EDF CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
◉ Identify an accurate statement in reference to teaching during the
early 1900s.
Answer: Teaching was becoming an increasingly female occupation.
◉ Identify an accurate statement about single-sex schools.
Answer: ideas that support single-sex schools fit easily into
traditional belief systems.
◉ In the context of emotional intelligence quotient (EQ) and
intelligence quotient (IQ), psychologist Daniel Goleman argues that:
Answer: EQ may be a better predictor of life success than IQ
◉ According to Gardner, if one wants to develop students who are
willing to face hard truths and value honest behavior, the stress
should be on the:
Answer: ethical mind.
◉ Pavel is a new teacher in an inner-city school in Boston. To
prepare for teaching, Pavel commits to teach for at least five years.
Then, he spends his first year observing and working with Dava, a
,master teacher, while taking coursework. Only during his second
year he will be allowed to teach students of his own, under Dava's
supervision. Based on this description, Pavel is part of _____.
Answer: a teaching residency program.
◉ The principle of nondiscriminatory education is based on:
Answer: "due process" rights of the Fifth and Fourteenth
Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
◉ Identify a reason why teacher education students are considered
less talented than other college majors
Answer: Education majors are less likely to score in the top 25
percent on the SATs.
◉ Research shows that teachers skilled in pedagogy:
Answer: outperform teachers with superior subject area knowledge.
◉ For teachers involved in gifted education programs, one of the key
tasks to accomplish is:
Answer: promoting a sense of community that reduces student
anxiety and alienation.
◉ Which principle of special education implies that educational
goals designed for a child must align with his or her learning needs?
,Answer: Individualized education program
◉ Although U.S. middle school students may lag behind their
Japanese counterparts in international algebra tests, the differences
disappear on later tests due to the:
Answer: greater comparative effectiveness of U.S. colleges.
◉ Which of the following is a reason that influences individuals to
choose teaching as a profession?
Answer: Desire to work with young people
◉ Jean is a student in the fifth grade. She is very aware of how she
feels emotionally, and has a clear idea of her strengths and her
limitations. She has a natural ability to use this knowledge to guide
her behavior in the class. Considering this description, it can be
concluded that Jean has:
Answer: intrapersonal intelligence.
◉ In the context of how teachers are prepared today, there is:
Answer: no consensus on how to best prepare teachers.
◉ Paula is a high school music teacher who is known for her
involvement and commitment to her students and to her school. She
is constantly working with other teachers and administrators so that
, they can have the best instruction, curriculum, and staff
development possible. She also reaches out through her music
program to involve parents and the community to make sure that
these groups are engaged with the school and feel like they have a
stake in what is going on there. Which of the core propositions of the
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards do Paula's
actions most closely refl
Answer: Teachers are members of learning communities.
◉ Procedural due process refers to the:
Answer: principle that upholds the right of students with disabilities
to protest a school's decisions about their education.
◉ One of the recommendations to strengthen the Teach for America
(TFA) program is to:
Answer: increase classroom support for TFA participants as they
teach
◉ Unlike traditional teacher preparation programs, alternative
teaching programs
Answer: focus on structured apprenticeship.
◉ Alice is a teacher who has just finished her fourth year of teaching.
At the end of that year, Alice was informed that she would be granted
tenure. From this point, Alice can expect:
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
◉ Identify an accurate statement in reference to teaching during the
early 1900s.
Answer: Teaching was becoming an increasingly female occupation.
◉ Identify an accurate statement about single-sex schools.
Answer: ideas that support single-sex schools fit easily into
traditional belief systems.
◉ In the context of emotional intelligence quotient (EQ) and
intelligence quotient (IQ), psychologist Daniel Goleman argues that:
Answer: EQ may be a better predictor of life success than IQ
◉ According to Gardner, if one wants to develop students who are
willing to face hard truths and value honest behavior, the stress
should be on the:
Answer: ethical mind.
◉ Pavel is a new teacher in an inner-city school in Boston. To
prepare for teaching, Pavel commits to teach for at least five years.
Then, he spends his first year observing and working with Dava, a
,master teacher, while taking coursework. Only during his second
year he will be allowed to teach students of his own, under Dava's
supervision. Based on this description, Pavel is part of _____.
Answer: a teaching residency program.
◉ The principle of nondiscriminatory education is based on:
Answer: "due process" rights of the Fifth and Fourteenth
Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
◉ Identify a reason why teacher education students are considered
less talented than other college majors
Answer: Education majors are less likely to score in the top 25
percent on the SATs.
◉ Research shows that teachers skilled in pedagogy:
Answer: outperform teachers with superior subject area knowledge.
◉ For teachers involved in gifted education programs, one of the key
tasks to accomplish is:
Answer: promoting a sense of community that reduces student
anxiety and alienation.
◉ Which principle of special education implies that educational
goals designed for a child must align with his or her learning needs?
,Answer: Individualized education program
◉ Although U.S. middle school students may lag behind their
Japanese counterparts in international algebra tests, the differences
disappear on later tests due to the:
Answer: greater comparative effectiveness of U.S. colleges.
◉ Which of the following is a reason that influences individuals to
choose teaching as a profession?
Answer: Desire to work with young people
◉ Jean is a student in the fifth grade. She is very aware of how she
feels emotionally, and has a clear idea of her strengths and her
limitations. She has a natural ability to use this knowledge to guide
her behavior in the class. Considering this description, it can be
concluded that Jean has:
Answer: intrapersonal intelligence.
◉ In the context of how teachers are prepared today, there is:
Answer: no consensus on how to best prepare teachers.
◉ Paula is a high school music teacher who is known for her
involvement and commitment to her students and to her school. She
is constantly working with other teachers and administrators so that
, they can have the best instruction, curriculum, and staff
development possible. She also reaches out through her music
program to involve parents and the community to make sure that
these groups are engaged with the school and feel like they have a
stake in what is going on there. Which of the core propositions of the
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards do Paula's
actions most closely refl
Answer: Teachers are members of learning communities.
◉ Procedural due process refers to the:
Answer: principle that upholds the right of students with disabilities
to protest a school's decisions about their education.
◉ One of the recommendations to strengthen the Teach for America
(TFA) program is to:
Answer: increase classroom support for TFA participants as they
teach
◉ Unlike traditional teacher preparation programs, alternative
teaching programs
Answer: focus on structured apprenticeship.
◉ Alice is a teacher who has just finished her fourth year of teaching.
At the end of that year, Alice was informed that she would be granted
tenure. From this point, Alice can expect:
