PRAXIS II
PEDAGOGY
EXAM 2021/2022
EXAM
,1. Mr. Smith believes that all children are entitled to an education and that this education should focus on the whole child. His
views are most consistent with those of
a. Benjamin Bloom
b. John Dewey
c. B.F. Skinner
d. E.L. Thorndike
2. Four teachers are discussing influences on being an effective teacher. Which of their following four statements is likely to be
most accurate?
a. Applying information from scientific research is the most important factor in being an effective teacher.
b. You can’t beat a teacher’s own personal experience for becoming an effective teacher.
c. Being an effective teacher is influenced by scientific research knowledge, teaching skills, and personal
experiences.
d. A teacher’s innate skills trump all other factors in being an effective teacher.
3. Suzanne spends a considerable amount of time writing lesson plans, developing criteria for student success, and organizing
materials. Which professional skill is she demonstrating?
a. classroom management
b. communication
c. developmentally appropriate teaching practices
d. goal setting and instructional management
4. Mr. Marcinello, who is midway through his first year of teaching, feels frustrated with his job. He is developing a negative
attitude, and it is carrying over in his teaching. Which of the following areas does Mr. Marcinello need to work on the most at
this point to become an effective teacher?
a. classroom management and communication
b. commitment and motivation
c. technology and diversity
d. subject-matter competence and individual variations
5. Which of the following is more scientific?
a. systematic observation
b. personal experience
c. a person’s opinion
d. a book written by a journalist
6. Mr. McMahon wants to know how much time his students spend off-task each day. To determine this, he carefully watches the
students in class, keeping a record of off-task behavior. Which research approach has he used?
a. case study
b. experiment
c. laboratory experiment
d. naturalistic observation
7. Ms. Simon has been hired to determine how effective a school’s health education program has been in reducing adolescent
pregnancies. Which type of research will she conduct?
a. action research
b. experimental research
c. program evaluation
d. teacher-as-researcher
8. Mr. Nugerian wants to use qualitative research to discover why students are slacking off in their homework. Which of the
following measure is he likely to use to obtain information about his problem?
a. experimental research
b. correlational research
c. ethnographic study
d. observation with statistical analysis of the data
, 9. Mr. Huxtaby is giving a talk on development to a parent-teacher organization. In his talk, which of the following is he most
likely to describe as not being an example of development?
a. pubertal change
b. improvement in memory
c. change in friendship
d. an inherited tendency to be shy
10. Ms. Halle teaches third grade. Which period of development is likely to be of most interest to her?
a. infancy
b. early childhood
c. middle childhood and late childhood
d. adolescence
11. Piaget argued that children progress through a series of cognitive development stages. In contrast, Skinner stressed that
individuals simply learn more as time goes on. Which developmental issue is highlighted in their disagreement?
a. continuity and discontinuity
b. early and later experience
c. nature and nurture
d. biological and socioemotional development
12. Alexander’s scores on standardized mathematics achievement tests are always very high – among the highest in the nation. In
contrast, his score on reading achievement tests indicate that he is about average. This is an example of
a. developmentally appropriate teaching
b. early versus later development
c. nature versus nurture
d. splintered development
13. Sander is a 16-year-old boy who takes many risks, such as driving fast and drinking while driving. Recent research on the brain
indicates that a likely reason for this risk-taking behavior is that Sander’s
a. hippocampus is damaged
b. prefrontal cortex is still developing
c. brain lateralization is incomplete
d. myelination is complete
14. Mrs. Gonzales teaches first grade. Which of her following strategies would Piaget most likely endorse?
a. demonstrating how to perform math operation and having students imitate her
b. creating flashcards to teach vocabulary
c. using a standardized test to assess students’ reading skills
d. designing contexts that promote student’s thinking and discovery
15. Mr. Gould’s fourth-grade students are learning about the relations among percentages, decimals, and fractions. He distributes
an assignment requiring students to convert fractions to decimals and them to percentages. Christopher can do this
assignment without help from Mr. Gould or his classmates. What would Vygotsky say about this task for Christopher?
a. This task is appropriate for Christopher because it is within his zone of proximal development.
b. This task is inappropriate for Christopher because it is above his zone of proximal development.
c. This task is inappropriate for Christopher because it is below his zone of proximal development.
d. This task is inappropriate for Christopher because it is within his zone of proximal development.
