OPTE Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
guided practice - CORRECT ANSWER - practicing a new concept with scaffolded support
from the teacher
operant conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER - provides rewards or punishment as motivation
for desired performance
short term memory - CORRECT ANSWER - information that enters the conscious memory
but is not stored for recall at a later tiem
verbal prompting - CORRECT ANSWER - using words or beginning phonemes to assist
students
inductive reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER - conclusions are drawn by putting together
known concepts and applying them to a new situation
conference - CORRECT ANSWER - a meeting between teacher and student in which learning
is orally assessed and evaluated
Assertive Discipline - CORRECT ANSWER - a classroom management technique in which
the teacher takes clear control over the classroom and its dynamics
mode - CORRECT ANSWER - the score that appears most frequently
Situated motivation - CORRECT ANSWER - a form of extrinsic motivation when a student is
motivated, but only within the particular context of the situation
, attribution theory - CORRECT ANSWER - internal attribution is assumed when other people
make mistakes or are victims, as individuals tend to see others as a predictable stereotype; when
an individual makes a mistake, he or she tends to view the cause as external
visual impairments - CORRECT ANSWER - problems with eyesight, such as blindness
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 - CORRECT ANSWER - protects students
against gender discrimination in all federally funded education programs, including colleges that
receive federal funding
extrinsic motivation - CORRECT ANSWER - an external reward
exit ticket - CORRECT ANSWER - a small piece of paper that includes two to three short,
literal comprehension questions; a useful tool for teachers to assess student understanding at the
end of a lesson in order to better shape future lessons
Lawrence Kohlberg - CORRECT ANSWER - identified the stages of moral development
Common Core Standards - CORRECT ANSWER - the predominant set of standards used
across most states for Math and English Language Arts
standardized test - CORRECT ANSWER - a test administered to all students in a consistent
way and then graded in the same way so that score comparisons may be accurately made
Albert Bandura - CORRECT ANSWER - a Canadian psychologist who developed the social
learning theory
remediation - CORRECT ANSWER - the additional support provided to regular education
students to bridge gaps in learning
Questions and CORRECT Answers
guided practice - CORRECT ANSWER - practicing a new concept with scaffolded support
from the teacher
operant conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER - provides rewards or punishment as motivation
for desired performance
short term memory - CORRECT ANSWER - information that enters the conscious memory
but is not stored for recall at a later tiem
verbal prompting - CORRECT ANSWER - using words or beginning phonemes to assist
students
inductive reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER - conclusions are drawn by putting together
known concepts and applying them to a new situation
conference - CORRECT ANSWER - a meeting between teacher and student in which learning
is orally assessed and evaluated
Assertive Discipline - CORRECT ANSWER - a classroom management technique in which
the teacher takes clear control over the classroom and its dynamics
mode - CORRECT ANSWER - the score that appears most frequently
Situated motivation - CORRECT ANSWER - a form of extrinsic motivation when a student is
motivated, but only within the particular context of the situation
, attribution theory - CORRECT ANSWER - internal attribution is assumed when other people
make mistakes or are victims, as individuals tend to see others as a predictable stereotype; when
an individual makes a mistake, he or she tends to view the cause as external
visual impairments - CORRECT ANSWER - problems with eyesight, such as blindness
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 - CORRECT ANSWER - protects students
against gender discrimination in all federally funded education programs, including colleges that
receive federal funding
extrinsic motivation - CORRECT ANSWER - an external reward
exit ticket - CORRECT ANSWER - a small piece of paper that includes two to three short,
literal comprehension questions; a useful tool for teachers to assess student understanding at the
end of a lesson in order to better shape future lessons
Lawrence Kohlberg - CORRECT ANSWER - identified the stages of moral development
Common Core Standards - CORRECT ANSWER - the predominant set of standards used
across most states for Math and English Language Arts
standardized test - CORRECT ANSWER - a test administered to all students in a consistent
way and then graded in the same way so that score comparisons may be accurately made
Albert Bandura - CORRECT ANSWER - a Canadian psychologist who developed the social
learning theory
remediation - CORRECT ANSWER - the additional support provided to regular education
students to bridge gaps in learning
