OPTE Review from Hobson clinical D
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
d. Reform - CORRECT ANSWER - Changes to schools, classrooms, students, and teachers
designed to improve our nation's schools and make them better places for promoting student
learning best describes which of the following?
a. Standards
b. No Child Left Behind
c. Accountability
d. Reform
a. 1, 2, 3, 4 - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following are types of reform?
1. Changes in the way teachers will be screened as they enter the profession
2. Changes in the way teaching is evaluated
3. Changes in the ways teachers will be rewarded for quality work
4. Changes in the ways student learning is assessed
a. 1, 2, 3, 4 b. 2, 3, 4 c. 1, 2, 3
d. 1, 2, 4
d. standards. - CORRECT ANSWER - Statements that describe what students should know or
be able to do at the end of a period of study are best described as:
a. assessments.
b. performances.
c. rubrics.
d. standards.
,d. Economics, with the goal of helping make our country's economy more globally competitive -
CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following best describes the underlying theme of each
of the reform efforts made in our country since the publication of A Nation At Risk?
a. Philosophy, with the goal of providing a quality education for all students in our nation's
schools
b. Religion, with the goal of returning our country to its roots grounded in religious freedom
c. Leadership, with the goal of improving the school leaders in our nation's schools
d. Economics, with the goal of helping make our country's economy more globally competitive
d. It is an accountability reform sponsored by the federal government. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Which of the following is the best description of the No Child Left Behind Act?
a. It is an amendment to the National Education Association Code of Ethics.
b. It is one of the InTASC principles.
c. It is an attempt by several states to increase the professionalism of teaching.
d. It is an accountability reform sponsored by the federal government.
a. 1, 2, 3, 4 - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following are accountability provisions of
the No Child Left Behind Act?
1. All states are required to create standards for what every child should know at certain grades.
2. Independent agencies (agencies outside school districts) sponsored by the federal government
will determine the extent to which standards are being met.
3. Students attending schools that fail to make adequate yearly progress for two years in a row
can transfer to another school.
4. Students are required to take standardized tests to determine the extent to which standards are
being met.
a. 1, 2, 3, 4 b. 1, 3, 4 c. 1, 2, 4 d. 1, 4
a. The quality of the teacher: How effectively the teacher teaches - CORRECT ANSWER - Of
the following, which is the most important factor determining how much students learn?
a. The quality of the teacher: How effectively the teacher teaches
, b. The curriculum: What students study
c. School leadership: The quality of school principals and other administrators
d. School facilities: The physical plant and access to technology and other support services
c. teacher evaluation. - CORRECT ANSWER - The process of assessing teachers' classroom
performance and providing feedback they can use to increase their expertise is best described as:
a. teacher professional development.
b. a school improvement model.
c. teacher evaluation.
d. in-service teacher training.
b. 1, 2, 4, 5 - CORRECT ANSWER - As reformers realized that teachers are central in the
process of improving schools, they began to look for ways to examine and improve the teaching
force. Which of the following have been included in this examination?
1. Teacher tenure
2. The way teachers are evaluated and whether current evaluation systems identify excellent
teachers and eliminate those who are not competent
3. The teaching strategies teachers use in their classrooms
4. The role of teacher professional organizations
5. How good teachers should be rewarded
a. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 b. 1, 2, 4, 5 c. 3, 4, 5 d. 2, 3, 5
a. Certifying that teachers are adequately utilizing modern technology in their classrooms -
CORRECT ANSWER - Current reforms in teacher evaluation have three goals. Which of the
following is not one of those goals?
a. Certifying that teachers are adequately utilizing modern technology in their classrooms
b. Verifying that veterans are doing a competent job in their classrooms
c. Certifying that a beginning teacher has the skills needed to manage a classroom and promote
student learning.
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
d. Reform - CORRECT ANSWER - Changes to schools, classrooms, students, and teachers
designed to improve our nation's schools and make them better places for promoting student
learning best describes which of the following?
a. Standards
b. No Child Left Behind
c. Accountability
d. Reform
a. 1, 2, 3, 4 - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following are types of reform?
1. Changes in the way teachers will be screened as they enter the profession
2. Changes in the way teaching is evaluated
3. Changes in the ways teachers will be rewarded for quality work
4. Changes in the ways student learning is assessed
a. 1, 2, 3, 4 b. 2, 3, 4 c. 1, 2, 3
d. 1, 2, 4
d. standards. - CORRECT ANSWER - Statements that describe what students should know or
be able to do at the end of a period of study are best described as:
a. assessments.
b. performances.
c. rubrics.
d. standards.
,d. Economics, with the goal of helping make our country's economy more globally competitive -
CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following best describes the underlying theme of each
of the reform efforts made in our country since the publication of A Nation At Risk?
a. Philosophy, with the goal of providing a quality education for all students in our nation's
schools
b. Religion, with the goal of returning our country to its roots grounded in religious freedom
c. Leadership, with the goal of improving the school leaders in our nation's schools
d. Economics, with the goal of helping make our country's economy more globally competitive
d. It is an accountability reform sponsored by the federal government. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Which of the following is the best description of the No Child Left Behind Act?
a. It is an amendment to the National Education Association Code of Ethics.
b. It is one of the InTASC principles.
c. It is an attempt by several states to increase the professionalism of teaching.
d. It is an accountability reform sponsored by the federal government.
a. 1, 2, 3, 4 - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following are accountability provisions of
the No Child Left Behind Act?
1. All states are required to create standards for what every child should know at certain grades.
2. Independent agencies (agencies outside school districts) sponsored by the federal government
will determine the extent to which standards are being met.
3. Students attending schools that fail to make adequate yearly progress for two years in a row
can transfer to another school.
4. Students are required to take standardized tests to determine the extent to which standards are
being met.
a. 1, 2, 3, 4 b. 1, 3, 4 c. 1, 2, 4 d. 1, 4
a. The quality of the teacher: How effectively the teacher teaches - CORRECT ANSWER - Of
the following, which is the most important factor determining how much students learn?
a. The quality of the teacher: How effectively the teacher teaches
, b. The curriculum: What students study
c. School leadership: The quality of school principals and other administrators
d. School facilities: The physical plant and access to technology and other support services
c. teacher evaluation. - CORRECT ANSWER - The process of assessing teachers' classroom
performance and providing feedback they can use to increase their expertise is best described as:
a. teacher professional development.
b. a school improvement model.
c. teacher evaluation.
d. in-service teacher training.
b. 1, 2, 4, 5 - CORRECT ANSWER - As reformers realized that teachers are central in the
process of improving schools, they began to look for ways to examine and improve the teaching
force. Which of the following have been included in this examination?
1. Teacher tenure
2. The way teachers are evaluated and whether current evaluation systems identify excellent
teachers and eliminate those who are not competent
3. The teaching strategies teachers use in their classrooms
4. The role of teacher professional organizations
5. How good teachers should be rewarded
a. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 b. 1, 2, 4, 5 c. 3, 4, 5 d. 2, 3, 5
a. Certifying that teachers are adequately utilizing modern technology in their classrooms -
CORRECT ANSWER - Current reforms in teacher evaluation have three goals. Which of the
following is not one of those goals?
a. Certifying that teachers are adequately utilizing modern technology in their classrooms
b. Verifying that veterans are doing a competent job in their classrooms
c. Certifying that a beginning teacher has the skills needed to manage a classroom and promote
student learning.
