FTCE: PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
TEST (FLORIDA TEACHER
CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION)
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How 8bdoes 8ba 8bstudent 8binterest 8brelate 8bto 8bstudent 8blearning 8band 8bmastery
8bof 8bobjectives? 8b- 8bANSWERS--There 8bis 8ba 8bdirect 8bcorrelation 8bbetween
8bstudent 8binterest/engagement 8band 8bstudent 8blearning. 8bGenerally, 8bif 8ba
8bstudent 8bhas 8ba 8bhigh 8blevel 8bof 8binterest 8band 8bengagment 8bthen 8bthe
8bstudent 8bhas 8ban 8bincreased 8blevel 8bof 8bmotivation 8band 8bacademic 8bmastery.
How 8bdoes 8ba 8bteacher 8butilize 8ban 8bIEP? 8b- 8bANSWERS--An 8bIndividualized
8bEducation 8bProgram 8bis 8bused 8bto 8bserve 8bthe 8bneeds 8bof 8bstudents 8bwith
8blearning 8bdisabilities.
According 8bto 8bBloom, 8bhow 8bmany 8btypes 8bof 8beducational 8bobjectives 8bare
8bthere? 8b- 8bANSWERS--Three 8b- 8bcognitive, 8baffective, 8band 8bpsychomotor.
What 8bis 8bcooperative 8blearning? 8b- 8bANSWERS--Cooperative 8blearning 8bis 8ban
8binstructional 8bstraegy 8bthat 8bfocuses 8bon 8bteam 8brecognitition, 8bindividiual
8baccountability, 8band 8bequal 8bopportunities 8bfor 8bsuccess.
What 8bis 8ban 8bexample 8bof 8ba 8bcooperative 8blearning 8bactivity? 8b- 8bANSWERS--
Jigsawing
True 8bor 8bFalse: 8bDirect 8binstruction 8bis 8ba 8bstudent-centered 8binstructional
8bstrategy. 8b- 8bANSWERS--False. 8bDirect 8binstruciton 8bis 8ba 8bteacher-centered
8binstructional 8bstrategy.
How 8bmany 8blearnign 8bstyles 8bare 8bthere? 8b- 8bANSWERS--7
What 8bis 8bthe 8bfirst 8bstep 8bin 8bdeveloping 8ba 8bculutrally 8bresponsive 8bclassroom?
8b- 8bANSWERS--Develop 8ba 8bself-assessment 8band 8banalyze 8bpersonal 8bvalues
8band 8bbeliefs, 8bconcerning 8blearners.
What 8btheorist 8bdeveloped 8bthe 8bidea 8bof 8bmultiple 8bintelligences? 8b-
8bANSWERS--Howard 8bGardner
In 8bwhat 8bstage 8bof 8bPiaget's 8bcognitive 8bdevelopment 8bwould 8ba 8blearner 8bbe
8bequipped 8bto 8bthink 8blogically 8babout 8babstract 8bideas? 8b- 8bANSWERS--Formal
8boperational 8bstage 8b(adolescence 8bto 8badulthood)
How 8bdoes 8bBloom's 8btaxonomy 8brelate 8bto 8bhigher-level 8bthinkiong? 8b-
8bANSWERS--The 8blevels 8bat 8bthe 8btop 8bof 8bthe 8btaxonomy 8b(analyzing,
, 8bcreating, 8bevalutationg) 8bgenerally 8breflect 8bhigher-order 8bthinking 8bskills
8bdeveloped 8bby 8bstudents.
What 8bis 8bthe 8bprimary 8bdifference 8bbetween 8bdeductive 8band 8binductive
8bthinking? 8b- 8bANSWERS--Deductive 8bthinking 8bstrates 8bwith 8bone 8bor 8btwo
8bgeneral 8bstatements 8band 8bleads 8bto 8ba 8bspecific 8bconclusion, 8bwhile 8binductive
8bthinking 8brequires 8bstudents 8bto 8btake 8bspecific 8bfacts 8band 8bleads 8bto 8ba
8bgenreal 8bconclusion.
