NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL
TEACHING STANDARDS ACTUAL EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉According to surveys, the majority of teachers are. Answer:
Satisfied with the adequacy of teaching materials.
◉Teachers' salaries. Answer: Vary from state to state and
community to community.
◉To match the salary of other professions that require a similar
amount of education, teachers would need to receive on average a.
Answer: 30% raise in pay.
◉According to a study by the National Education Association, most
teachers are. Answer: Pretty satisfied, though not perfectly satisfied,
with their jobs and their working conditions.
◉Contrary to public perception, most teachers. Answer: Attain
scores comparable to physicians, engineers, and writers on adult
literacy exams.
,◉How many new teachers say they would choose to enter the
teaching profession again?. Answer: A majority
◉(More Challenging, Higher Order Question) Which of the following
would BEST support an argument that teaching is a profession
today?. Answer: Board certification
◉Teachers in colonial times. Answer: Were sometimes indentured
servants
◉(More Challenging, Higher Order Question) The normal school
established in 1823, in Concord, Vermont,. Answer: provided
elementary school graduates with formal training in teaching skills.
◉In the nineteenth century, normal schools provided students with.
Answer: two years of training in academic subjects as well as in
teaching methodology.
◉(More Challenging, Higher Order Question) A teaching contract
from the 1920s indicated that. Answer: teaching was becoming a
female profession.
,◉The 1986 Carnegie report, A Nation Prepared, recommended.
Answer: abolishing the undergraduate teaching major, offering
master's-level degrees in teaching instead.
◉(More Challenging, Higher Order Question) Alternative teacher
education programs, such as Teach for America,. Answer: assume
that teachers already know their subject matter
◉The goal of the National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards is to. Answer: assess and certify highly competent
teachers
◉(More Challenging Question) Education professors believe that it
is very important for new teachers to. Answer: be lifelong learners
and committed to teaching students to be active learners.
◉Which of the following issues do the public believe should be
central to teacher education?. Answer: It should emphasize
traditional values such as discipline, control, and punctuality.
◉(Higher Order Question) American students' comparatively low
scores on international tests may be explained in part by all except
which of the following?. Answer: International tests measure
subjects, such as algebra, that are not part of the curriculum in most
American schools.
, ◉Paying teachers more because they are taking on additional
responsibility is an example of a. Answer: merit pay plan.
◉All of the following arguments are used by opponents of teachers'
unions EXCEPT. Answer: Unions cause friction between teachers and
administrators.
◉Merit pay. Answer: pay-for-performance
◉Tenure. Answer: expectancy of continued employment
◉Normal School. Answer: Reverend Samuel Hall established one in
Concord, Vermont
◉Horace Mann. Answer: Instrumental in establishing the first
normal school in Lexington, Massachusetts; father of education
◉The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS).
Answer: Curated to recognize superior teacher performance and to
name those teachers as "board certified"
◉National Education Association (NEA). Answer: Created in 1857
TEACHING STANDARDS ACTUAL EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉According to surveys, the majority of teachers are. Answer:
Satisfied with the adequacy of teaching materials.
◉Teachers' salaries. Answer: Vary from state to state and
community to community.
◉To match the salary of other professions that require a similar
amount of education, teachers would need to receive on average a.
Answer: 30% raise in pay.
◉According to a study by the National Education Association, most
teachers are. Answer: Pretty satisfied, though not perfectly satisfied,
with their jobs and their working conditions.
◉Contrary to public perception, most teachers. Answer: Attain
scores comparable to physicians, engineers, and writers on adult
literacy exams.
,◉How many new teachers say they would choose to enter the
teaching profession again?. Answer: A majority
◉(More Challenging, Higher Order Question) Which of the following
would BEST support an argument that teaching is a profession
today?. Answer: Board certification
◉Teachers in colonial times. Answer: Were sometimes indentured
servants
◉(More Challenging, Higher Order Question) The normal school
established in 1823, in Concord, Vermont,. Answer: provided
elementary school graduates with formal training in teaching skills.
◉In the nineteenth century, normal schools provided students with.
Answer: two years of training in academic subjects as well as in
teaching methodology.
◉(More Challenging, Higher Order Question) A teaching contract
from the 1920s indicated that. Answer: teaching was becoming a
female profession.
,◉The 1986 Carnegie report, A Nation Prepared, recommended.
Answer: abolishing the undergraduate teaching major, offering
master's-level degrees in teaching instead.
◉(More Challenging, Higher Order Question) Alternative teacher
education programs, such as Teach for America,. Answer: assume
that teachers already know their subject matter
◉The goal of the National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards is to. Answer: assess and certify highly competent
teachers
◉(More Challenging Question) Education professors believe that it
is very important for new teachers to. Answer: be lifelong learners
and committed to teaching students to be active learners.
◉Which of the following issues do the public believe should be
central to teacher education?. Answer: It should emphasize
traditional values such as discipline, control, and punctuality.
◉(Higher Order Question) American students' comparatively low
scores on international tests may be explained in part by all except
which of the following?. Answer: International tests measure
subjects, such as algebra, that are not part of the curriculum in most
American schools.
, ◉Paying teachers more because they are taking on additional
responsibility is an example of a. Answer: merit pay plan.
◉All of the following arguments are used by opponents of teachers'
unions EXCEPT. Answer: Unions cause friction between teachers and
administrators.
◉Merit pay. Answer: pay-for-performance
◉Tenure. Answer: expectancy of continued employment
◉Normal School. Answer: Reverend Samuel Hall established one in
Concord, Vermont
◉Horace Mann. Answer: Instrumental in establishing the first
normal school in Lexington, Massachusetts; father of education
◉The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS).
Answer: Curated to recognize superior teacher performance and to
name those teachers as "board certified"
◉National Education Association (NEA). Answer: Created in 1857
