FTCE: Professional Education Test
(Florida Teacher Certification
Examination) Study Guide Containing 75
Questions with Definitive Solutions.
How does a student interest relate to student learning and mastery of objectives? - Answer: There is a direct correlation between student interest/engagement and student learning. Generally, if a student has a high level of interest and 1 FTCE: Professional Education Test (Florida Teacher Certification Examination)
engagement. then the student has an increased level of motivation and academic mastery.
How does a teacher utilize an IEP? - Answer: An Individualized Education Program is used to serve the needs of students with learning disabilities.
According to Bloom, how many types of educational objectives are there? - Answer: Three - cognitive, affective, and psychomotor.
What is cooperative learning? - Answer: Cooperative learning is an instructional strategy that focuses on team recognition, individual accountability, and equal opportunities for success.
What is an example of a cooperative learning activity? - Answer: Jig sawing
True or False: Direct instruction is a student-centered instructional strategy. - Answer: False. Direct instruction is a teacher-centered instructional strategy.
How many learning styles are there? - Answer: 7
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What is the first step in developing a culutrally responsive classroom? - Answer: Develop a self-assessment and analyze personal values and beliefs, concerning learners.
What theorist developed the idea of multiple intelligences? - Answer: Howard Gardner
In what stage of Piaget's cognitive development would a learner be equipped to think logically about abstract ideas? - Answer: Formal operational stage (adolescence to adulthood)
How does Bloom's taxonomy relate to higher-level thinkiong? - Answer: The levels
at the top of the taxonomy (analyzing, creating, evalutationg) generally reflect higher-order thinking skills developed by students.
What is the primary difference between deductive and inductive thinking? - Answer: Deductive thinking strates with one or two general statements and leads to a specific conclusion, while inductive thinking requires students to take specific facts and leads to a genreal conclusion.
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