True 8bor 8bFalse: 8bHomework 8bdoes 8bnot 8bmeasure 8bprogress. 8b- 8bANSWERS--
False. 8bHomework 8bdoes 8bmeasure 8bprogress. 8bIt 8bprovides 8ba 8bsnapshot 8bof
8bhow 8ba 8bstudent 8bis 8bmastering 8bthe 8bskills 8band 8bconcepts 8bbeing 8btaught.
What 8bis 8ba 8bcurriculum-based 8bmeasurement? 8b- 8bANSWERS--An 8bassessment
8bthat 8bis 8bdriven 8bdirectly 8bfrom 8bthe 8bcurriculum 8bbeing 8btaught; 8bgenerally
8bspeaking 8bit 8bwould 8bbe 8bderived 8bfrom 8blocal 8band 8bstate 8bstandards.
Why 8bis 8bit 8bimportant 8bto 8bmonitor 8bpre-requisite 8bskill 8bdevelopment? 8b-
8bANSWERS--The 8breason 8bpre-requisite 8bskill 8bdevelopment 8bmust 8bbe 8bfocused
8bupon 8bis 8bthat 8bthese 8bskills 8blead 8bup 8bto 8bthe 8bultimate 8blearning 8btarget.
8bTherefore, 8bif 8ba 8bstudent 8bdoes 8bnot 8bshow 8bcompetency 8bof 8ba 8blearning
8btarget, 8bthe 8binadequacy 8bmay 8bbe 8bmore 8breflective 8bof 8bthe 8bpre-requisite
8bskills 8binvolved 8bin 8bthe 8blearning 8bprocess.
Learning 8bactivites 8bshould 8balways 8bbe 8bbased 8bon:
a. 8bthe 8btextbook 8bselected 8bby 8bthe 8bdistrict.
b. 8bstudent 8binterests.
c. 8bspecific 8bobjectivies. 8b
d. 8bquestions 8bthat 8bwill 8bbe 8bon 8bthe 8bsummative 8btest. 8b- 8bANSWERS--C. 8bAll
8blearning 8bactivities 8bshould 8bbe 8bbased 8bon 8bspecific 8bobjectives 8bas
8bdetermined 8bby 8bthe 8bstate 8bstandards.
An 8belementary 8breading 8bteacher 8bwants 8bto 8bget 8bparents 8breading 8bnightly
8bwith 8btheir 8bchildren. 8bThe 8bmost 8beffeictive 8bway 8bto 8bdo 8bthis 8bwhile
8bfostering 8bparent 8bcommunication 8bis 8bto:
a. 8binvite 8bparents 8bto 8ba 8b"reading 8bnight" 8bwhere 8bstudtns 8band 8bparents 8bmeet
8bto 8bread 8band 8bshare 8bfavorite 8bpoems.
b. 8bdevelop 8ba 8breaing 8blog 8band 8bhave 8bparents 8bsign 8bthat 8bthey 8bread 8bwith
8bthe 8bchild 8bfor 8b30 8bminutes 8beach 8bnight.
c. 8bsend 8bhome 8ba 8bnewsletter 8bthat 8bdescribes 8bhow 8breading 8bwith 8byour
8bchild 8bis 8bbeneficial.
d. 8boffer 8bextra 8bcredit 8bfor 8bstudents 8bwho 8bread 8bat 8bhome 8bon 8ba 8bregular
8bbasis. 8b- 8bANSWERS--A. 8bAlthough 8ball 8bof 8bthe 8bselections 8bencourage
8breading, 8bchoice 8bA, 8bthe 8breading 8bnight 8bfor 8bparents 8band 8bstudents, 8bbest
8bmeets 8bthe 8bteacher's 8bobjective. 8bA 8breading 8bnight 8bwould 8bencourage
8bparents 8bto 8bstart 8breading 8bwith 8btheir 8bchildren. 8bIt 8bwould 8balso 8bprovide 8ban
8bopportunity 8bto 8binteract 8bwith 8bthe 8bparents, 8bfostering 8ban 8bopen 8bline 8bof
8bcommunication.
