FTCE NAVAED PED FINAL EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔ESE - ✔✔Exceptional Student Education. Services include technology devices,
therapy, special transportation, and other accommodations.
✔✔IDEA 2004 - ✔✔The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Free appropriate
public education to eligible children with disabilities.
✔✔IEP - ✔✔Individual Educational Plan. Services school will provide to help ESE
student meet their educational needs (reviewed and revised every 12 months). Always
consult IEP Team.
Behavior, Conditions, Criteria
*Contains statement conveying student's present academic and functional level*
✔✔Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) - ✔✔A legal requirement that children with
special needs be assigned to the most general educational context in which they can be
expected to learn.
✔✔Model appropriate oral and written communication skills - ✔✔1.) Non-verbal cues
(raise your hand during transitions)
2.) Emphasize active listening (repeat back)
3.) Engage in discussions (fair and appropriate communication, respect).
4.) Technology
✔✔Assistive technology - ✔✔Must be used if it's outlined in the student's IEP. Includes
mobility aids, hearing aids, computer software.
✔✔vertical alignment - ✔✔Lessons and activities in the classroom build upon one
another from one grade level to the next.
✔✔horizontal alignment - ✔✔Lessons are aligned to other academic disciplines and
content areas (collaborating with other teachers in PLCs).
✔✔Performance-based assessment - ✔✔Conduct a presentation, write a speech, or
design a brochure.
✔✔Climate of openness, inquiry, equity, and support for all students - ✔✔1.) Encourage
innovation (new solutions, critical & global thinking)
2.) Foster a climate of openness (no fear of criticism)
3.) Foster a climate of inquiry (experiential, ask questions, hypotheses, inferences).
4.) Foster a climate of equity (accommodate, diversity)
5.) Support for all students
✔✔intrinsic motivation - ✔✔1.) Autononmy: Student interest and choice
,2.) Relatedness: Relevant to as everyday lives.
3.) Competence: Is it achievable? Readiness levels and ability.
✔✔Content Area Literacy - ✔✔Reading and writing tasks that students complete while
learning content (can be math, science, or social sciences).
✔✔Direct Instruction (Whole Group) - ✔✔Teachers present academic content to
students as a lecture or demonstration (structured, sequenced, teacher-led). Beginning
of a unit or lesson.
✔✔Cooperative learning - ✔✔1.) Homogeneous Groups: Same learning need or level.
RARE.
2.) Heterogeneous Groups: Variety of learning levels and student interests. Promotes
diversity.
✔✔Teaching vocabulary - ✔✔Always teach vocab in context. Never dictionaries or
glossaries.
✔✔Learning Gaps - ✔✔1.) Identify student gaps in learning
2.) Differentiate instruction based on individuals needs.
3.) Monitor progress.
*Struggling learners need targeted interventions like scaffolding, reteaching, or
accomodations*
✔✔Preconceptions - ✔✔To form an opinion prior to actual knowledge or experience
(e.g., algebra is irrelevant to my life).
✔✔Misconceptions - ✔✔A view or opinion that is incorrect because it is based on faulty
thinking or understanding.
✔✔Interdisciplinary activities - ✔✔Combining two or more academic disciplines into one
activity. This promotes real-world application of subject matter because it integrates
learning by drawing knowledge from several content areas.
✔✔Higher order thinking - ✔✔Critical thinking skills that exist at the higher level of
Bloom's Taxonomy (analyze, apply, create).
✔✔Relevant and comprehensible instruction - ✔✔Clear, coherent, and understandable.
Teacher uses a logical order that is student-centered (background knowledge).
✔✔Higher order thinking questions - ✔✔Usually start with the words why or how.
✔✔Analyzing data - ✔✔Teachers consult multiple sources of information/data to make
the most informed decision when planning further instruction.
, ✔✔Grade level equivalency (GLE) - ✔✔Match school grades (K12+). They are
assigned decimal place values to pinpoint reading level. For example, a 7th grader with
a (6.8) is performing slightly below grade level (.0 to .9).
