EDUC 664 PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Structured English Immersion.
Answer: Pulled out or structured instruction in English (no L1 support)
◍ Social Constructivism and Language.
Answer: Language first as social communication, promotes language and
cognition
◍ Reliability.
Answer: Similar scores result when taken again
◍ Desirable difficulty.
Answer: Introducing challenges or obstacles during learning to cultivate
resilience and enhance overall learning
◍ Multitasking.
Answer: The ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously
◍ NCLB.
Answer: evaluates school data by looking at disaggregated data
◍ Norm-Referenced Tests.
Answer: Results based on group performance (the norm); may be compared
using mean and standard derivations or on actual group
◍ Diagnostic Language Tests.
Answer: Designed to identify strengths and weaknesses
◍ Operant conditioning.
Answer: Demonstrates how behaviors are strengthened or weakened
◍ More knowledgeable other (MKO).
Answer: The teacher or a peer; a person who possesses more knowledge or
, expertise than the learner and provides assistance and guidance within the
ZPD
◍ Neurons.
Answer: Tiny cells in the brain that work together like an extensive
communication network
◍ Neuroplasticity.
Answer: The brain's ability to reorganize and adapt in response to
experiences
◍ Pull Out Model Outside Academic Block.
Answer: Students taken out of non-academic classes for small group
language
◍ Morpheme.
Answer: Smallest unit of a language system that has meaning
◍ Code Switching.
Answer: Interspersing one language with another
◍ Schemata.
Answer: Need to be activated to draw on previous experience
◍ Phonology.
Answer: The way in which speech sounds form patterns
◍ Interleaving.
Answer: Mixing different topics or skills within a single study session
promotes deeper understanding and transfer of knowledge
◍ Distributed practice.
Answer: Explores how the brain retains information when learning is spread
out over time rather than condensed
◍ Retrieval practice.
Answer: Enhances long-term retention by actively recalling information
from memory
, ◍ CALP.
Answer: Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
◍ Punishment.
Answer: Decreases the likelihood of a behavior reoccurring
◍ CUP.
Answer: Common Underlying Proficiency (skills that can transfer from L1
to English learning
◍ Cognitive style.
Answer: An individual's typical or habitual way of problem-solving,
thinking, preceiving, and remembering
◍ Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach.
Answer: Actual grade level determines content, gradually acquire language
in subject area
◍ TESOL Standards.
Answer: 1) Use English in class, 2) Use English to obtain, process, construct
and provide subject matter information, 3) Use learning strategies to apply
academic knowledge
◍ Tabula rasa.
Answer: The human mind is essentially empty at birth
◍ DIscourse.
Answer: linguistic components of several sentences
◍ Pragmatics.
Answer: The study of how the context impacts the interpretation of language
◍ The Monitor Hypothesis.
Answer: Learned language monitors the acquired
◍ Syntax.
Answer: Order words are arranged to create meaning
◍ PHLOTE.
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Structured English Immersion.
Answer: Pulled out or structured instruction in English (no L1 support)
◍ Social Constructivism and Language.
Answer: Language first as social communication, promotes language and
cognition
◍ Reliability.
Answer: Similar scores result when taken again
◍ Desirable difficulty.
Answer: Introducing challenges or obstacles during learning to cultivate
resilience and enhance overall learning
◍ Multitasking.
Answer: The ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously
◍ NCLB.
Answer: evaluates school data by looking at disaggregated data
◍ Norm-Referenced Tests.
Answer: Results based on group performance (the norm); may be compared
using mean and standard derivations or on actual group
◍ Diagnostic Language Tests.
Answer: Designed to identify strengths and weaknesses
◍ Operant conditioning.
Answer: Demonstrates how behaviors are strengthened or weakened
◍ More knowledgeable other (MKO).
Answer: The teacher or a peer; a person who possesses more knowledge or
, expertise than the learner and provides assistance and guidance within the
ZPD
◍ Neurons.
Answer: Tiny cells in the brain that work together like an extensive
communication network
◍ Neuroplasticity.
Answer: The brain's ability to reorganize and adapt in response to
experiences
◍ Pull Out Model Outside Academic Block.
Answer: Students taken out of non-academic classes for small group
language
◍ Morpheme.
Answer: Smallest unit of a language system that has meaning
◍ Code Switching.
Answer: Interspersing one language with another
◍ Schemata.
Answer: Need to be activated to draw on previous experience
◍ Phonology.
Answer: The way in which speech sounds form patterns
◍ Interleaving.
Answer: Mixing different topics or skills within a single study session
promotes deeper understanding and transfer of knowledge
◍ Distributed practice.
Answer: Explores how the brain retains information when learning is spread
out over time rather than condensed
◍ Retrieval practice.
Answer: Enhances long-term retention by actively recalling information
from memory
, ◍ CALP.
Answer: Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
◍ Punishment.
Answer: Decreases the likelihood of a behavior reoccurring
◍ CUP.
Answer: Common Underlying Proficiency (skills that can transfer from L1
to English learning
◍ Cognitive style.
Answer: An individual's typical or habitual way of problem-solving,
thinking, preceiving, and remembering
◍ Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach.
Answer: Actual grade level determines content, gradually acquire language
in subject area
◍ TESOL Standards.
Answer: 1) Use English in class, 2) Use English to obtain, process, construct
and provide subject matter information, 3) Use learning strategies to apply
academic knowledge
◍ Tabula rasa.
Answer: The human mind is essentially empty at birth
◍ DIscourse.
Answer: linguistic components of several sentences
◍ Pragmatics.
Answer: The study of how the context impacts the interpretation of language
◍ The Monitor Hypothesis.
Answer: Learned language monitors the acquired
◍ Syntax.
Answer: Order words are arranged to create meaning
◍ PHLOTE.
