PRAXIS PLT
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Which of the following sources of research is the most reliable?
A. peer-reviewed journals B. mainstream newspapers C. professional magazines D. online
encyclopedias a. Peer-reviewed journals meet minimal criteria for finding accurate
research.
Which of the following best describes action research?
A. A publishing company conducts a research project to prove that their products are effective.
B. A teacher researches his or her own practice. C. Doctoral students at a university conduct a
study out of academic interest (basic research). D. Scientists review a research project and reflect
on its accuracy (peer review) b. Teachers research their own classroom results and draw
conclusions about best practices.
Which of the following reflective practices requires respect, trust, and collegiality among staff to
be effective?
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Questions With Complete Solutions
A. observation B. reflective journals C. incident analysis D. portfolios A. Observation is
effective only if it is followed by a meaningful, professional conversation, which requires both
trust and respect.
Mr. Reed develops a scale to help him rate the usability of his substitute lesson plans. Which of
the following reflective practices is he using?
A. reflective journaling B. self-assessment C. incident analysis D. a portfolio b. Self-
assessment involves the use of scales or rubrics to identify areas for improving practice.
Which of the following activities harms the public perception of professional educators?
A. reporting behavior issues to parents B. contacting legislators about education reform issues C.
gossiping about colleagues D. asking parents for help in the classroom C. Complaining
about students, colleagues, and administrators is unprofessional and harmful to the educational
community as a whole.
Ms. Durant calls Shelly's mother because Shelly has not done any work in two weeks. Ms.
Durant is shocked that Shelly's mother becomes angry with Ms. Durant. How could Ms. Durant
have made this a more positive interaction?
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Questions With Complete Solutions
A. Ms. Durant should have handled it herself. B. Ms. Durant should not have waited two weeks
to make a phone call. C. Ms. Durant should call parents only with good news. D. Ms. Durant
should have sent a note instead. b. Ms. Durant should have contacted the parent as soon as
she realized there was a problem. After two weeks, it will be much harder for Shelly to catch up
than if she had known within the first few days.
Which of the following is an example of a stakeholder?
A. a student B. a businessman C. a parent or guardian D. all of the above d. . Stakeholders
may be students, teachers, parents, staff, administrators, and/or community members.
Which of the following is a benefit of collaborating with grade-level team members?
A. Collaborating saves time. B. Students benefit from the collective strengths of the team. C.
Teachers are able to agree on the best instructional approach. D. Administrators feel more
comfortable when teachers give each other critical feedback. b. Teachers are stronger
when they work together for the benefit of students.
Which of the following pieces of legislation protect against gender discrimination in athletic
programs at public schools? A. the First Amendment B. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
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Questions With Complete Solutions
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 D. the Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act c. Correct. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits gender
discrimination, including sexual harassment, inequality in athletic opportunity, inequality in
STEM courses, and discrimination based on pregnancy.
Which of the following is an example of fair use of copyrighted materials? A. A teacher shows
students a rented video as a reward at the end of the week. B. A teacher copies one chapter of a
novel that contains several literary elements to annotate with students. C. For a performance, a
teacher copies a piece of sheet music she finds on the Internet instead of purchasing it.
D. A teacher creates a PowerPoint presentation with a 500-word poem in its entirety that she uses
every semester. B
Professional Learning Communities (PLC) small teacher team groups where teachers meet to
discuss common goals for student achievement, use student data from common assessments for
all students and determine which instructional strategies-Key questions: What do we want
students to learn? How will we know if they have learned it? What will we do if they are not
learning? What will we do if they already know the material?
Questions With Complete Solutions
Which of the following sources of research is the most reliable?
A. peer-reviewed journals B. mainstream newspapers C. professional magazines D. online
encyclopedias a. Peer-reviewed journals meet minimal criteria for finding accurate
research.
Which of the following best describes action research?
A. A publishing company conducts a research project to prove that their products are effective.
B. A teacher researches his or her own practice. C. Doctoral students at a university conduct a
study out of academic interest (basic research). D. Scientists review a research project and reflect
on its accuracy (peer review) b. Teachers research their own classroom results and draw
conclusions about best practices.
Which of the following reflective practices requires respect, trust, and collegiality among staff to
be effective?
, PRAXIS PLT
Questions With Complete Solutions
A. observation B. reflective journals C. incident analysis D. portfolios A. Observation is
effective only if it is followed by a meaningful, professional conversation, which requires both
trust and respect.
Mr. Reed develops a scale to help him rate the usability of his substitute lesson plans. Which of
the following reflective practices is he using?
A. reflective journaling B. self-assessment C. incident analysis D. a portfolio b. Self-
assessment involves the use of scales or rubrics to identify areas for improving practice.
Which of the following activities harms the public perception of professional educators?
A. reporting behavior issues to parents B. contacting legislators about education reform issues C.
gossiping about colleagues D. asking parents for help in the classroom C. Complaining
about students, colleagues, and administrators is unprofessional and harmful to the educational
community as a whole.
Ms. Durant calls Shelly's mother because Shelly has not done any work in two weeks. Ms.
Durant is shocked that Shelly's mother becomes angry with Ms. Durant. How could Ms. Durant
have made this a more positive interaction?
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Questions With Complete Solutions
A. Ms. Durant should have handled it herself. B. Ms. Durant should not have waited two weeks
to make a phone call. C. Ms. Durant should call parents only with good news. D. Ms. Durant
should have sent a note instead. b. Ms. Durant should have contacted the parent as soon as
she realized there was a problem. After two weeks, it will be much harder for Shelly to catch up
than if she had known within the first few days.
Which of the following is an example of a stakeholder?
A. a student B. a businessman C. a parent or guardian D. all of the above d. . Stakeholders
may be students, teachers, parents, staff, administrators, and/or community members.
Which of the following is a benefit of collaborating with grade-level team members?
A. Collaborating saves time. B. Students benefit from the collective strengths of the team. C.
Teachers are able to agree on the best instructional approach. D. Administrators feel more
comfortable when teachers give each other critical feedback. b. Teachers are stronger
when they work together for the benefit of students.
Which of the following pieces of legislation protect against gender discrimination in athletic
programs at public schools? A. the First Amendment B. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
, PRAXIS PLT
Questions With Complete Solutions
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 D. the Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act c. Correct. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits gender
discrimination, including sexual harassment, inequality in athletic opportunity, inequality in
STEM courses, and discrimination based on pregnancy.
Which of the following is an example of fair use of copyrighted materials? A. A teacher shows
students a rented video as a reward at the end of the week. B. A teacher copies one chapter of a
novel that contains several literary elements to annotate with students. C. For a performance, a
teacher copies a piece of sheet music she finds on the Internet instead of purchasing it.
D. A teacher creates a PowerPoint presentation with a 500-word poem in its entirety that she uses
every semester. B
Professional Learning Communities (PLC) small teacher team groups where teachers meet to
discuss common goals for student achievement, use student data from common assessments for
all students and determine which instructional strategies-Key questions: What do we want
students to learn? How will we know if they have learned it? What will we do if they are not
learning? What will we do if they already know the material?
