PYC1501 ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS
◉ A teacher prepares checklists for students to complete at the end
of key lessons. checklists ask students to identify what part of the
lesson was hardest to follow and what gave the most help. Students
do not put their names on the checklist. the teacher uses the info to
guide future instruction. What is the standard name of this kind of
assessment? Answer: Answer is formative, not summative
Formative assessments help form or they inform future instruction.
They guide improvements and refinements. The other major
category of assessments is summative, they sum up what students
have learned from a course, unit, or lesson
◉ Which of the following sets of verbs should be used to assess how
well students have retained a set of basic faCTS? Answer: c. list,
LABEL, MATCH
wHY? THE Verbs in this set call for very basic thinking without much
additional processing. According to bloom's taxonomy, these are the
foundationl skills. Choice a, use demonstrate, modify, calls for
applying knowledge,
,b diagram outline differtiate-analysis
d. rearrange compile combine-synthesis
◉ The four major steps to planning a lesson are task analysis,
determining objectives, determining goals, and identifying neccary
prerequestite knowlesdge. What order should those steps occur?
Answer: Answer-Goals, objectives, task analysis, prerequisite
knowledge
The first thing is to determine the overarching goal and the
measurable objectives to reach that goal. A task analysis is
completed to help guide the lesson plan, including determing the
necessary prerequesite knowledge.
◉ A student who is usually well behaved is consistently interrupting
the class routine and annoying nearby students. The teacher has
already reminded him that he must obey the classroom behavior
standards, but that hasn't changed the behavior. Which of the
following is the most appropriate teacher response? Answer:
Separate student from classmates and give 5 minute time out
Why? the behavior is consistent so ignoring it is ineffective. Rules
must be enforced consistently, and if the student actively chooses to
disobey, a consequence must follow. Referring the student to the
discipline officer is far too severe a response at this early stage, and
, telling him to explain behavior standards is unlikely to be effective
since he has already ignored reminders. The problem is not that he
cannot comprehend what the rules are, but instead why he has to
follow them
◉ Which of the following statements, when used to begin a lesson on
the respiratory system, encourages meaningful student
participation? Answer: B "Take a deep breath and pay attention to
how it feels to breathe deeply"
NOT D "you breathe all day every day, do you know hot it works?"
Why? Beginning a lesson with a overt or covert participation is
effective in helping students focus and absorb material. Choice B
gives students a specific task, focusing their minds on the topic.
Choices A and C are passively received by the listener and do not
give the student a task to help them participate. Choice D is shallow
and if absorbed by the students at all, can be dismissed with a yes or
no answer.
◉ While in a science lab, a student who is repeatedly off task and
disruptive is pretending to make pancake batter by mixing chemicals
together. the appropriate response is to Answer: D get the student
out of the room and under the supervision of another adult
ANSWERS 2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS
◉ A teacher prepares checklists for students to complete at the end
of key lessons. checklists ask students to identify what part of the
lesson was hardest to follow and what gave the most help. Students
do not put their names on the checklist. the teacher uses the info to
guide future instruction. What is the standard name of this kind of
assessment? Answer: Answer is formative, not summative
Formative assessments help form or they inform future instruction.
They guide improvements and refinements. The other major
category of assessments is summative, they sum up what students
have learned from a course, unit, or lesson
◉ Which of the following sets of verbs should be used to assess how
well students have retained a set of basic faCTS? Answer: c. list,
LABEL, MATCH
wHY? THE Verbs in this set call for very basic thinking without much
additional processing. According to bloom's taxonomy, these are the
foundationl skills. Choice a, use demonstrate, modify, calls for
applying knowledge,
,b diagram outline differtiate-analysis
d. rearrange compile combine-synthesis
◉ The four major steps to planning a lesson are task analysis,
determining objectives, determining goals, and identifying neccary
prerequestite knowlesdge. What order should those steps occur?
Answer: Answer-Goals, objectives, task analysis, prerequisite
knowledge
The first thing is to determine the overarching goal and the
measurable objectives to reach that goal. A task analysis is
completed to help guide the lesson plan, including determing the
necessary prerequesite knowledge.
◉ A student who is usually well behaved is consistently interrupting
the class routine and annoying nearby students. The teacher has
already reminded him that he must obey the classroom behavior
standards, but that hasn't changed the behavior. Which of the
following is the most appropriate teacher response? Answer:
Separate student from classmates and give 5 minute time out
Why? the behavior is consistent so ignoring it is ineffective. Rules
must be enforced consistently, and if the student actively chooses to
disobey, a consequence must follow. Referring the student to the
discipline officer is far too severe a response at this early stage, and
, telling him to explain behavior standards is unlikely to be effective
since he has already ignored reminders. The problem is not that he
cannot comprehend what the rules are, but instead why he has to
follow them
◉ Which of the following statements, when used to begin a lesson on
the respiratory system, encourages meaningful student
participation? Answer: B "Take a deep breath and pay attention to
how it feels to breathe deeply"
NOT D "you breathe all day every day, do you know hot it works?"
Why? Beginning a lesson with a overt or covert participation is
effective in helping students focus and absorb material. Choice B
gives students a specific task, focusing their minds on the topic.
Choices A and C are passively received by the listener and do not
give the student a task to help them participate. Choice D is shallow
and if absorbed by the students at all, can be dismissed with a yes or
no answer.
◉ While in a science lab, a student who is repeatedly off task and
disruptive is pretending to make pancake batter by mixing chemicals
together. the appropriate response is to Answer: D get the student
out of the room and under the supervision of another adult
