ABCTE PTK Exam Professional Teaching Knowledge
Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: should you schedule assessments based on the calendar date or the progress of the class?
Answer: based on progress of the class
Question 2: Who do you need to know before you begin planning lessons?
Answer: your students
Question 3: who can help you get to know your students?
Answer: prior teachers, counselors, administrators, other colleagues
Question 4: How much repetition is enough?
Answer: as much as possible until mastery is acheived
Question 5: What should inform your instruction?
Answer: assessments
Question 6: Name three important things to consider when choosing a seating arrangement
Answer: 1. visibility of students
2. movement by the teacher
3. space for isolation
4. students should always be in front of the teacher
5. utilize a second teacher's desk in the room
6. considers the distance between students
Question 7: what is fostered when students are seated close together or in groups?
Answer: interaction between students
Question 8: when should you prepare class rules and their consequences?
Answer: BEFORE school begins
Question 9: Name some ways to create a positive learning environment
Answer: 1. greet students at the door
2. display examples of student work
3. make the classroom feel open, welcoming, and caring
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,Question 10: Definition= The learning and practice of teaching
Answer: Pedagogy
Question 11: Lessons are intended for the _________________ of the audience, not for the
____________________ of the teacher
Answer: benefit
convenience
Question 12: What are the steps of the Learning Cycle based on Piaget's learning theory?
Answer: 1. exploration
2. concept introduction
3. concept application
Question 13: In Piaget's learning cycle, exploration is what?
Answer: the beginning of instruction
addresses the concrete level of thinking- lower order thinking skills teacher's job is to replace misconceptions
with correct knowledge
Question 14: When beginning a lesson, you should provide
Answer: a context for the material
Question 15: In Piaget's learning cycle, concept introduction is
Answer: the teaching stage
the guided discovery stage- students are constructing meaning based on the teacher's lessons
Question 16: where students apply what they have learned to new situations students formulate a
new idea or understanding should lead directly into the exploration stage of the next curricular
concept
Answer: In Piaget's learning cycle, concept application is
Question 17: what are some ways to identify what the students already know?
Answer: 1. offer a pre-test on the material
2. group discussion
3. student interviews
4. classroom participation
Question 18: how can you provide context for learning new concepts?
Answer: create "bridges" between the old and the new
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,Question 19: what are some ways to stimulate active learning?
Answer: 1. minimize unnecessary info or distractions
2. utilize sufficient relevant examples
3. organize curriculum around a central theme or idea
4. require review, memorization, repetition, and mnemonic devices
5. provide study and memory aides prior to the lesson
Question 20: warm-up, lecture, demonstrations, gallery walk, using graphic organizers, and
questioning are all teaching strategies to use with what types of groups?
Answer: whole/large groups
Question 21: what is a "bell ringer"?
Answer: daily work that is completed by the students as soon as they enter the room allows the teacher time to
complete clerical tasks
Question 22: this is the most common and efficient whole group teaching strategy
Answer: lecture
Question 23: what is the engagement time of most students during a lecture?
Answer: 15-20 minutes
Question 24: what type of teaching is demonstrated by the teacher showing students a technique,
process, or procedure example- the teacher shows the class how to write the letters in the alphabet
before the students practice it themselves
Answer: directed-teaching
Question 25: what type of whole group teaching strategy is most relied upon in the classroom, but
should never take the place of the teacher's lesson plan?
Answer: worksheets
Question 26: how can worksheets benefit a lesson?
Answer: 1. provide additional practice
2. provide repetition
3. can serve as a review of the material
4. helps refresh student's memories
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, Question 27: name some sources of technology utilized in the classroom
Answer: 1. computers/laptops/tablets
2. LCD projectors
3. SMART boards
4. the Internet
5. WebQuest
Question 28: Name 5 graphic organizers
Answer: 1. Venn Diagram
2. Quadrant/Frayer Model
3. KWL Chart
4. T-Chart
5. Outline
6. Concept Map/Web/Cluster
7. Timeline
8. Portfolio
9. Flow Chart
10. Flashcards
Question 29: What is a KWL chart?
Answer: a graphic organizer that allows students to iterate what they Know, what they Want to know, and
what they have Learned about a concept. completed as 3 columns.
Question 30: Recall questions are best used for which age group?
Answer: elementary students
Question 31: Which type of questions are theoretical questions with hypothetical answers? Usually
contain more than one answer
Answer: open-ended questions
Question 32: probing questions promote
Answer: thoughtful inquiry
deeper thinking by the student
Question 33: Which type of questions can provide an assessment of knowledge attainment?
Answer: guiding questions
Question 34: How long does it take for new learning to be understood and transferred into long-term
memory?