16. Josh has developed a large vocabulary. Which of the following language systems does this reflect?
a. semantics
b. pragmatics
c. syntax
d. morphology
17. Children raised in isolation from human contact often show extreme, long-lasting language deficits that are rarely entirely
overcome by later exposure to language. This evidence supports which aspect of language development?
a. biological
b. environmental
d. interactionist
d. pragmatic
PEDAGOGY
EXAM 2021/2022
EXAM
,1. Mr. Smith believes that all children are entitled to an education and that this education should focus on the whole child. His
views are most consistent with those of
a. Benjamin Bloom
b. John Dewey
c. B.F. Skinner
d. E.L. Thorndike
2. Four teachers are discussing influences on being an effective teacher. Which of their following four statements is likely to be
most accurate?
a. Applying information from scientific research is the most important factor in being an effective teacher.
b. You can’t beat a teacher’s own personal experience for becoming an effective teacher.
c. Being an effective teacher is influenced by scientific research knowledge, teaching skills, and personal
experiences.
d. A teacher’s innate skills trump all other factors in being an effective teacher.
3. Suzanne spends a considerable amount of time writing lesson plans, developing criteria for student success, and organizing
materials. Which professional skill is she demonstrating?
a. classroom management
b. communication
c. developmentally appropriate teaching practices
d. goal setting and instructional management
4. Mr. Marcinello, who is midway through his first year of teaching, feels frustrated with his job. He is developing a negative
attitude, and it is carrying over in his teaching. Which of the following areas does Mr. Marcinello need to work on the most at
this point to become an effective teacher?
a. classroom management and communication
b. commitment and motivation
c. technology and diversity
d. subject-matter competence and individual variations
5. Which of the following is more scientific?
a. systematic observation
b. personal experience
c. a person’s opinion
d. a book written by a journalist
6. Mr. McMahon wants to know how much time his students spend off-task each day. To determine this, he carefully watches the
students in class, keeping a record of off-task behavior. Which research approach has he used?
a. case study
b. experiment
c. laboratory experiment
d. naturalistic observation
7. Ms. Simon has been hired to determine how effective a school’s health education program has been in reducing adolescent
pregnancies. Which type of research will she conduct?
a. action research
b. experimental research
c. program evaluation
d. teacher-as-researcher
8. Mr. Nugerian wants to use qualitative research to discover why students are slacking off in their homework. Which of the
following measure is he likely to use to obtain information about his problem?
a. experimental research
b. correlational research
c. ethnographic study
d. observation with statistical analysis of the data
, 9. Mr. Huxtaby is giving a talk on development to a parent-teacher organization. In his talk, which of the following is he most
likely to describe as not being an example of development?
a. pubertal change
b. improvement in memory
c. change in friendship
d. an inherited tendency to be shy
10. Ms. Halle teaches third grade. Which period of development is likely to be of most interest to her?
a. infancy
b. early childhood
c. middle childhood and late childhood
d. adolescence
11. Piaget argued that children progress through a series of cognitive development stages. In contrast, Skinner stressed that
individuals simply learn more as time goes on. Which developmental issue is highlighted in their disagreement?
a. continuity and discontinuity
b. early and later experience
c. nature and nurture
d. biological and socioemotional development
12. Alexander’s scores on standardized mathematics achievement tests are always very high – among the highest in the nation. In
contrast, his score on reading achievement tests indicate that he is about average. This is an example of
a. developmentally appropriate teaching
b. early versus later development
c. nature versus nurture
d. splintered development
13. Sander is a 16-year-old boy who takes many risks, such as driving fast and drinking while driving. Recent research on the brain
indicates that a likely reason for this risk-taking behavior is that Sander’s
a. hippocampus is damaged
b. prefrontal cortex is still developing
c. brain lateralization is incomplete
d. myelination is complete
14. Mrs. Gonzales teaches first grade. Which of her following strategies would Piaget most likely endorse?
a. demonstrating how to perform math operation and having students imitate her
b. creating flashcards to teach vocabulary
c. using a standardized test to assess students’ reading skills
d. designing contexts that promote student’s thinking and discovery
15. Mr. Gould’s fourth-grade students are learning about the relations among percentages, decimals, and fractions. He distributes
an assignment requiring students to convert fractions to decimals and them to percentages. Christopher can do this
assignment without help from Mr. Gould or his classmates. What would Vygotsky say about this task for Christopher?
a. This task is appropriate for Christopher because it is within his zone of proximal development.
b. This task is inappropriate for Christopher because it is above his zone of proximal development.
c. This task is inappropriate for Christopher because it is below his zone of proximal development.
d. This task is inappropriate for Christopher because it is within his zone of proximal development.
16. Josh has developed a large vocabulary. Which of the following language systems does this reflect?
a. semantics
b. pragmatics
c. syntax
d. morphology
17. Children raised in isolation from human contact often show extreme, long-lasting language deficits that are rarely entirely
overcome by later exposure to language. This evidence supports which aspect of language development?
a. biological
b. environmental
d. interactionist
d. pragmatic
