PTK Exam: Sample Questions and
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A teacher thinks a student is under a great deal of stress at home. What is the first
thing the teacher should do? - ANSWER - Refer the student to a professional help
provider
What method will best hold students accountable for their full participation in
cooperative learning groups? - ANSWER - Assign each student in the group a
specific role in accomplishing the objectives of the activity
A group of students wants to produce an electronic magazine. Their advisor is
planning a unit to train them on how to use a word-processing program. What is the
best culminating activity for this portion of the training? - ANSWER - Small teams
producing a document under proctored conditions, using specified features, and
within a time limit
What is the best method for promoting effective transfer of knowledge to students?
- ANSWER - Having students work on their own with specific information related to a
topic before giving an organizing lecture
How should a teacher generally begin almost every class? - ANSWER - By telling
students what they will be covering that day
A student is returning to school after being hospitalized for three months. Which
accommodations should a teacher consider? - ANSWER - Giving additional time to
complete assigned work
What is the best method for reinforcing the proper use of the pronoun "me" in
writing? - ANSWER - Give students a structured worksheet that has sentences with a
blank to be filled in with "me" or "I"
What would be the most expedient way for a teacher to find out whether students
know specific facts about whales before teaching? - ANSWER - Students take a
multiple-choice pretest on whales
, Under what circumstance might it be appropriate to ignore a classroom behavior
that violates the rules? - ANSWER - The student acknowledges and changes the
behavior
When should a consequence for classroom misbehavior be enforced? - ANSWER -
After some warning has been delivered
What is one useful strategy to use when a student is in the acquisition stage of
learning? - ANSWER - Teacher demonstration of the target skill
A teacher is planning how to explain classroom assessment practices to a group of
parents. What could be used as an example of formative assessment? - ANSWER -
Evaluating whether teaching practices need to be changed based on student self
evaluation
When planning how students will practice correct spelling of the words "there,"
"their," and "they're," what is the best learning pattern/routine? - ANSWER - Practice
frequently at first and then spread out practice periodically after
Two students work together to prepare visual aids that illustrate the major waves of
immigration to the US. This activity satisfies what learning objectives? - ANSWER -
Communicating in suitable ways
What is an example of an inductive sequence for teaching about WW2? - ANSWER -
Examine events leading up to the war and develop a general model of "world war"
in the process.
INDUCTION = Specific examples to general conclusion
DEDUCTION = General principle applied to specific examples
If a school wanted to compare how its students were doing with respect to students
in other schools, what kind of assessment would be most appropriate? - ANSWER -
Norm-referenced
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A teacher thinks a student is under a great deal of stress at home. What is the first
thing the teacher should do? - ANSWER - Refer the student to a professional help
provider
What method will best hold students accountable for their full participation in
cooperative learning groups? - ANSWER - Assign each student in the group a
specific role in accomplishing the objectives of the activity
A group of students wants to produce an electronic magazine. Their advisor is
planning a unit to train them on how to use a word-processing program. What is the
best culminating activity for this portion of the training? - ANSWER - Small teams
producing a document under proctored conditions, using specified features, and
within a time limit
What is the best method for promoting effective transfer of knowledge to students?
- ANSWER - Having students work on their own with specific information related to a
topic before giving an organizing lecture
How should a teacher generally begin almost every class? - ANSWER - By telling
students what they will be covering that day
A student is returning to school after being hospitalized for three months. Which
accommodations should a teacher consider? - ANSWER - Giving additional time to
complete assigned work
What is the best method for reinforcing the proper use of the pronoun "me" in
writing? - ANSWER - Give students a structured worksheet that has sentences with a
blank to be filled in with "me" or "I"
What would be the most expedient way for a teacher to find out whether students
know specific facts about whales before teaching? - ANSWER - Students take a
multiple-choice pretest on whales
, Under what circumstance might it be appropriate to ignore a classroom behavior
that violates the rules? - ANSWER - The student acknowledges and changes the
behavior
When should a consequence for classroom misbehavior be enforced? - ANSWER -
After some warning has been delivered
What is one useful strategy to use when a student is in the acquisition stage of
learning? - ANSWER - Teacher demonstration of the target skill
A teacher is planning how to explain classroom assessment practices to a group of
parents. What could be used as an example of formative assessment? - ANSWER -
Evaluating whether teaching practices need to be changed based on student self
evaluation
When planning how students will practice correct spelling of the words "there,"
"their," and "they're," what is the best learning pattern/routine? - ANSWER - Practice
frequently at first and then spread out practice periodically after
Two students work together to prepare visual aids that illustrate the major waves of
immigration to the US. This activity satisfies what learning objectives? - ANSWER -
Communicating in suitable ways
What is an example of an inductive sequence for teaching about WW2? - ANSWER -
Examine events leading up to the war and develop a general model of "world war"
in the process.
INDUCTION = Specific examples to general conclusion
DEDUCTION = General principle applied to specific examples
If a school wanted to compare how its students were doing with respect to students
in other schools, what kind of assessment would be most appropriate? - ANSWER -
Norm-referenced