✔✔Box and whisker plot - ✔✔A graph that displays the highest and lowest quarters of
data as whiskers, the middle (median) is where students are considered proficient.
✔✔Assessment sequence - ✔✔"Ongoing" to drive instructional decisions. NEVER use
multiple choice.
1.) Diagnostic (pre-assessment)
2.) Formative Assessments (ongoing - targeted interventions)
3.) Summative Assessment (measure outcomes and make decisions moving forward.
Where strategies and interventions impactful?)
✔✔Assessment tools - ✔✔Used to monitor student progress, achievement, and learning
gains (test, rubric, survey, etc).
✔✔Progress Monitoring - ✔✔Diagnostic, Formative, Summative, Performance-Based,
Portfolio (student work samples, self-evaluations/reflections), Criterion-Reference
(FSA), Norm-Reference (NAEP, percentile), Screening (place students at grade level).
✔✔Rubrics - ✔✔Evaluation tool or set of guidelines used to promote the consistent
application of learning expectations, learning objectives, or learning standards (before,
during, and after).
✔✔Item analysis - ✔✔A process which examines student responses to individual test
items (questions) to determine the quality of the items, the quality of the test as a whole,
or the quality of the instruction for the skills on the test. Checks if a test is reliable and
valid.
✔✔Test success - ✔✔Teachers teach the skills necessary to succeed on the tests, NOT
strategies to beat the test.
✔✔ESE testing accommodations - ✔✔1.) Flexible presentation: Oral or sign language.
2.) Flexible responding: Dictate answers or speech-to-text technology.
3.) Flexible Setting: Given test in short intervals, given test in separate testing room, or
extended time.
4.) Assistive devices and tools: Alternative keyboards, joysticks, touch screens, head
control systems).
Always consult IEP.
✔✔ELL testing accommodations - ✔✔1.) Flexible setting: Separate room with ESOL
teacher.
2.) Flexible scheduling: Additional time.
3.) Assistance in native language: ESOL teacher gives directions.
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔ESE - ✔✔Exceptional Student Education. Services include technology devices,
therapy, special transportation, and other accommodations.
✔✔IDEA 2004 - ✔✔The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Free appropriate
public education to eligible children with disabilities.
✔✔IEP - ✔✔Individual Educational Plan. Services school will provide to help ESE
student meet their educational needs (reviewed and revised every 12 months). Always
consult IEP Team.
Behavior, Conditions, Criteria
*Contains statement conveying student's present academic and functional level*
✔✔Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) - ✔✔A legal requirement that children with
special needs be assigned to the most general educational context in which they can be
expected to learn.
✔✔Model appropriate oral and written communication skills - ✔✔1.) Non-verbal cues
(raise your hand during transitions)
2.) Emphasize active listening (repeat back)
3.) Engage in discussions (fair and appropriate communication, respect).
4.) Technology
✔✔Assistive technology - ✔✔Must be used if it's outlined in the student's IEP. Includes
mobility aids, hearing aids, computer software.
✔✔vertical alignment - ✔✔Lessons and activities in the classroom build upon one
another from one grade level to the next.
✔✔horizontal alignment - ✔✔Lessons are aligned to other academic disciplines and
content areas (collaborating with other teachers in PLCs).
✔✔Performance-based assessment - ✔✔Conduct a presentation, write a speech, or
design a brochure.
✔✔Climate of openness, inquiry, equity, and support for all students - ✔✔1.) Encourage
innovation (new solutions, critical & global thinking)
2.) Foster a climate of openness (no fear of criticism)
3.) Foster a climate of inquiry (experiential, ask questions, hypotheses, inferences).
4.) Foster a climate of equity (accommodate, diversity)
5.) Support for all students
✔✔intrinsic motivation - ✔✔1.) Autononmy: Student interest and choice
,2.) Relatedness: Relevant to as everyday lives.
3.) Competence: Is it achievable? Readiness levels and ability.
