NOCTI Practice Exam 2023 (ETTP & CIE)

ETTP: In order for the "five-factor theory" to be implemented effectively, a school must have strong leadership, high expectations, a school mission, a safe and orderly climate, and a. up-to-date technology b. monitor student success c. encourage mentoring d. a free lunch program - Answer- b. monitor student success ETTP: The AFT is best described as a a. government agency b. board of directors c. professional organization d. charitable organization - Answer- c. professional organization ETTP: Learning by doing is a foundation of a. progressive education b. reactive learning c. imitation learning d. informal education - Answer- a. progressive education ETTP: A part of the Education Amendments of 1972, ___________ protected individuals from discrimination based on gender. a. Title IV b. Title IX c. Title X d. Title XI - Answer- b. Title IX **IX=9 ETTP: Accepting that students learn, comprehend, and retain materials differently will help the teacher to a. foster better relationships with students b. increase test scores c. understand parent-student relationships d. facilitate learning - Answer- d. facilitate learning ETTP: Structure, question, respond, and _________ make up a Pedagogical Cycle. a. reflect b. react c. rebut d. reiteration - Answer- b. react **Teacher reacts to student response with praise, remediation, etc. ETTP: One of the pioneers in cognitive (learning) development was a. Skinner b. Freud c. Piaget d. Watson - Answer- c. Piaget **Father of Modern Cognitive Development ETTP: The terms for the ends of the spectrum in Bloom's Taxonomy are a. comprehension and application b. knowledge and evaluation c. applying and understand d. evaluation and synthesis - Answer- b. knowledge and evaluation **Knowledge= recall, memorization questions **Evaluation= creation, writing ETTP: Undergoing an extensive observation period and portfolio review is a part of a. obtaining a teaching certificate b. obtaining a teaching position c. passing a national norm-referenced exam d. becoming a National Board Certified Teacher - Answer- d. becoming a National Board Certified Teacher **A and C are part of obtaining state teaching certificates **B: observation and portfolio do not guarantee a teaching job ETTP: Teachers are often members of a collective bargaining unit which negotiates salary and a. benefits b. length of day c. number of students d. classroom budget - Answer- a. benefits **Such as health insurance ETTP: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act was passed to a. mandate standardized curriculum b. develop the mental resources and technical skills of young people c. establish minimum cut scores for passing grades d. increase teacher salaries - Answer- b. develop the mental resources and technical skills of young people ETTP: Horace Mann was one of the implementers of a. insurance plans for teachers b. public school development c. curriculum planning d. professional development - Answer- b. public school development **Public school development and reform ETTP: Knowledge of the subject area and proper instructional skills are part of a. high stakes test scores b. adequate yearly progress c. effective teaching d. increasing classroom budgets - Answer- c. effective teaching ETTP: Successful teachers require many characteristics. Which of the following characteristics is the most important for a teacher to possess? a. apathy for students b. multiple degrees c. strong work ethic d. regimented behavior - Answer- c. strong work ethic **In order to stay dedicated and focused on their students' success ETTP: Schools that are effective tend to have clear expectations, small class sizes, teacher that engage students, and a. rigorous rules b. free-spirited routines c. a belief that all students can learn d. exclusion attention to high-achieving students - Answer- c. a belief that all students can learn ETTP: Effective technology integration is achieved when there is active engagement, participation in groups, frequent interaction, and a. feedback b. multiple choice assessments c. silent seat work d. handouts - Answer- a. feedback CIE: This piece of legislation requires government-run schools that receive federal aid to administer state-wide standardized tests annually for all students. a. National Competency Testing Act b. Title IX c. No Child Left Behind Act d. Educational Testing Standards Act - Answer- c. No Child Left Behind Act **C was signed into law in 2002, requires school districts that receive federal aid to test students yearly to monitor progress, in hopes of reaching educational goals **A and D are not pieces of legislation passed by Congress **B deals with gender discrimination CIE: The desegregation of public schools, which took place in 1954, was a landmark case known as a. Brown v. Board of Education b. Plessy v. Ferguson c. Equal Protection Clause d. The Civil Rights Movement - Answer- a. Brown v. Board of Education **Ruling based on Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment **Overturned "separate but equal" of Plessy v. Ferguson CIE: Public schools in the US are funded by which combination of entities? a. state, international, and local b. federal, regional, and municipal c. federal, state, and private d. federal, state, and local - Answer- d. federal, state, and local CIE: Pickering v. Board of Education protects