ABCTE PTK Final Test Questions with Correct Answers
(Grade A+)
Question 1: What the student should learn
Answer: Objective
Question 2: Why must objectives be measurable
Answer: Measurable objectives allow teachers to assess mastery
Question 3: Why must teachers reflect on their teaching
Answer: Reflection improves instruction and student outcomes
Question 4: PDM
Answer: Progressive discipline model
Question 5: Scatter plots
Answer: Graphic presentation of correlations
Question 6: Key to remaining loyal
Answer: Support the rules
Question 7: Subjective assessment
Answer: Type of assessment where there is more than one correct answer or more than one way to express the
answer
Question 8: Why is wait time important
Answer: Students need time to think before responding
Question 9: Clarifying responses
Answer: Reword thinking to eliminate extra or unnecessary info
Question 10: Flexible grouping
Answer: Groups that change as the students' learning needs change
Question 11: Why is prior knowledge important
Answer: Students connect new information to what they already know
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,Question 12: Rule 1 for teachers
Answer: Meet the needs of the students
Question 13: Why must teachers avoid teaching all students the same way
Answer: One method cannot meet the needs of diverse learners
Question 14: How many scores were in that section of the scores
Answer: Percentile
Question 15: Key to modeling professionalism
Answer: See the profession as beyond the classroom
Question 16: Direct approach to a lesson
Answer: Incremental steps under the teachers guidance to a solution to a problem
Question 17: Concept application stage
Answer: Apply new skills to new situations
Question 18: Why must teachers ask higher-order questions
Answer: Higher-order questions promote critical thinking and deeper learning
Question 19: Key to maintaining records
Answer: Protects the teacher
Question 20: Why do students need multiple representations of content
Answer: Seeing information in different ways deepens understanding
Question 21: Normal curve
Answer: Statistical derivation that serves as a basis for understanding data but is seldom found in an intact real
world
Question 22: Why must teachers check for understanding frequently
Answer: Frequent checks guide pacing and identify misconceptions
Question 23: Why must teachers gradually release responsibility
Answer: Students become independent learners through structured progression
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, Question 24: Standard deviation
Answer: Mean-subtract mean from each score- square the result of those scores-add those numbers together
and divide by the number of scores-take the square root of that number
Question 25: Rule 3 for teachers
Answer: Students performance depends on teachers ability to prepare appropriate lessons
Question 26: Standards
Answer: Predetermined level of accomplishment that students are expected to meet or exceed
Question 27: inductive reasoning
Answer: specific to general
Question 28: Classroom configuration
Answer: Maximize instruction and minimize problems
Question 29: Learning centers
Answer: Mini lesson for the students to utilize all at once
Question 30: Lecture
Answer: Teacher talking to the students
Question 31: Formative assesment
Answer: Repeated collecting of info that monitors students learning as part of a class or program to improve
instruction
Question 32: Exit slip
Answer: Students write something they learned or don't get on a card and give on their way out
Question 33: Negative skew
Answer: Majority scored high
Question 34: Correlation
Answer: Does not prove cause and effect but can be used as a predictive statistic
Question 35: Biased assessment
Answer: Presence of some characteristic that may unfairly influence the students score
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(Grade A+)
Question 1: What the student should learn
Answer: Objective
Question 2: Why must objectives be measurable
Answer: Measurable objectives allow teachers to assess mastery
Question 3: Why must teachers reflect on their teaching
Answer: Reflection improves instruction and student outcomes
Question 4: PDM
Answer: Progressive discipline model
Question 5: Scatter plots
Answer: Graphic presentation of correlations
Question 6: Key to remaining loyal
Answer: Support the rules
Question 7: Subjective assessment
Answer: Type of assessment where there is more than one correct answer or more than one way to express the
answer
Question 8: Why is wait time important
Answer: Students need time to think before responding
Question 9: Clarifying responses
Answer: Reword thinking to eliminate extra or unnecessary info
Question 10: Flexible grouping
Answer: Groups that change as the students' learning needs change
Question 11: Why is prior knowledge important
Answer: Students connect new information to what they already know
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,Question 12: Rule 1 for teachers
Answer: Meet the needs of the students
Question 13: Why must teachers avoid teaching all students the same way
Answer: One method cannot meet the needs of diverse learners
Question 14: How many scores were in that section of the scores
Answer: Percentile
Question 15: Key to modeling professionalism
Answer: See the profession as beyond the classroom
Question 16: Direct approach to a lesson
Answer: Incremental steps under the teachers guidance to a solution to a problem
Question 17: Concept application stage
Answer: Apply new skills to new situations
Question 18: Why must teachers ask higher-order questions
Answer: Higher-order questions promote critical thinking and deeper learning
Question 19: Key to maintaining records
Answer: Protects the teacher
Question 20: Why do students need multiple representations of content
Answer: Seeing information in different ways deepens understanding
Question 21: Normal curve
Answer: Statistical derivation that serves as a basis for understanding data but is seldom found in an intact real
world
Question 22: Why must teachers check for understanding frequently
Answer: Frequent checks guide pacing and identify misconceptions
Question 23: Why must teachers gradually release responsibility
Answer: Students become independent learners through structured progression
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, Question 24: Standard deviation
Answer: Mean-subtract mean from each score- square the result of those scores-add those numbers together
and divide by the number of scores-take the square root of that number
Question 25: Rule 3 for teachers
Answer: Students performance depends on teachers ability to prepare appropriate lessons
Question 26: Standards
Answer: Predetermined level of accomplishment that students are expected to meet or exceed
Question 27: inductive reasoning
Answer: specific to general
Question 28: Classroom configuration
Answer: Maximize instruction and minimize problems
Question 29: Learning centers
Answer: Mini lesson for the students to utilize all at once
Question 30: Lecture
Answer: Teacher talking to the students
Question 31: Formative assesment
Answer: Repeated collecting of info that monitors students learning as part of a class or program to improve
instruction
Question 32: Exit slip
Answer: Students write something they learned or don't get on a card and give on their way out
Question 33: Negative skew
Answer: Majority scored high
Question 34: Correlation
Answer: Does not prove cause and effect but can be used as a predictive statistic
Question 35: Biased assessment
Answer: Presence of some characteristic that may unfairly influence the students score
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