Teacher Assistant Certification Exam Study Guide
an earned education certificate track after an individual has successfully completed the
necessary course requirements for a particular field at a community college - correct answer
✔✔Associate Degree
a material that is used from a relationship of something in the past - correct answer ✔✔Artifact
an earned education track after an individual has successfully completed the necessary course
requirements for a particular field at a university or 4-year college - correct answer
✔✔Bachelor's Degree
an individual who has obtained all the necessary educational requirements and licensures to
teach or instruct in a certain grade level or subject area - correct answer ✔✔Certified Teacher
a document that accompanies a résumé or other materials in search for employment used to
introduce a person and highlight his or her qualification for a specific job - correct answer
✔✔Cover Letter
ethnic variety, as well as socioeconomic and gender variety, in a group, society, or institution;
social inclusiveness - correct answer ✔✔Diverstiy
a university or college setting in which an individual is pursuing an associate, bachelor's,
master's, or terminal degree. - correct answer ✔✔Institution of Higher Learning
mimicking or imitating a specific person in a job or area in which an individual is interested. The
individual may perform daily tasks, activities, or other assignments related to the shadow's field.
- correct answer ✔✔Job Shadowing
,the rate at which an individual obtains information being delivered to him or her - correct
answer ✔✔Learning Pace
an earned education track after an individual has successfully completed the necessary course
requirements for a bachelor's degree in a particular field at a university or 4-year college. This
degree usually takes 1 to 2 years to complete. - correct answer ✔✔Master's Degree
an individual who assists in an assigned field without the qualifications of a professional -
correct answer ✔✔Paraprofessional
education that takes place after high school - correct answer ✔✔Postsecondary Education
a collection of step-by-step actions within the daily routine used to accomplish tasks - correct
answer ✔✔Procedure
an organized collection of materials and information that shows how personal knowledge, skills,
and attitudes have developed over time - correct answer ✔✔Personal Portfolio
a style of learning in which the student takes the responsibility or initiative for his or her
learning - correct answer ✔✔Self Directed Learning
a period during which a teacher education student practices and acquires teaching skill under
the supervision of an experienced teacher - correct answer ✔✔Student Teaching
a formal document, issued by a state, verifying that the teacher is qualified to teach at specific
grade levels or particular subject areas - correct answer ✔✔Teaching License
changes made in the educational systems that were designed to filter through to society to
make America a better and safer place - correct answer ✔✔Educational Reform
, the official statement of purpose and goals of a school, usually posted in each classroom -
correct answer ✔✔Mission Statement
a type of volunteer effort that links classroom learning with hands-on experience in order to
meet community needs - correct answer ✔✔Service Learning
all of the actions or processes involving thought and knowledge - correct answer ✔✔Cognition
the way people change and improve in their ability to think and learn throughout life - correct
answer ✔✔Cognitive Development
the gradual increase in skills and abilities that occurs over a lifetime - correct answer
✔✔Development
a comprehensive explanation, based on research, about why people act and behave the way
they do and how they change over time - correct answer ✔✔Developmental Theory
development that involves a person's feelings and emotions - correct answer ✔✔Emotional
Development
(1903-1994) theorist who developed a model, "Stages of Psychosocial Development," with eight
stages regarding an individual's emotional and social growth from infancy to old age - correct
answer ✔✔Erikson
a skill or ability that requires the use of small muscles, such as coloring or writing - correct
answer ✔✔Fine Motor Skill
an earned education certificate track after an individual has successfully completed the
necessary course requirements for a particular field at a community college - correct answer
✔✔Associate Degree
a material that is used from a relationship of something in the past - correct answer ✔✔Artifact
an earned education track after an individual has successfully completed the necessary course
requirements for a particular field at a university or 4-year college - correct answer
✔✔Bachelor's Degree
an individual who has obtained all the necessary educational requirements and licensures to
teach or instruct in a certain grade level or subject area - correct answer ✔✔Certified Teacher
a document that accompanies a résumé or other materials in search for employment used to
introduce a person and highlight his or her qualification for a specific job - correct answer
✔✔Cover Letter
ethnic variety, as well as socioeconomic and gender variety, in a group, society, or institution;
social inclusiveness - correct answer ✔✔Diverstiy
a university or college setting in which an individual is pursuing an associate, bachelor's,
master's, or terminal degree. - correct answer ✔✔Institution of Higher Learning
mimicking or imitating a specific person in a job or area in which an individual is interested. The
individual may perform daily tasks, activities, or other assignments related to the shadow's field.
- correct answer ✔✔Job Shadowing
,the rate at which an individual obtains information being delivered to him or her - correct
answer ✔✔Learning Pace
an earned education track after an individual has successfully completed the necessary course
requirements for a bachelor's degree in a particular field at a university or 4-year college. This
degree usually takes 1 to 2 years to complete. - correct answer ✔✔Master's Degree
an individual who assists in an assigned field without the qualifications of a professional -
correct answer ✔✔Paraprofessional
education that takes place after high school - correct answer ✔✔Postsecondary Education
a collection of step-by-step actions within the daily routine used to accomplish tasks - correct
answer ✔✔Procedure
an organized collection of materials and information that shows how personal knowledge, skills,
and attitudes have developed over time - correct answer ✔✔Personal Portfolio
a style of learning in which the student takes the responsibility or initiative for his or her
learning - correct answer ✔✔Self Directed Learning
a period during which a teacher education student practices and acquires teaching skill under
the supervision of an experienced teacher - correct answer ✔✔Student Teaching
a formal document, issued by a state, verifying that the teacher is qualified to teach at specific
grade levels or particular subject areas - correct answer ✔✔Teaching License
changes made in the educational systems that were designed to filter through to society to
make America a better and safer place - correct answer ✔✔Educational Reform
, the official statement of purpose and goals of a school, usually posted in each classroom -
correct answer ✔✔Mission Statement
a type of volunteer effort that links classroom learning with hands-on experience in order to
meet community needs - correct answer ✔✔Service Learning
all of the actions or processes involving thought and knowledge - correct answer ✔✔Cognition
the way people change and improve in their ability to think and learn throughout life - correct
answer ✔✔Cognitive Development
the gradual increase in skills and abilities that occurs over a lifetime - correct answer
✔✔Development
a comprehensive explanation, based on research, about why people act and behave the way
they do and how they change over time - correct answer ✔✔Developmental Theory
development that involves a person's feelings and emotions - correct answer ✔✔Emotional
Development
(1903-1994) theorist who developed a model, "Stages of Psychosocial Development," with eight
stages regarding an individual's emotional and social growth from infancy to old age - correct
answer ✔✔Erikson
a skill or ability that requires the use of small muscles, such as coloring or writing - correct
answer ✔✔Fine Motor Skill
