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ABCTE PTK Review Exam Questions And
Answers (Guaranteed A+)
What type of questions are most likely to generate the widest range of answers and discussion? -
Answer✔Open ended questions with a variety of answers. Typically "why" questions
Why explain rules in the first few days of class? - Answer✔To establish clear expectations
What info from standardized tests is important to share with parents? - Answer✔Specific areas
of academic strength and weakness
How do students learn best? - Answer✔by doing
How to promote effective transfer of knowledge - Answer✔Have students work on their own
with specific info related to a topic before giving an organized lecture
Best activity to do right before a test - Answer✔Students make charts of important topics with
notes on subtopics below each
higher order thinking - Answer✔A level of thinking that requires the student to think critically.
These levels would be at the application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation levels on the Bloom's
taxonomy scale.
How to introduce writing bibliographies - Answer✔Demonstrate the specific procedure
divergent thinking - Answer✔expands the number of possible problem solutions (creative
thinking that diverges in different directions)
How to start each class - Answer✔Tell students what will be covered that day
How to teach complex interconnections - Answer✔encourage active participation and
engagement
Bloom's Taxonomy - Answer✔knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis,
evaluation
performance assessment - Answer✔Assessment in which students demonstrate their knowledge
and skills in a nonwritten fashion.
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criterion referenced - Answer✔A test designed to indicate how an individual performs in
comparison to a pre-established acceptable criterion, rather than the performance of other
students.
norm-referenced tests - Answer✔Tests where a student's performance is compared with a norm
group, or a representative sampling students similar to the student scoring 1-99+
portfolio tests - Answer✔consumers view or listen to a portfolio of advertisements, taking as
much time as they need
Inductive sequence - Answer✔details first - works well if the reader needs to be persuaded
Proven technique to encourage students - Answer✔give specific feedback and point ahead to
even better performance
Best strategy to culminate a unit - Answer✔Give a free response test on the big ideas and have
student choose a project from a list of eight projects
How to plan a curriculum to best help students achieve grade-level outcomes - Answer✔Use the
state curriculum at the beginning of the year to determine the objectives for the year . The units
of study should be constructed around the objectives before the year begins.
Units should be designed so key skills... - Answer✔are practiced frequently until retained
Formative Assessment - Answer✔Assessment used throughout teaching of a lesson and/or unit
to gauge students' understanding and inform and guide teaching
Summative Assessment - Answer✔testing that follows instruction and assesses achievement
What accommodation should a teacher consider for a student returning from an extensive
hospital stay? - Answer✔Additional time to complete work
You suspect a student may have a bad relationship with a parent or guardian, what do you do? -
Answer✔Refer them to a professional help provider.
How to expediently determine the level of knowledge heading into a knew topic - Answer✔Have
students take a multiple choice pretest on the new topic
Once acquiring a new skill, what comes next? - Answer✔Focus on building fluency
(speed+accuracy)
Which strategy should teachers utilize to reduce test anxiety? - Answer✔Work through easier
problems before difficult ones
If a student continuously causes problems in class even after serving detention, what should your
next step be? - Answer✔Parent conference with an administrator to go over expected changes
and directly address misconduct
How to encourage a students understanding of a topic - Answer✔reinforce their response and ask
them how they figured it out
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ABCTE PTK Review Exam Questions And
Answers (Guaranteed A+)
What type of questions are most likely to generate the widest range of answers and discussion? -
Answer✔Open ended questions with a variety of answers. Typically "why" questions
Why explain rules in the first few days of class? - Answer✔To establish clear expectations
What info from standardized tests is important to share with parents? - Answer✔Specific areas
of academic strength and weakness
How do students learn best? - Answer✔by doing
How to promote effective transfer of knowledge - Answer✔Have students work on their own
with specific info related to a topic before giving an organized lecture
Best activity to do right before a test - Answer✔Students make charts of important topics with
notes on subtopics below each
higher order thinking - Answer✔A level of thinking that requires the student to think critically.
These levels would be at the application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation levels on the Bloom's
taxonomy scale.
How to introduce writing bibliographies - Answer✔Demonstrate the specific procedure
divergent thinking - Answer✔expands the number of possible problem solutions (creative
thinking that diverges in different directions)
How to start each class - Answer✔Tell students what will be covered that day
How to teach complex interconnections - Answer✔encourage active participation and
engagement
Bloom's Taxonomy - Answer✔knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis,
evaluation
performance assessment - Answer✔Assessment in which students demonstrate their knowledge
and skills in a nonwritten fashion.
1|Page
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criterion referenced - Answer✔A test designed to indicate how an individual performs in
comparison to a pre-established acceptable criterion, rather than the performance of other
students.
norm-referenced tests - Answer✔Tests where a student's performance is compared with a norm
group, or a representative sampling students similar to the student scoring 1-99+
portfolio tests - Answer✔consumers view or listen to a portfolio of advertisements, taking as
much time as they need
Inductive sequence - Answer✔details first - works well if the reader needs to be persuaded
Proven technique to encourage students - Answer✔give specific feedback and point ahead to
even better performance
Best strategy to culminate a unit - Answer✔Give a free response test on the big ideas and have
student choose a project from a list of eight projects
How to plan a curriculum to best help students achieve grade-level outcomes - Answer✔Use the
state curriculum at the beginning of the year to determine the objectives for the year . The units
of study should be constructed around the objectives before the year begins.
Units should be designed so key skills... - Answer✔are practiced frequently until retained
Formative Assessment - Answer✔Assessment used throughout teaching of a lesson and/or unit
to gauge students' understanding and inform and guide teaching
Summative Assessment - Answer✔testing that follows instruction and assesses achievement
What accommodation should a teacher consider for a student returning from an extensive
hospital stay? - Answer✔Additional time to complete work
You suspect a student may have a bad relationship with a parent or guardian, what do you do? -
Answer✔Refer them to a professional help provider.
How to expediently determine the level of knowledge heading into a knew topic - Answer✔Have
students take a multiple choice pretest on the new topic
Once acquiring a new skill, what comes next? - Answer✔Focus on building fluency
(speed+accuracy)
Which strategy should teachers utilize to reduce test anxiety? - Answer✔Work through easier
problems before difficult ones
If a student continuously causes problems in class even after serving detention, what should your
next step be? - Answer✔Parent conference with an administrator to go over expected changes
and directly address misconduct
How to encourage a students understanding of a topic - Answer✔reinforce their response and ask
them how they figured it out
2|Page
