Module 1 Pre-k PECT Exam
23. According to theorists, what is the best way that children learn? - ANS-Construction of
knowledge - not thinking through play or logic
A child has a hearing device. You and the student discuss the device with the class. What
concept is this promoting? - ANS-Positive peer and student interaction. Informing the class
about the child's disability and implications encourages students to learn other forms of
communication with the child and helps students learn to communicate for that child.
A child has a hearing device. You and the student discuss the device with the class. What is this
promoting? - ANS-Positive peer and student interaction
A child is constantly asking questions. Using the psychosocial theory of Erik Erikson, what
should you do as a teacher? - ANS-Answer all questions and encourage the student to
encounter the world around them.
A fourth grade teacher wants to measure the skill level of students in certain subjects at the
beginning of the school year. What type of assessment would be best to use? - ANS-Use
informal assessment by having students make a list of what they know and what they do not
know.
A PreK classroom is divided into 6 centers. Children are allowed to pick their own center and
complete an activity in 10 minutes. What is the main benefit of this exercise? - ANS-Students
understand to make choices and meet expectations
A student in your class has been comparing his work to his peers and is not happy with his own
work. What would be the benefit of a portfolio assessment? - ANS-To help him keep track of his
own progress.
A student is struggling with something in your class, what should you do FIRST? - ANS-You
would have to have "evidence" of a student struggling before talking to the family
A student tells a teacher about two instances of physical abuse that happened one year ago.
The student begs the teacher to keep it a secret. How should the teacher respond? - ANS-Tell
the child you cannot keep it a secret and report it.
A student who is typically well behaved has suddenly started acting out and crying in school. He
doesn't want to join the class during activities. The teacher knows that his sister has recently
been diagnosed with leukemia and the family has had stress. The student's behavior shows
which principle of the family systems theory? - ANS-Interdependence
, A student with a visual impairment cannot see things that are projected on the wall. A speaker is
coming in and showing a slideshow to the class. How can you best accommodate this student?
- ANS-Give the student a paper copy of the slides to follow along with.
A teacher allows students to pick a method to demonstrate what they learned about a particular
subject. For example, they can make a power point, make a model, or a drawing. What type of
instructional approach is this? - ANS-Universal design
A teacher has a student with ADHD who has a hard time sitting still for prolonged periods of
time. A special speaker is coming in to speak to the class for 30 minutes. What should the
teacher do to accommodate the ADHD student? - ANS-Put student in a space where he can
move around and not distract the speaker.
A teacher reads Pre-K-4 journals. How will this help her? - ANS-Helps her to reflect on her
teaching styles and keeps her up to date on the most recent information.
A teacher's class isn't following directions. Which of the following should the teacher do first? -
ANS-Talk with the students and work with them first.
Affective Domain - ANS-The most intangible domain of the learning process. It involves affective
behavior, which is conduct that expresses feelings, needs, beliefs, values, and opinions; the
feeling domain.
Albert Bandura's theory of modeling steps - ANS-attention, retention, reproduction and
motivation
Cognitive Domain - ANS-the "thinking" domain, includes six intellectual abilities and thinking
processes beginning with knowing, comprehending, and applying to analysis, synthesis, and
evaluation
Collegiality - ANS-companionship and cooperation between colleagues who share responsibility.
Concrete operational thinking - ANS-Concrete operational thinkers think in concrete, not
abstract, terms. These are children approximately from ages 7 to 11. They require hands-on
experiences in order to learn concepts and manipulate symbols logically.
Example: A teacher gives her elementary students ten colored beads to string onto a bracelet.
She asks them to tell her all the ways the beads can be arranged on the bracelet.
Construction of knowledge - ANS-The construction of knowledge is an active process that
happens through individual or social engagement. ... The construction of knowledge happens by
building on people's prior knowledge and experience. All learning is built on what the
participants already know and bring with them to the training.
23. According to theorists, what is the best way that children learn? - ANS-Construction of
knowledge - not thinking through play or logic
A child has a hearing device. You and the student discuss the device with the class. What
concept is this promoting? - ANS-Positive peer and student interaction. Informing the class
about the child's disability and implications encourages students to learn other forms of
communication with the child and helps students learn to communicate for that child.
A child has a hearing device. You and the student discuss the device with the class. What is this
promoting? - ANS-Positive peer and student interaction
A child is constantly asking questions. Using the psychosocial theory of Erik Erikson, what
should you do as a teacher? - ANS-Answer all questions and encourage the student to
encounter the world around them.
A fourth grade teacher wants to measure the skill level of students in certain subjects at the
beginning of the school year. What type of assessment would be best to use? - ANS-Use
informal assessment by having students make a list of what they know and what they do not
know.
A PreK classroom is divided into 6 centers. Children are allowed to pick their own center and
complete an activity in 10 minutes. What is the main benefit of this exercise? - ANS-Students
understand to make choices and meet expectations
A student in your class has been comparing his work to his peers and is not happy with his own
work. What would be the benefit of a portfolio assessment? - ANS-To help him keep track of his
own progress.
A student is struggling with something in your class, what should you do FIRST? - ANS-You
would have to have "evidence" of a student struggling before talking to the family
A student tells a teacher about two instances of physical abuse that happened one year ago.
The student begs the teacher to keep it a secret. How should the teacher respond? - ANS-Tell
the child you cannot keep it a secret and report it.
A student who is typically well behaved has suddenly started acting out and crying in school. He
doesn't want to join the class during activities. The teacher knows that his sister has recently
been diagnosed with leukemia and the family has had stress. The student's behavior shows
which principle of the family systems theory? - ANS-Interdependence
, A student with a visual impairment cannot see things that are projected on the wall. A speaker is
coming in and showing a slideshow to the class. How can you best accommodate this student?
- ANS-Give the student a paper copy of the slides to follow along with.
A teacher allows students to pick a method to demonstrate what they learned about a particular
subject. For example, they can make a power point, make a model, or a drawing. What type of
instructional approach is this? - ANS-Universal design
A teacher has a student with ADHD who has a hard time sitting still for prolonged periods of
time. A special speaker is coming in to speak to the class for 30 minutes. What should the
teacher do to accommodate the ADHD student? - ANS-Put student in a space where he can
move around and not distract the speaker.
A teacher reads Pre-K-4 journals. How will this help her? - ANS-Helps her to reflect on her
teaching styles and keeps her up to date on the most recent information.
A teacher's class isn't following directions. Which of the following should the teacher do first? -
ANS-Talk with the students and work with them first.
Affective Domain - ANS-The most intangible domain of the learning process. It involves affective
behavior, which is conduct that expresses feelings, needs, beliefs, values, and opinions; the
feeling domain.
Albert Bandura's theory of modeling steps - ANS-attention, retention, reproduction and
motivation
Cognitive Domain - ANS-the "thinking" domain, includes six intellectual abilities and thinking
processes beginning with knowing, comprehending, and applying to analysis, synthesis, and
evaluation
Collegiality - ANS-companionship and cooperation between colleagues who share responsibility.
Concrete operational thinking - ANS-Concrete operational thinkers think in concrete, not
abstract, terms. These are children approximately from ages 7 to 11. They require hands-on
experiences in order to learn concepts and manipulate symbols logically.
Example: A teacher gives her elementary students ten colored beads to string onto a bracelet.
She asks them to tell her all the ways the beads can be arranged on the bracelet.
Construction of knowledge - ANS-The construction of knowledge is an active process that
happens through individual or social engagement. ... The construction of knowledge happens by
building on people's prior knowledge and experience. All learning is built on what the
participants already know and bring with them to the training.
