AZ036 - Content Knowledge Exam
Questions with Guaranteed Pass
Solutions.
Cooperative Play - Answer Play in organized groups with a common purpose or goal (ages 4
& up)
Associative Play - Answer Intentional playing with others, but play is unorganized, and goals
are individualized (ages 3-4)
Parallel Play - Answer Not playing with each other, but next to each other w/ similar
materials (2-3 years)
Onlooker Play - Answer Children will watch other children play but not actively engage in
playing w/ others (2 year olds)
Solitary Play - Answer Children play alone; uninterested in what others around them are
doing (britih-2 years old)
Commensalistic Relationship - Answer one organism benefits, one is unaffected (EX:
barnacles on whales)
Parasitic Relationship - Answer parasite benefits, host is harmed (EX: tape worms in animals)
Intertester Reliability - Answer assessment's consistency of results between multiple test-
takers at the same level (similar levels should mean similar results)
Industry vs Inferiority (Erikson) - Answer Mastery & pride in completing a task; striving to
succeed and seeking approval/acceptance (6-11 years old)
B.F Skinner - Answer Behaviorism (studied effect of reinforcement and punishment)
Phonology - Answer production and recognition of sounds
Face Validity - Answer initial impression of whether an assessment seems to be fit for a task
(subjective; not used as single form of validity)
,Construct Validity - Answer Asks if an assessment actually assess what it intended to assess
Game Stage - Answer (Mead) Stage 3: understands own role and role of others in a game;
can participate in complex activities w/ structured rules
Choice Theory - Answer (William Glasser) 5 basic needs: survival, love, belonging, power,
freedom & fun
Insecure & Avoidant Attached Children - Answer show no separation anxiety or stranger
anxiety & little interest in reunions w/ their mother; are comforted equally by mother or
stranger
Restful Activities - Answer Help process and retention of new concepts (EX: nap time,
meditation, reflection, reading time)
Real Numbers - Answer All rational and irrational numbers (may or may not be cardinal
numbers)
Naturalistic Learning - Answer Child controls choices and actions; Spontaneously initiated in
everyday activities.
Dyslexia - Answer reversing letters/words, confusing similar speech sounds and perceiving
space between words (most common subcategory of specific learning disabilities)
Communication (Science Process Skill) - Answer Using observations, classifications and
measurements to report experimental reports to others
Inference (Science Process Skill) - Answer Finding patterns and meaning in experiment
results (must be differentiated from objective observations)
Inter-rater Reliability - Answer Consistency between different administrations of the test
Patterns - Answer things that reoccur or are repeated regularly
Measurement of Time - Answer use counting to track passage of time; concrete references
(after lunch) and progress to abstractions (today)
Relationships - Answer Connections or associations between things that are identified
and/or described using logic or reasoning
, Biotic Factors - Answer living organisms within an ecosystem (includes interactions
between/among various organisms)
Phonics Instruction - Answer similar sounds/looks should be taught separately to avoid
confusion; no set rate (reasonable pace is 2-4 a week)
Language Experience Approach (LEA) - Answer 1) Class choses topic to discuss w/ guidance
2) Students take a turn saying sentence to progress the conversation (teacher writes exactly
what they say)
3) Every few turns teacher will read what is written for accuracy
4) Teacher points to each word as it is said aloud (students given a copy of conversation)
Maternal use of Cocaine (Pregnancy) - Answer Causes severe & profound intellectual
disabilities and many other developmental defects
Maternal Alcohol Use (Pregnancy) - Answer can cause fetal alcohol syndrome/intellectual
disabilities
Mutualistic Relationship - Answer both organisms benefit (EX: bacteria helping termites
digest wood)
Prediction (Science Process Skill) - Answer Using experimental experience to formulate new
hypothesis (differentiated from objective observations)
Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) - Answer the most frequently occurring viral infection in
newborns; can result in a variety of disabilities, especially hearing impairment (90% are
asymptomatic)
Assertive Discipline Theory - Answer (Lee & Marlene Canter) teacher establishes clear
behavior standards to protect the right of teaching and learning
Parallel-Forms Reliability - Answer consistency between multiple different forms
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) - Answer x-linked genetic trait that impairs metabolism of very
long fatty acids which build up in the nervous system (affects males more seriously)
Tuberous Schlerosis - Answer produces tumors damaging the heart, kidneys, skin, brain, and
nervous system (caused by genetic mutations)
Questions with Guaranteed Pass
Solutions.