Answer: 5 seconds
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Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: should you schedule assessments based on the calendar date or the progress of the class?
Answer: based on progress of the class
Question 2: Who do you need to know before you begin planning lessons?
Answer: your students
Question 3: who can help you get to know your students?
Answer: prior teachers, counselors, administrators, other colleagues
Question 4: How much repetition is enough?
Answer: as much as possible until mastery is acheived
Question 5: What should inform your instruction?
Answer: assessments
Question 6: Name three important things to consider when choosing a seating arrangement
Answer: 1. visibility of students
2. movement by the teacher
3. space for isolation
4. students should always be in front of the teacher
5. utilize a second teacher's desk in the room
6. considers the distance between students
Question 7: what is fostered when students are seated close together or in groups?
Answer: interaction between students
Question 8: when should you prepare class rules and their consequences?
Answer: BEFORE school begins
Question 9: Name some ways to create a positive learning environment
Answer: 1. greet students at the door
2. display examples of student work
3. make the classroom feel open, welcoming, and caring
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,Question 10: Definition= The learning and practice of teaching
Answer: Pedagogy
Question 11: Lessons are intended for the _________________ of the audience, not for the
____________________ of the teacher
Answer: benefit
convenience
Question 12: What are the steps of the Learning Cycle based on Piaget's learning theory?
Answer: 1. exploration
2. concept introduction
3. concept application
Question 13: In Piaget's learning cycle, exploration is what?
Answer: the beginning of instruction
addresses the concrete level of thinking- lower order thinking skills teacher's job is to replace misconceptions
with correct knowledge
Question 14: When beginning a lesson, you should provide
Answer: a context for the material
Question 15: In Piaget's learning cycle, concept introduction is
Answer: the teaching stage
the guided discovery stage- students are constructing meaning based on the teacher's lessons
Question 16: where students apply what they have learned to new situations students formulate a
new idea or understanding should lead directly into the exploration stage of the next curricular
concept
Answer: In Piaget's learning cycle, concept application is
Question 17: what are some ways to identify what the students already know?
Answer: 1. offer a pre-test on the material
2. group discussion
3. student interviews
4. classroom participation
Question 18: how can you provide context for learning new concepts?
Answer: create "bridges" between the old and the new
Page 2
,Question 19: what are some ways to stimulate active learning?
Answer: 1. minimize unnecessary info or distractions
2. utilize sufficient relevant examples
3. organize curriculum around a central theme or idea
4. require review, memorization, repetition, and mnemonic devices
5. provide study and memory aides prior to the lesson
Question 20: warm-up, lecture, demonstrations, gallery walk, using graphic organizers, and
questioning are all teaching strategies to use with what types of groups?
Answer: whole/large groups
Question 21: what is a "bell ringer"?
Answer: daily work that is completed by the students as soon as they enter the room allows the teacher time to
complete clerical tasks
Question 22: this is the most common and efficient whole group teaching strategy
Answer: lecture
Question 23: what is the engagement time of most students during a lecture?
Answer: 15-20 minutes
Question 24: what type of teaching is demonstrated by the teacher showing students a technique,
process, or procedure example- the teacher shows the class how to write the letters in the alphabet
before the students practice it themselves
Answer: directed-teaching
Question 25: what type of whole group teaching strategy is most relied upon in the classroom, but
should never take the place of the teacher's lesson plan?
Answer: worksheets
Question 26: how can worksheets benefit a lesson?
Answer: 1. provide additional practice
2. provide repetition
3. can serve as a review of the material
4. helps refresh student's memories
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, Question 27: name some sources of technology utilized in the classroom
Answer: 1. computers/laptops/tablets
2. LCD projectors
3. SMART boards
4. the Internet
5. WebQuest
Question 28: Name 5 graphic organizers
Answer: 1. Venn Diagram
2. Quadrant/Frayer Model
3. KWL Chart
4. T-Chart
5. Outline
6. Concept Map/Web/Cluster
7. Timeline
8. Portfolio
9. Flow Chart
10. Flashcards
Question 29: What is a KWL chart?
Answer: a graphic organizer that allows students to iterate what they Know, what they Want to know, and
what they have Learned about a concept. completed as 3 columns.
Question 30: Recall questions are best used for which age group?
Answer: elementary students
Question 31: Which type of questions are theoretical questions with hypothetical answers? Usually
contain more than one answer
Answer: open-ended questions
Question 32: probing questions promote
Answer: thoughtful inquiry
deeper thinking by the student
Question 33: Which type of questions can provide an assessment of knowledge attainment?
Answer: guiding questions
Question 34: How long does it take for new learning to be understood and transferred into long-term
memory?
Answer: 5 seconds
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