PECT PreK-4 Practice Test Module 1
A - ANS-A fourth-grade teacher uses a variety of techniques, including questioning and journal
prompts, to check for students' understanding of content-area instruction.
Which of the following outcomes is likely to be the most important benefit of this strategy?
A. helping the teacher identify areas where students may need additional
reinforcement
B. improving students' overall performance on standardized assessments
C. allowing the teacher to spend less time creating and grading student
assessments
D. encouraging students to view learning as a process and become lifelong learners
A - ANS-A kindergarten teacher works with two students who are English language learners
who have no prior exposure to English. She exposes them to natural English in meaningful
contexts but does not push them to contribute to discussions. She allows them to respond to
questions nonverbally or with one word answers. The teacher's actions best demonstrate her
awareness that second-language learners often:
A. go through a silent period during which they produce very little oral language.
B. experience first-language interference that hinders their ability to speak a new language.
C. develop expressive language skills before they develop receptive language skills.
D. have limited experience speaking their first language for communicative purposes.
A - ANS-What is 150% of 0.024?
A. 0.036
B. 0.018
C. 0.18
D. 0.3
A - ANS-Which of the following is a content area in early childhood development?
A. Aesthetics.
B. Scaffolding learning.
C. Establishing learning centers.
D. Encouraging play.
B - ANS-A fourth-grade class includes a number of students who are English language learners.
The teacher is designing formative assessment to measure students' understanding of a
specific science concept. When developing this assessment,
, the teacher can use Pennsylvania's Language Proficiency Standards for English Language
Learners PreK-12 (ELPS) most effectively to:
A. identify the particular supports that individual students are likely to require during the
assessment.
B. help ensure that the language function of the assessment is appropriate for the students'
level of English language proficiency.
C. make adaptations to the core content assessed that are appropriate for the students'
academic levels.
D. determine whether students have achieved the necessary level of English language
proficiency to participate in the assessment.
B - ANS-A kindergarten teacher frequently uses home-school notebooks to communicate with
families about their children's progress. For example, the teacher and family of one student
recently used such a notebook to keep one another informed about the student's progress in
mastering specific self-help skills. This approach is likely to be most effective in promoting which
of the following outcomes?
A. fostering in students a sense of responsibility with regard to their own learning
B. establishing partnerships with families in the assessment of their children's learning and
development
C. helping build caring and friendly relationships between the teacher and students
D. enhancing families' ability to reinforce at home what their children are learning in school
B - ANS-One of the most important responsibilities of a teacher is the construction of valid and
reliable tests. Which of the following is not one of the basic principles of test construction?
A. Construct a blueprint that reflects the objectives of the content to be learned.
B. Include only students who have mastered the set of criteria necessary for the test.
C. Be sure that tests reflect the emphasis given to various objectives during instruction of
knowledge and/or skills.
D. Follow best testing procedures for the area of knowledge or the skill the student is expected
to acquire.
B - ANS-Which of the following assessment practices would be considered ethical?
A. obtaining actual test items to use as examples when preparing students for a standardized
assessment
B. using ongoing informal assessments of students' learning to guide the instructional process
C. determining assessment accommodations for individual students based on
their classroom performance
D. posting standardized assessment results that include students' identifying information on a
class Web page
A - ANS-A fourth-grade teacher uses a variety of techniques, including questioning and journal
prompts, to check for students' understanding of content-area instruction.
Which of the following outcomes is likely to be the most important benefit of this strategy?
A. helping the teacher identify areas where students may need additional
reinforcement
B. improving students' overall performance on standardized assessments
C. allowing the teacher to spend less time creating and grading student
assessments
D. encouraging students to view learning as a process and become lifelong learners
A - ANS-A kindergarten teacher works with two students who are English language learners
who have no prior exposure to English. She exposes them to natural English in meaningful
contexts but does not push them to contribute to discussions. She allows them to respond to
questions nonverbally or with one word answers. The teacher's actions best demonstrate her
awareness that second-language learners often:
A. go through a silent period during which they produce very little oral language.
B. experience first-language interference that hinders their ability to speak a new language.
C. develop expressive language skills before they develop receptive language skills.
D. have limited experience speaking their first language for communicative purposes.
A - ANS-What is 150% of 0.024?
A. 0.036
B. 0.018
C. 0.18
D. 0.3
A - ANS-Which of the following is a content area in early childhood development?
A. Aesthetics.
B. Scaffolding learning.
C. Establishing learning centers.
D. Encouraging play.
B - ANS-A fourth-grade class includes a number of students who are English language learners.
The teacher is designing formative assessment to measure students' understanding of a
specific science concept. When developing this assessment,
, the teacher can use Pennsylvania's Language Proficiency Standards for English Language
Learners PreK-12 (ELPS) most effectively to:
A. identify the particular supports that individual students are likely to require during the
assessment.
B. help ensure that the language function of the assessment is appropriate for the students'
level of English language proficiency.
C. make adaptations to the core content assessed that are appropriate for the students'
academic levels.
D. determine whether students have achieved the necessary level of English language
proficiency to participate in the assessment.
B - ANS-A kindergarten teacher frequently uses home-school notebooks to communicate with
families about their children's progress. For example, the teacher and family of one student
recently used such a notebook to keep one another informed about the student's progress in
mastering specific self-help skills. This approach is likely to be most effective in promoting which
of the following outcomes?
A. fostering in students a sense of responsibility with regard to their own learning
B. establishing partnerships with families in the assessment of their children's learning and
development
C. helping build caring and friendly relationships between the teacher and students
D. enhancing families' ability to reinforce at home what their children are learning in school
B - ANS-One of the most important responsibilities of a teacher is the construction of valid and
reliable tests. Which of the following is not one of the basic principles of test construction?
A. Construct a blueprint that reflects the objectives of the content to be learned.
B. Include only students who have mastered the set of criteria necessary for the test.
C. Be sure that tests reflect the emphasis given to various objectives during instruction of
knowledge and/or skills.
D. Follow best testing procedures for the area of knowledge or the skill the student is expected
to acquire.
B - ANS-Which of the following assessment practices would be considered ethical?
A. obtaining actual test items to use as examples when preparing students for a standardized
assessment
B. using ongoing informal assessments of students' learning to guide the instructional process
C. determining assessment accommodations for individual students based on
their classroom performance
D. posting standardized assessment results that include students' identifying information on a
class Web page
