depending on the stage of language development, this model typically aims for students to achieve enough English proficiency to transition into an all-English classroom between two and six years. 34. What is often inessential to the literal semantic meaning of a sentence but can be critical in conveying the attitude of the speaker? - ANSWER Discourse markers 35. Decoding is often referred to as: - ANSWER Word identification 36. Who drew a distinction between language usage and language use? - ANSWER Henry Widdowson 37. The function of social language used simply to sustain a social relationship, is called: - ANSWER Phatic 38. The terms "BICS" and "CALP" were coined by: - ANSWER Jim Cummins 39. What term refers to language variations shared by members of the same social class? - ANSWER Sociolect 40. What indicates an individual wants to do something for the sake of it without concern for reward or punishment? - ANSWER Intrinsic motivation 41. What type of self-esteem is specific to a certain domain, such as athletics, social skills, or foreign language aptitude? - ANSWER Situational self esteem 42. What term describes words in different languages that share the same roots? - ANSWER Cognates 43. What are the artifacts called in classrooms from various cultures, events, or rime periods that are integral to create a positive classroom environment? - ANSWER Authentic classroom materials 44. What is SQ3R and what is it used for? - ANSWER SQ3R is a strategy used to help students comprhend textbooks. The "S" stands for "survey". The "Q" stands for "question". The three "R"s stand for "read, recite, and review". 45. Maintenance Model - ANSWER It attempts to build upon native language skills while at the same time incorporating English instruction. 46. self-esteem - ANSWER self-worth; how someone feels about themselves 47. role-model - ANSWER a person who serves as an example that others should imitate 48. behavior expectations - ANSWER how the teacher wants the students to act in class 49. How can teachers be good role-models to promote positive interactions among students? - ANSWER show respect to students 50. What should teachers establish that lets students know how they're expected to act? - ANSWER behavior expectations 51. Behaviorism - ANSWER people's actions are driven by a need to gain rewards or avoid punishments. 52. Reinforcement - ANSWER meant to increase a good behavior; a reward