FTCE Professional Education Test (Florida
Teacher Certification Examination)
Questions and Answers
1. How does a student interest relate to student learning and
mastery of
objectives?
Answer There is a direct correlation between student interest/engagement and student learning.
Generally, if a student has a high level of interest and engagement then the student has an increased
level of motivation and academic mastery.
2. How does a teacher utilize an IEP?
Answer An Individualized Education Program is used to serve the needs of students with
learning disabilities.
3. According to Bloom, how many types of educational objectives are
there?
Answer -
Three - cognitive, affective, and psychomotor.
4. What is cooperative learning?
Answer Cooperative learning is an instructional strategy that focuses on team recognitition,
individiual accountability, and equal opportunities for success.
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,5. What is an example of a cooperative learning activity?
Answer Jigsawing
6. True or False
Direct instruction is a student-centered instructional strategy.-
Answer False. Direct instruction is a teacher-centered instructional strategy.
7. How many learning styles are there?
Answer 7
8. What is the first step in developing a culutrally responsive
classroom?
Answer Develop a self-assessment and analyze personal values and beliefs, concerning
learners.
9. What theorist developed the idea of multiple intelligences?
Answer Howard Gardner
10. In what stage of Piaget's cognitive development would a
learner be equipped to think logically about abstract ideas?
Answer Formal operational stage (adolescence to adulthood)
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, 11. How does Bloom's taxonomy relate to higher-level thinkiong?
Answer The levels at the top of the taxonomy (analyzing, creating, evalutationg) generally
reflect higher-order thinking skills developed by students.
12. What is the primary difference between deductive and
inductive thinking?-
Answer Deductive thinking strates with one or two general statements and leads to a specific conclusion,
while inductive thinking requires students to take specific facts and leads to a genreal conclusion.
13. True or False
Homework does not measure progress.
Answer False. Homework does measure progress. It provides a snapshot of how a student
is mastering the skills and concepts being taught.
14. What is a curriculum-based measurement?
Answer An assessment that is driven directly from the curriculum being taught; generally
speaking it would be derived from local and state standards.
15. Why is it important to monitor pre-requisite skill
development?
Answer The reason pre-requisite skill development must be focused upon is that these skills
lead up to the ultimate learning target.
Therefore, if a student does not show competency of a learning target, the inadequacy may be more
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Teacher Certification Examination)
Questions and Answers
1. How does a student interest relate to student learning and
mastery of
objectives?
Answer There is a direct correlation between student interest/engagement and student learning.
Generally, if a student has a high level of interest and engagement then the student has an increased
level of motivation and academic mastery.
2. How does a teacher utilize an IEP?
Answer An Individualized Education Program is used to serve the needs of students with
learning disabilities.
3. According to Bloom, how many types of educational objectives are
there?
Answer -
Three - cognitive, affective, and psychomotor.
4. What is cooperative learning?
Answer Cooperative learning is an instructional strategy that focuses on team recognitition,
individiual accountability, and equal opportunities for success.
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,5. What is an example of a cooperative learning activity?
Answer Jigsawing
6. True or False
Direct instruction is a student-centered instructional strategy.-
Answer False. Direct instruction is a teacher-centered instructional strategy.
7. How many learning styles are there?
Answer 7
8. What is the first step in developing a culutrally responsive
classroom?
Answer Develop a self-assessment and analyze personal values and beliefs, concerning
learners.
9. What theorist developed the idea of multiple intelligences?
Answer Howard Gardner
10. In what stage of Piaget's cognitive development would a
learner be equipped to think logically about abstract ideas?
Answer Formal operational stage (adolescence to adulthood)
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, 11. How does Bloom's taxonomy relate to higher-level thinkiong?
Answer The levels at the top of the taxonomy (analyzing, creating, evalutationg) generally
reflect higher-order thinking skills developed by students.
12. What is the primary difference between deductive and
inductive thinking?-
Answer Deductive thinking strates with one or two general statements and leads to a specific conclusion,
while inductive thinking requires students to take specific facts and leads to a genreal conclusion.
13. True or False
Homework does not measure progress.
Answer False. Homework does measure progress. It provides a snapshot of how a student
is mastering the skills and concepts being taught.
14. What is a curriculum-based measurement?
Answer An assessment that is driven directly from the curriculum being taught; generally
speaking it would be derived from local and state standards.
15. Why is it important to monitor pre-requisite skill
development?
Answer The reason pre-requisite skill development must be focused upon is that these skills
lead up to the ultimate learning target.
Therefore, if a student does not show competency of a learning target, the inadequacy may be more
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