✔✔Content Area Literacy - ✔✔Reading and writing tasks that students complete while
learning content (can be math, science, or social sciences).
✔✔Direct Instruction (Whole Group) - ✔✔Teachers present academic content to
students as a lecture or demonstration (structured, sequenced, teacher-led). Beginning
of a unit or lesson.
✔✔Cooperative learning - ✔✔1.) Homogeneous Groups: Same learning need or level.
RARE.
2.) Heterogeneous Groups: Variety of learning levels and student interests. Promotes
diversity.
✔✔Teaching vocabulary - ✔✔Always teach vocab in context. Never dictionaries or
glossaries.
✔✔Learning Gaps - ✔✔1.) Identify student gaps in learning
2.) Differentiate instruction based on individuals needs.
3.) Monitor progress.
*Struggling learners need targeted interventions like scaffolding, reteaching, or
accomodations*
✔✔Preconceptions - ✔✔To form an opinion prior to actual knowledge or experience
(e.g., algebra is irrelevant to my life).
✔✔Misconceptions - ✔✔A view or opinion that is incorrect because it is based on faulty
thinking or understanding.
✔✔Interdisciplinary activities - ✔✔Combining two or more academic disciplines into one
activity. This promotes real-world application of subject matter because it integrates
learning by drawing knowledge from several content areas.
✔✔Higher order thinking - ✔✔Critical thinking skills that exist at the higher level of
Bloom's Taxonomy (analyze, apply, create).
✔✔Relevant and comprehensible instruction - ✔✔Clear, coherent, and understandable.
Teacher uses a logical order that is student-centered (background knowledge).
✔✔Higher order thinking questions - ✔✔Usually start with the words why or how.
✔✔Analyzing data - ✔✔Teachers consult multiple sources of information/data to make
the most informed decision when planning further instruction.
, ✔✔Grade level equivalency (GLE) - ✔✔Match school grades (K12+). They are
assigned decimal place values to pinpoint reading level. For example, a 7th grader with
a (6.8) is performing slightly below grade level (.0 to .9).
✔✔Box and whisker plot - ✔✔A graph that displays the highest and lowest quarters of
data as whiskers, the middle (median) is where students are considered proficient.
✔✔Assessment sequence - ✔✔"Ongoing" to drive instructional decisions. NEVER use
multiple choice.
1.) Diagnostic (pre-assessment)
2.) Formative Assessments (ongoing - targeted interventions)
3.) Summative Assessment (measure outcomes and make decisions moving forward.
Where strategies and interventions impactful?)
✔✔Assessment tools - ✔✔Used to monitor student progress, achievement, and learning
gains (test, rubric, survey, etc).
✔✔Progress Monitoring - ✔✔Diagnostic, Formative, Summative, Performance-Based,
Portfolio (student work samples, self-evaluations/reflections), Criterion-Reference
(FSA), Norm-Reference (NAEP, percentile), Screening (place students at grade level).
✔✔Rubrics - ✔✔Evaluation tool or set of guidelines used to promote the consistent
application of learning expectations, learning objectives, or learning standards (before,
during, and after).
✔✔Item analysis - ✔✔A process which examines student responses to individual test
items (questions) to determine the quality of the items, the quality of the test as a whole,
or the quality of the instruction for the skills on the test. Checks if a test is reliable and
valid.
✔✔Test success - ✔✔Teachers teach the skills necessary to succeed on the tests, NOT
strategies to beat the test.
✔✔ESE testing accommodations - ✔✔1.) Flexible presentation: Oral or sign language.
2.) Flexible responding: Dictate answers or speech-to-text technology.
3.) Flexible Setting: Given test in short intervals, given test in separate testing room, or
extended time.
4.) Assistive devices and tools: Alternative keyboards, joysticks, touch screens, head
control systems).
Always consult IEP.
✔✔ELL testing accommodations - ✔✔1.) Flexible setting: Separate room with ESOL
teacher.
2.) Flexible scheduling: Additional time.
3.) Assistance in native language: ESOL teacher gives directions.