teachers' a. right to unionize b. right to physically defend themselves c. First Amendment rights d. right to go on strike - Answer- c. First Amendment rights **As long as the teacher is not knowingly and recklessly making false statements, they have the right to speak and express their opinions on public issues CIE: According to John Goodlad's "A Place Called School," there are four broad goals of public education. They are academic, vocational, social/civic, and a. personal b. test scores c. monetary d. cultural - Answer- a. personal **B, C, and D are not areas that public schools try to make positive gains in, according to Goodlad CIE: Unrealistic expectations for the workplace have been linked to a. decreased student apathy b. increase drop-out rates c. inflated grades d. deflated grades - Answer- b. increase drop-out rates **Because students will have an unrealistic idea of grandeur about a first job, which can lead them to leave school to pursue unskilled employment CIE: The improvement of school districts to become more competitive is a by-product of a. teachers of choice b. schools of choice c. firing underperformers d. forced distribution grading - Answer- b. schools of choice **A is incorrect because if students pick their teachers, they are still in the same school district and their funding will stay within the district **B is correct because students will leave bad school districts if they are allowed to, which will force bad districts to improve to try to recoup the funding loss of each student that leaves CIE: There are several common methods used in moral education. Which is the correct combination of these methods? a. virtue ethics instruction, comprehension value education, character education, and decision clarification b. moral stages of development, comprehensive values education, behavior intervention, and values clarification c. moral stages of development, comprehensive values education, character education, and operant conditioning d. moral stages of development, comprehensive values education, character education, and values clarification - Answer- d. moral stages of development, comprehensive values education, character education, and values clarification **One or more of the methods in A, B, and C are not common methods used in moral education CIE: The issue during the Lau v. Nichols court case was discrimination based on a. national origin b. gender c. religion d. criminal record - Answer- a. national origin **A because Chinese speaking students claimed they were not getting the academic help they needed due to their limited English speaking skills CIE: Cooperative learning is known to be a good technique to use when working with a/an ___________ classroom. a. diverse b. unruly c. young d. special education - Answer- a. diverse **A because cooperative learning has students work in groups to complete tasks collectively toward shared academic goals, students can take advantage of each others' resources and skills, and a diverse group will have more experiences and points of view to offer CIE: The theory that intelligence is differentiated into various specific modalities instead of one construct is called a. rationed thinking b. plural cognition c. multiple intelligences d. compound learning - Answer- c. multiple intelligences **Coined by Howard Gardner in 1983, separates intelligence into various (mostly sensory) categories CIE: The fairest way to test a large number of participants for comparison is through the use of ____________ tests. a. standardized b. oral c. written d. take-home - Answer- a. standardized **A because when standardized tests are professionally written and properly administered, they are the best way to reduce errors in scores; it is impossible to measure every single person's true intelligence (or even one person); however, standardized tests are the best and most cost-efficient way to get close to true intelligence CIE: Which of the following most closely matches the annual state-based salary of a beginning teacher in Georgia with a four-year degree? a. $25,000 b. $30,000 c. $36,000 d. $41,000 - Answer- c. $36,000 CIE: High stakes test scores most likely contribute to a. student-parent relationships b. student-teacher relationships c. drop-out rates d. age of school building - Answer- c. drop-out rates **A student who does not pass a high stakes test is more likely to become discouraged and drop out of school CIE: An example of zero-tolerance policy would be a. giving three strikes before punishing for an infraction b. only punishing offenses that are committed on purpose c. punishing any infraction of a rule regardless of mistakes, ignorance, or extenuating circumstances d. punishing infractions of a rule when the children are of age to understand the circumstances - Answer- c. punishing any infraction of a rule regardless of mistakes, ignorance, or extenuating circumstances **Zero-tolerance policy means that students will be punished accordingly if they break rules, no matter what CIE: Fair Use allows the use of copyright material on a website without first getting permission from the a. U.S. Office of Copyright b. website designer c. copyright holder d. CEO - Answer- c. copyright holder CIE: Accommodating group and individual cultural differences is part of a/an a. culturally inclusive classroom b. homogenous grouping plan c. ability grouping plan