FTCE: Professional Education Test
Questions and Answers
There is a direct correlation between student interest/engagement and student learning.
Generally, if a student has a high level of interest and engagment then the student has
an increased level of motivation and academic mastery. - ANS-How does a student
interest relate to student learning and mastery of objectives?
An Individualized Education Program is used to serve the needs of students with
learning disabilities. - ANS-How does a teacher utilize an IEP?
Three - cognitive, affective, and psychomotor. - ANS-According to Bloom, how many
types of educational objectives are there?
Cooperative learning is an instructional straegy that focuses on team recognitition,
individiual accountability, and equal opportunities for success. - ANS-What is
cooperative learning?
Jigsawing - ANS-What is an example of a cooperative learning activity?
False. Direct instruciton is a teacher-centered instructional strategy. - ANS-True or
False: Direct instruction is a student-centered instructional strategy.
7 - ANS-How many learnign styles are there?
Develop a self-assessment and analyze personal values and beliefs, concerning
learners. - ANS-What is the first step in developing a culutrally responsive classroom?
Howard Gardner - ANS-What theorist developed the idea of multiple intelligences?
Formal operational stage (adolescence to adulthood) - ANS-In what stage of Piaget's
cognitive development would a learner be equipped to think logically about abstract
ideas?
The levels at the top of the taxonomy (analyzing, creating, evalutationg) generally reflect
higher-order thinking skills developed by students. - ANS-How does Bloom's taxonomy
relate to higher-level thinkiong?
Deductive thinking strates with one or two general statements and leads to a specific
conclusion, while inductive thinking requires students to take specific facts and leads to
, a genreal conclusion. - ANS-What is the primary difference between deductive and
inductive thinking?
False. Homework does measure progress. It provides a snapshot of how a student is
mastering the skills and concepts being taught. - ANS-True or False: Homework does
not measure progress.
An assessment that is driven directly from the curriculum being taught; generally
speaking it would be derived from local and state standards. - ANS-What is a
curriculum-based measurement?
The reason pre-requisite skill development must be focused upon is that these skills
lead up to the ultimate learning target. Therefore, if a student does not show
competency of a learning target, the inadequacy may be more reflective of the pre-
requisite skills involved in the learning process. - ANS-Why is it important to monitor
pre-requisite skill development?
C. All learning activities should be based on specific objectives as determined by the
state standards. - ANS-Learning activites should always be based on:
a. the textbook selected by the district.
b. student interests.
c. specific objectivies.
d. questions that will be on the summative test.
A. Although all of the selections encourage reading, choice A, the reading night for
parents and students, best meets the teacher's objective. A reading night would
encourage parents to start reading with their children. It would also provide an
opportunity to interact with the parents, fostering an open line of communication. - ANS-
An elementary reading teacher wants to get parents reading nightly with their children.
The most effeictive way to do this while fostering parent communication is to:
a. invite parents to a "reading night" where studtns and parents meet to read and share
favorite poems.
b. develop a reaing log and have parents sign that they read with the child for 30
minutes each night.
c. send home a newsletter that describes how reading with your child is beneficial.
d. offer extra credit for students who read at home on a regular basis.
D. To be a culturally responsive teacher you must be aware of the student's home
culture, determine how it impacts social skills, and be aware of the student's personal
interests and attitudes. - ANS-A culturally responsive teacher should be aware of
students':
a. social skills.
b. home culture.
c. interests and attitudes.
d. all of the above.
Questions and Answers
There is a direct correlation between student interest/engagement and student learning.
Generally, if a student has a high level of interest and engagment then the student has
an increased level of motivation and academic mastery. - ANS-How does a student
interest relate to student learning and mastery of objectives?
An Individualized Education Program is used to serve the needs of students with
learning disabilities. - ANS-How does a teacher utilize an IEP?
Three - cognitive, affective, and psychomotor. - ANS-According to Bloom, how many
types of educational objectives are there?
Cooperative learning is an instructional straegy that focuses on team recognitition,
individiual accountability, and equal opportunities for success. - ANS-What is
cooperative learning?
Jigsawing - ANS-What is an example of a cooperative learning activity?
False. Direct instruciton is a teacher-centered instructional strategy. - ANS-True or
False: Direct instruction is a student-centered instructional strategy.
7 - ANS-How many learnign styles are there?
Develop a self-assessment and analyze personal values and beliefs, concerning
learners. - ANS-What is the first step in developing a culutrally responsive classroom?
Howard Gardner - ANS-What theorist developed the idea of multiple intelligences?
Formal operational stage (adolescence to adulthood) - ANS-In what stage of Piaget's
cognitive development would a learner be equipped to think logically about abstract
ideas?
The levels at the top of the taxonomy (analyzing, creating, evalutationg) generally reflect
higher-order thinking skills developed by students. - ANS-How does Bloom's taxonomy
relate to higher-level thinkiong?
Deductive thinking strates with one or two general statements and leads to a specific
conclusion, while inductive thinking requires students to take specific facts and leads to
, a genreal conclusion. - ANS-What is the primary difference between deductive and
inductive thinking?
False. Homework does measure progress. It provides a snapshot of how a student is
mastering the skills and concepts being taught. - ANS-True or False: Homework does
not measure progress.
An assessment that is driven directly from the curriculum being taught; generally
speaking it would be derived from local and state standards. - ANS-What is a
curriculum-based measurement?
The reason pre-requisite skill development must be focused upon is that these skills
lead up to the ultimate learning target. Therefore, if a student does not show
competency of a learning target, the inadequacy may be more reflective of the pre-
requisite skills involved in the learning process. - ANS-Why is it important to monitor
pre-requisite skill development?
C. All learning activities should be based on specific objectives as determined by the
state standards. - ANS-Learning activites should always be based on:
a. the textbook selected by the district.
b. student interests.
c. specific objectivies.
d. questions that will be on the summative test.
A. Although all of the selections encourage reading, choice A, the reading night for
parents and students, best meets the teacher's objective. A reading night would
encourage parents to start reading with their children. It would also provide an
opportunity to interact with the parents, fostering an open line of communication. - ANS-
An elementary reading teacher wants to get parents reading nightly with their children.
The most effeictive way to do this while fostering parent communication is to:
a. invite parents to a "reading night" where studtns and parents meet to read and share
favorite poems.
b. develop a reaing log and have parents sign that they read with the child for 30
minutes each night.
c. send home a newsletter that describes how reading with your child is beneficial.
d. offer extra credit for students who read at home on a regular basis.
D. To be a culturally responsive teacher you must be aware of the student's home
culture, determine how it impacts social skills, and be aware of the student's personal
interests and attitudes. - ANS-A culturally responsive teacher should be aware of
students':
a. social skills.
b. home culture.
c. interests and attitudes.
d. all of the above.