A 8bculturally 8bresponsive 8bteacher 8bshould 8bbe 8baware 8bof 8bstudents':
TEST (FLORIDA TEACHER
CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION)
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How 8bdoes 8ba 8bstudent 8binterest 8brelate 8bto 8bstudent 8blearning 8band 8bmastery
8bof 8bobjectives? 8b- 8bANSWERS--There 8bis 8ba 8bdirect 8bcorrelation 8bbetween
8bstudent 8binterest/engagement 8band 8bstudent 8blearning. 8bGenerally, 8bif 8ba
8bstudent 8bhas 8ba 8bhigh 8blevel 8bof 8binterest 8band 8bengagment 8bthen 8bthe
8bstudent 8bhas 8ban 8bincreased 8blevel 8bof 8bmotivation 8band 8bacademic 8bmastery.
How 8bdoes 8ba 8bteacher 8butilize 8ban 8bIEP? 8b- 8bANSWERS--An 8bIndividualized
8bEducation 8bProgram 8bis 8bused 8bto 8bserve 8bthe 8bneeds 8bof 8bstudents 8bwith
8blearning 8bdisabilities.
According 8bto 8bBloom, 8bhow 8bmany 8btypes 8bof 8beducational 8bobjectives 8bare
8bthere? 8b- 8bANSWERS--Three 8b- 8bcognitive, 8baffective, 8band 8bpsychomotor.
What 8bis 8bcooperative 8blearning? 8b- 8bANSWERS--Cooperative 8blearning 8bis 8ban
8binstructional 8bstraegy 8bthat 8bfocuses 8bon 8bteam 8brecognitition, 8bindividiual
8baccountability, 8band 8bequal 8bopportunities 8bfor 8bsuccess.
What 8bis 8ban 8bexample 8bof 8ba 8bcooperative 8blearning 8bactivity? 8b- 8bANSWERS--
Jigsawing
True 8bor 8bFalse: 8bDirect 8binstruction 8bis 8ba 8bstudent-centered 8binstructional
8bstrategy. 8b- 8bANSWERS--False. 8bDirect 8binstruciton 8bis 8ba 8bteacher-centered
8binstructional 8bstrategy.
How 8bmany 8blearnign 8bstyles 8bare 8bthere? 8b- 8bANSWERS--7
What 8bis 8bthe 8bfirst 8bstep 8bin 8bdeveloping 8ba 8bculutrally 8bresponsive 8bclassroom?
8b- 8bANSWERS--Develop 8ba 8bself-assessment 8band 8banalyze 8bpersonal 8bvalues
8band 8bbeliefs, 8bconcerning 8blearners.
What 8btheorist 8bdeveloped 8bthe 8bidea 8bof 8bmultiple 8bintelligences? 8b-
8bANSWERS--Howard 8bGardner
In 8bwhat 8bstage 8bof 8bPiaget's 8bcognitive 8bdevelopment 8bwould 8ba 8blearner 8bbe
8bequipped 8bto 8bthink 8blogically 8babout 8babstract 8bideas? 8b- 8bANSWERS--Formal
8boperational 8bstage 8b(adolescence 8bto 8badulthood)
How 8bdoes 8bBloom's 8btaxonomy 8brelate 8bto 8bhigher-level 8bthinkiong? 8b-
8bANSWERS--The 8blevels 8bat 8bthe 8btop 8bof 8bthe 8btaxonomy 8b(analyzing,
, 8bcreating, 8bevalutationg) 8bgenerally 8breflect 8bhigher-order 8bthinking 8bskills
8bdeveloped 8bby 8bstudents.
What 8bis 8bthe 8bprimary 8bdifference 8bbetween 8bdeductive 8band 8binductive
8bthinking? 8b- 8bANSWERS--Deductive 8bthinking 8bstrates 8bwith 8bone 8bor 8btwo
8bgeneral 8bstatements 8band 8bleads 8bto 8ba 8bspecific 8bconclusion, 8bwhile 8binductive
8bthinking 8brequires 8bstudents 8bto 8btake 8bspecific 8bfacts 8band 8bleads 8bto 8ba
8bgenreal 8bconclusion.
