ABCTE PTK Classroom Management
Concept Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
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Concept Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
ABteacherBisBaskingBaBclassBaBseriesBofBquestionsBtoBreviewBkeyBpointsBandBwrapBupBaBless
onBonBPearlBHarbor.BWhichBoneBofBtheBfollowingBisBtheBBESTBwayBforBtheBteacherBtoBindica
teBthatBaBstudentBhasBgivenBaBcorrectBresponse?B-BAnswerNodBandBsay,B"Excellent!"
TeacherBshouldBindicateBapprovalBwhenBstudentsBgiveBcorrectBresponses.BAskingBclarifyingBqu
estionsBareBappropriateBifBstudentsBhaveBgivenBcorrectBresponsesBbutBseemBunsureBaboutBth
eBanswer.
AB9thBgradeBstudentBcorrectlyBstatedBtheBdatesBofBtheBColdBWar.BWhichBoneBofBtheBfollowi
ngBisBtheBBESTBteacherBresponse?B-
BAnswer"ThatBisBcorrect.BWhoBcanBtellBusBwhatBprecipitatingBeventBendedBtheBColdBWar?"
TheBteacherBfollowsBtheBcorrectBresponseBwithBaBnewBquestionBtoBmaintainBmomentum.BMo
vingBtheBdiscussionBtoBanotherBtopicBisBonlyBappropriateBifBtheBquestionBandBanswerBperiod
BwasBaBreviewBofBpreviouslyBcoveredBmaterial.
AnBEnglishBteacherBisBassigningBaBpersuasiveBessay.BHowBcanBtheBteacherBBESTBhelpBstudent
sBbeBsuccessfulBwithBthisBassignment?B-
BAnswerGiveBstudentsBaBrubricBforBhowBtheyBwillBbeBgraded.
CommunicatesBexpectationsBandBmeasurableBcriteriaBtoBstudents,BallowingBthemBtoBbeBsucces
sfulBinBmeetingBtheBlearningBobjectives.BAllowingBstudentsBtoBchooseBtheirBownBtopicBmayB
motivateBthem,BbutBisn'tBasBhelpfulBasBcommunicatingBwhatBisBexpectedBfromBtheBassignmen
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ABteacherBwantsBtoBpromoteBleisureBreadingBwhileBinvolvingBparentsBandBguardians.BWhichB
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BAnswerOfferBparentsBandBguardiansBaBlistBofBbooksBofBinterestBtoBstudents.
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BAnswerIncorporateBindividualBgradingBcriteria.B
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gBthisBindividualizedBgradingBmethodBcanBbeBunfairBifBallBstudentsBdon'tBputBforthBequalBeff
ort.BRequiringBstudentsBtoBsubmitBanBindividualBanalysisBisBtooBspecificBinBresponseBtoBthisB
question.
AB7thBgradeBmathBstudentBfrequentlyBturnsBinBhomeworkBthatBisBincorrectBdespiteBpreviousl
yBdemonstratingBmasteryBofBtheBconceptsBinBclass.BTheBworkBappearsBasBifBtitBwasBdoneBve
ryBquicklyBandBwithoutBmuchBeffort.BWhatBwouldBbeBtheBBESTBapproachBtoBtheBsituation?B-
BAnswerDiscussBtheBissueBwithBtheBstudentBtoBdetermineBtheBcauseBofBtheBproblem.
ItBisBimportantBtoBprovideBconsequencesBandBfeedbackBonBhomework,BbutBtheBconsequences
BmustBaddressBtheBerrorBorBmisconception.
AnB11thBgradeBscienceBteacherBwantsBtoBpromoteBstudentBinterestBinBtheBschoolBscienceBfai
r.BTheBteacherBshouldB___?B-BAnswerOfferBextraBcreditBtoBstudentsBwhoBparticipate.
OfferingBincentivesBtoBstudentsBisBtheBbestBwayBtoBbuildBinterestBandBpromoteBparticipation.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBtheBBESTBwayBforBaBteacherBtoBprovideBfeedbackBonBaBresearchB
paper?B-BAnswerWriteBcommentsBinBtheBmarginsBofferingBpraiseBandBareasBforBimprovement.