Cooperative Play - Answer Play in organized groups with a common purpose or goal (ages 4
& up)
Associative Play - Answer Intentional playing with others, but play is unorganized, and goals
are individualized (ages 3-4)
Parallel Play - Answer Not playing with each other, but next to each other w/ similar
materials (2-3 years)
Onlooker Play - Answer Children will watch other children play but not actively engage in
playing w/ others (2 year olds)
Solitary Play - Answer Children play alone; uninterested in what others around them are
doing (britih-2 years old)
Commensalistic Relationship - Answer one organism benefits, one is unaffected (EX:
barnacles on whales)
Parasitic Relationship - Answer parasite benefits, host is harmed (EX: tape worms in animals)
Intertester Reliability - Answer assessment's consistency of results between multiple test-
takers at the same level (similar levels should mean similar results)
Industry vs Inferiority (Erikson) - Answer Mastery & pride in completing a task; striving to
succeed and seeking approval/acceptance (6-11 years old)
B.F Skinner - Answer Behaviorism (studied effect of reinforcement and punishment)
Phonology - Answer production and recognition of sounds
Face Validity - Answer initial impression of whether an assessment seems to be fit for a task
(subjective; not used as single form of validity)
,Construct Validity - Answer Asks if an assessment actually assess what it intended to assess
Game Stage - Answer (Mead) Stage 3: understands own role and role of others in a game;
can participate in complex activities w/ structured rules
Choice Theory - Answer (William Glasser) 5 basic needs: survival, love, belonging, power,
freedom & fun
Insecure & Avoidant Attached Children - Answer show no separation anxiety or stranger
anxiety & little interest in reunions w/ their mother; are comforted equally by mother or
stranger
Restful Activities - Answer Help process and retention of new concepts (EX: nap time,
meditation, reflection, reading time)
Real Numbers - Answer All rational and irrational numbers (may or may not be cardinal
numbers)
Naturalistic Learning - Answer Child controls choices and actions; Spontaneously initiated in
everyday activities.
Dyslexia - Answer reversing letters/words, confusing similar speech sounds and perceiving
space between words (most common subcategory of specific learning disabilities)
Communication (Science Process Skill) - Answer Using observations, classifications and
measurements to report experimental reports to others
Inference (Science Process Skill) - Answer Finding patterns and meaning in experiment
results (must be differentiated from objective observations)
Inter-rater Reliability - Answer Consistency between different administrations of the test
Patterns - Answer things that reoccur or are repeated regularly
Measurement of Time - Answer use counting to track passage of time; concrete references
(after lunch) and progress to abstractions (today)
Relationships - Answer Connections or associations between things that are identified
and/or described using logic or reasoning
, Biotic Factors - Answer living organisms within an ecosystem (includes interactions
between/among various organisms)
Phonics Instruction - Answer similar sounds/looks should be taught separately to avoid
confusion; no set rate (reasonable pace is 2-4 a week)
Language Experience Approach (LEA) - Answer 1) Class choses topic to discuss w/ guidance
2) Students take a turn saying sentence to progress the conversation (teacher writes exactly
what they say)
3) Every few turns teacher will read what is written for accuracy
4) Teacher points to each word as it is said aloud (students given a copy of conversation)
Maternal use of Cocaine (Pregnancy) - Answer Causes severe & profound intellectual
disabilities and many other developmental defects
Maternal Alcohol Use (Pregnancy) - Answer can cause fetal alcohol syndrome/intellectual
disabilities
Mutualistic Relationship - Answer both organisms benefit (EX: bacteria helping termites
digest wood)
Prediction (Science Process Skill) - Answer Using experimental experience to formulate new
hypothesis (differentiated from objective observations)
Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) - Answer the most frequently occurring viral infection in
newborns; can result in a variety of disabilities, especially hearing impairment (90% are
asymptomatic)
Assertive Discipline Theory - Answer (Lee & Marlene Canter) teacher establishes clear
behavior standards to protect the right of teaching and learning
Parallel-Forms Reliability - Answer consistency between multiple different forms
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) - Answer x-linked genetic trait that impairs metabolism of very
long fatty acids which build up in the nervous system (affects males more seriously)
Tuberous Schlerosis - Answer produces tumors damaging the heart, kidneys, skin, brain, and
nervous system (caused by genetic mutations)