True 8bor 8bFalse: 8bHomework 8bdoes 8bnot 8bmeasure 8bprogress. 8b- 8bANSWERS--
False. 8bHomework 8bdoes 8bmeasure 8bprogress. 8bIt 8bprovides 8ba 8bsnapshot 8bof
8bhow 8ba 8bstudent 8bis 8bmastering 8bthe 8bskills 8band 8bconcepts 8bbeing 8btaught.
What 8bis 8ba 8bcurriculum-based 8bmeasurement? 8b- 8bANSWERS--An 8bassessment
8bthat 8bis 8bdriven 8bdirectly 8bfrom 8bthe 8bcurriculum 8bbeing 8btaught; 8bgenerally
8bspeaking 8bit 8bwould 8bbe 8bderived 8bfrom 8blocal 8band 8bstate 8bstandards.
Why 8bis 8bit 8bimportant 8bto 8bmonitor 8bpre-requisite 8bskill 8bdevelopment? 8b-
8bANSWERS--The 8breason 8bpre-requisite 8bskill 8bdevelopment 8bmust 8bbe 8bfocused
8bupon 8bis 8bthat 8bthese 8bskills 8blead 8bup 8bto 8bthe 8bultimate 8blearning 8btarget.
8bTherefore, 8bif 8ba 8bstudent 8bdoes 8bnot 8bshow 8bcompetency 8bof 8ba 8blearning
8btarget, 8bthe 8binadequacy 8bmay 8bbe 8bmore 8breflective 8bof 8bthe 8bpre-requisite
8bskills 8binvolved 8bin 8bthe 8blearning 8bprocess.
Learning 8bactivites 8bshould 8balways 8bbe 8bbased 8bon:
a. 8bthe 8btextbook 8bselected 8bby 8bthe 8bdistrict.
b. 8bstudent 8binterests.
c. 8bspecific 8bobjectivies. 8b
d. 8bquestions 8bthat 8bwill 8bbe 8bon 8bthe 8bsummative 8btest. 8b- 8bANSWERS--C. 8bAll
8blearning 8bactivities 8bshould 8bbe 8bbased 8bon 8bspecific 8bobjectives 8bas
8bdetermined 8bby 8bthe 8bstate 8bstandards.
An 8belementary 8breading 8bteacher 8bwants 8bto 8bget 8bparents 8breading 8bnightly
8bwith 8btheir 8bchildren. 8bThe 8bmost 8beffeictive 8bway 8bto 8bdo 8bthis 8bwhile
8bfostering 8bparent 8bcommunication 8bis 8bto:
a. 8binvite 8bparents 8bto 8ba 8b"reading 8bnight" 8bwhere 8bstudtns 8band 8bparents 8bmeet
8bto 8bread 8band 8bshare 8bfavorite 8bpoems.
b. 8bdevelop 8ba 8breaing 8blog 8band 8bhave 8bparents 8bsign 8bthat 8bthey 8bread 8bwith
8bthe 8bchild 8bfor 8b30 8bminutes 8beach 8bnight.
c. 8bsend 8bhome 8ba 8bnewsletter 8bthat 8bdescribes 8bhow 8breading 8bwith 8byour
8bchild 8bis 8bbeneficial.
d. 8boffer 8bextra 8bcredit 8bfor 8bstudents 8bwho 8bread 8bat 8bhome 8bon 8ba 8bregular
8bbasis. 8b- 8bANSWERS--A. 8bAlthough 8ball 8bof 8bthe 8bselections 8bencourage
8breading, 8bchoice 8bA, 8bthe 8breading 8bnight 8bfor 8bparents 8band 8bstudents, 8bbest
8bmeets 8bthe 8bteacher's 8bobjective. 8bA 8breading 8bnight 8bwould 8bencourage
8bparents 8bto 8bstart 8breading 8bwith 8btheir 8bchildren. 8bIt 8bwould 8balso 8bprovide 8ban
8bopportunity 8bto 8binteract 8bwith 8bthe 8bparents, 8bfostering 8ban 8bopen 8bline 8bof
8bcommunication.
A 8bculturally 8bresponsive 8bteacher 8bshould 8bbe 8baware 8bof 8bstudents':
