ABCTE PTK Effective Instructional Delivery Test Paper
Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Indirect instruction aids with teaching
Answer: abstraction, concepts, patterns, inquiry, problem-solving and discovery learning
Question 2: Direct Instruction
Answer: teacher-centered; teachers give explicit, structured instruction using lesson plans
Question 3: Direct instruction aids with teaching
Answer: facts, rules, & sequences; breaking down textbook or workbook material; lower Bloom's Taxonomy;
& gaining student interest
Question 4: 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
Question 5: Deductive Learning
Answer: 1. Overall concept or rule presented.
2. Students work with examples to apply concept or rule.
(rule --> examples)
Question 6: Inductive Learning
Answer: 1. Students study examples of content.
2. Students make generalizations, leading to an understanding of the rule
(examples --> rule)
Question 7: 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
Question 8: 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)
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, Question 9: 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
Question 10: 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.
Question 11: 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
Question 12: 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.
Question 13: What are the 6 levels of Bloom's Taxonomy?
Answer: 1. Knowledge
2. Comprehension
3. Application
4. Analysis
5. Synthesis
6. Evaluation
Question 14: Bloom's Level: Evaluation
Answer: ability to judge value of material (statement, novel, poem, research report) for a given purpose
Question 15: Bloom's Level: Synthesis
Answer: ability to put parts together to form a new whole; may include: production of unique theme or speech,
plan of operations (such as a research proposal)
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Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Indirect instruction aids with teaching
Answer: abstraction, concepts, patterns, inquiry, problem-solving and discovery learning
Question 2: Direct Instruction
Answer: teacher-centered; teachers give explicit, structured instruction using lesson plans
Question 3: Direct instruction aids with teaching
Answer: facts, rules, & sequences; breaking down textbook or workbook material; lower Bloom's Taxonomy;
& gaining student interest
Question 4: 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
Question 5: Deductive Learning
Answer: 1. Overall concept or rule presented.
2. Students work with examples to apply concept or rule.
(rule --> examples)
Question 6: Inductive Learning
Answer: 1. Students study examples of content.
2. Students make generalizations, leading to an understanding of the rule
(examples --> rule)
Question 7: 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
Question 8: 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)
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, Question 9: 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
Question 10: 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.
Question 11: 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
Question 12: 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.
Question 13: What are the 6 levels of Bloom's Taxonomy?
Answer: 1. Knowledge
2. Comprehension
3. Application
4. Analysis
5. Synthesis
6. Evaluation
Question 14: Bloom's Level: Evaluation
Answer: ability to judge value of material (statement, novel, poem, research report) for a given purpose
Question 15: Bloom's Level: Synthesis
Answer: ability to put parts together to form a new whole; may include: production of unique theme or speech,
plan of operations (such as a research proposal)
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