FOUNDATIONS EXAM WITH
QUALIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
Full state funding - CORRECT ANSWER- All funds for the school
are obtained via the state & state taxes
Local property tax - CORRECT ANSWER- Taxes on real property
which are used to pay for public schools
Charter school - CORRECT ANSWER- Publicly funded schools
which allow greater autonomy to individual schools and more choices
for parents and students
Parochial school - CORRECT ANSWER- Private school affiliated
with a church or religious organization
Proprietary school - CORRECT ANSWER- A school operated for
profit; designed to serve a particular clientele
Bloom's taxonomy - CORRECT ANSWER-
Main source of money for public education - CORRECT ANSWER-
Equalized foundation grant
Goals - CORRECT ANSWER- Ideals you intend to teach
General statements
Do not have to be quantifiable
i.e. to help students develop their reading skills
Objectives - CORRECT ANSWER- Statements that describe what
the student will be able to do upon completion of the planned learning
experience
, Complete sentences stated in performance terms; quantifiable
Provide basis for selection of instructional materials, content, and
methods
How to write objective - CORRECT ANSWER- Audience
Behavior
Conditions
Degree
i.e. The student will be able to write a paragraph describing King Louis
the XIV using a list of key words
Diagnostic assessment - CORRECT ANSWER- -preassesment
-used before instruction
-can provide information that allows teacher to modify lesson plans
Formative assessment - CORRECT ANSWER- -during instruction
(so there is time to adjust)
-teacher can decide to move on or stay in the unit
Summative assessment - CORRECT ANSWER- -reporting
student's progress
-i.e. end-of-unit exam or best works portfolio
Norm-referenced assessment - CORRECT ANSWER- -comparison
tests
-i.e. PSAT
Criterion-referenced - CORRECT ANSWER- -standardized-test
-compare to performance standard or criterion of mastery
Standardized assessment - CORRECT ANSWER- -developed by
test construction experts
-data driven
Subject-centered - CORRECT ANSWER- Teacher centered
Teacher instructs and students listen
QUALIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
Full state funding - CORRECT ANSWER- All funds for the school
are obtained via the state & state taxes
Local property tax - CORRECT ANSWER- Taxes on real property
which are used to pay for public schools
Charter school - CORRECT ANSWER- Publicly funded schools
which allow greater autonomy to individual schools and more choices
for parents and students
Parochial school - CORRECT ANSWER- Private school affiliated
with a church or religious organization
Proprietary school - CORRECT ANSWER- A school operated for
profit; designed to serve a particular clientele
Bloom's taxonomy - CORRECT ANSWER-
Main source of money for public education - CORRECT ANSWER-
Equalized foundation grant
Goals - CORRECT ANSWER- Ideals you intend to teach
General statements
Do not have to be quantifiable
i.e. to help students develop their reading skills
Objectives - CORRECT ANSWER- Statements that describe what
the student will be able to do upon completion of the planned learning
experience
, Complete sentences stated in performance terms; quantifiable
Provide basis for selection of instructional materials, content, and
methods
How to write objective - CORRECT ANSWER- Audience
Behavior
Conditions
Degree
i.e. The student will be able to write a paragraph describing King Louis
the XIV using a list of key words
Diagnostic assessment - CORRECT ANSWER- -preassesment
-used before instruction
-can provide information that allows teacher to modify lesson plans
Formative assessment - CORRECT ANSWER- -during instruction
(so there is time to adjust)
-teacher can decide to move on or stay in the unit
Summative assessment - CORRECT ANSWER- -reporting
student's progress
-i.e. end-of-unit exam or best works portfolio
Norm-referenced assessment - CORRECT ANSWER- -comparison
tests
-i.e. PSAT
Criterion-referenced - CORRECT ANSWER- -standardized-test
-compare to performance standard or criterion of mastery
Standardized assessment - CORRECT ANSWER- -developed by
test construction experts
-data driven
Subject-centered - CORRECT ANSWER- Teacher centered
Teacher instructs and students listen
