ABCTE PTK EXAM SCRIPT UPDATED
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED APLUS
●● Indirect instruction aids with teaching...
Answer: abstraction, concepts, patterns, inquiry, problem-solving and
discovery learning
●● Direct Instruction
Answer: teacher-centered; teachers give explicit, structured instruction
using lesson plans
●● Direct instruction aids with teaching...
Answer: facts, rules, & sequences; breaking down textbook or workbook
material; lower Bloom's Taxonomy; & gaining student interest
●● What essential cognitive process do many students fail to do before
beginning activities, and why is this step important?
Answer: Planning; Planning is important because students use working
memory to rehearse information in short-term memory and prompt the
move into long-term memory for retention
●● Deductive Learning
,Answer: 1. Overall concept or rule presented.
2. Students work with examples to apply concept or rule.
(rule --> examples)
●● Inductive Learning
Answer: 1. Students study examples of content.
2. Students make generalizations, leading to an understanding of the rule
(examples --> rule)
●● Deductive Reasoning
Answer: top-down, general-to-specific process; beginning from a
general theory --> narrowing down to a more specific hypothesis -->
testing --> drawing specific conclusions; moving from generalizing (or
rule) to specific examples or activities
●● Inductive Reasoning
Answer: bottom-up, specific-to-general process; beginning from
accumulating specific info --> identifying principles --> drawing
conclusions or general principles; moving from specific examples to
generalizing (or a rule)
●● How can teachers structure class logically?
Answer: 1. Present problems, then solutions.
2. Frame topics as stories.
, 3. Chronologically recount processes & events
3. Show interconnected ideas' relationships to overarching themes.
4. Share outlines.
5. Transition between topics using mini summaries, connections or
verbal signals
●● What are some methods to aid in student comprehension &
emphasize importance?
Answer: 1. Repeat key concepts & ideas.
2. Compare & Contrast
3. Summarize
4. Use analogies & metaphors.
●● List some methods to stimulate student interest in new material.
Answer: 1. Anecdotes
2. Examples
3. Connect topics to prior knowledge, experiences, interests, values, &
utility
●● How can listeners demonstrate active listening?
Answer: 1. Use verbal & nonverbal signals
2. Ask questions to clarify
3. Restate main points for speaker to confirm or correct.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED APLUS
●● Indirect instruction aids with teaching...
Answer: abstraction, concepts, patterns, inquiry, problem-solving and
discovery learning
●● Direct Instruction
Answer: teacher-centered; teachers give explicit, structured instruction
using lesson plans
●● Direct instruction aids with teaching...
Answer: facts, rules, & sequences; breaking down textbook or workbook
material; lower Bloom's Taxonomy; & gaining student interest
●● What essential cognitive process do many students fail to do before
beginning activities, and why is this step important?
Answer: Planning; Planning is important because students use working
memory to rehearse information in short-term memory and prompt the
move into long-term memory for retention
●● Deductive Learning
,Answer: 1. Overall concept or rule presented.
2. Students work with examples to apply concept or rule.
(rule --> examples)
●● Inductive Learning
Answer: 1. Students study examples of content.
2. Students make generalizations, leading to an understanding of the rule
(examples --> rule)
●● Deductive Reasoning
Answer: top-down, general-to-specific process; beginning from a
general theory --> narrowing down to a more specific hypothesis -->
testing --> drawing specific conclusions; moving from generalizing (or
rule) to specific examples or activities
●● Inductive Reasoning
Answer: bottom-up, specific-to-general process; beginning from
accumulating specific info --> identifying principles --> drawing
conclusions or general principles; moving from specific examples to
generalizing (or a rule)
●● How can teachers structure class logically?
Answer: 1. Present problems, then solutions.
2. Frame topics as stories.
, 3. Chronologically recount processes & events
3. Show interconnected ideas' relationships to overarching themes.
4. Share outlines.
5. Transition between topics using mini summaries, connections or
verbal signals
●● What are some methods to aid in student comprehension &
emphasize importance?
Answer: 1. Repeat key concepts & ideas.
2. Compare & Contrast
3. Summarize
4. Use analogies & metaphors.
●● List some methods to stimulate student interest in new material.
Answer: 1. Anecdotes
2. Examples
3. Connect topics to prior knowledge, experiences, interests, values, &
utility
●● How can listeners demonstrate active listening?
Answer: 1. Use verbal & nonverbal signals
2. Ask questions to clarify
3. Restate main points for speaker to confirm or correct.
