FTCE Professional Education Test Practice Test 1 Question and Answer

A teacher is assessing her students at the beginning of a lesson, throughout the lesson, and at the end of the lesson. Which of the following is the most effective way to use the data she collects from these assignments? - To make instructional decisions in the classroom An example of a formative assessment is: - Working on a unit for two weeks, observing student engagement and understanding and assessing students along the way to drive instructional decisions A new teacher is trying to decide what reading strategy she will use in the next unit. What would be her best course of action before implementing the strategy? - Determine if there is research to support the use of the strategy A teacher wants to see if a new reading curriculum will have a better impact on student reading gains. What should the teacher do? - Try the new reading program for a few weeks and continuously collect data on student reading to see if it has a positive impact A 10th grade U.S. History teacher wants to implement critical thinking activities for a unit on the Vietnam War. Which of the following activities would be the most effective to accomplish this goal? - In a Socratic seminar students analyze different political positions during the Vietnam War. Which of the following questions would elicit higher-order, critical thinking in students? - Why does the author use 1st person narrative, and what effect does it have on the article? Which of the following is the best assessment to assign an the end of semester grade? - Summative When a teacher is devising a lesson plan or unit, what is the first step the teacher should take? - Find the State standard or standards that need to be addressed in the lesson/unit. A teacher is planning activities around a new reading unit. She's also planning to use visual elements, hands-on activities, and reading and writing activities. What is the teacher paying attention to? - Student learning preferences After students have spent a week on a science unit, The teacher decides to have students facilitate an activity. In Cooperative groups, they will use what they have learned over the last week to design and implement a learning activity of their choice. Each group will guide the rest of the class in the activity. They will debrief after the activities are over. This technique is: - Reciprocal teaching