TAP FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which professional organization would you join if you were a PreK teacher who
wanted to receive monthly newsletters on the latest research-based techniques
specifically for teaching young children? - Answer- NAEYC
Jonathan has been teaching for four years in Alabama. He plans on moving to
Georgia with his wife and wants to find a teaching position in Gwinnett County.
Which tiered certificate should he request? - Answer- Induction
Which professional organization would you join if you wanted lobbyists to work for
teachers' issues at the Capitol and you wanted a million dollars worth of liability
insurances if something happens in the classroom? - Answer- PAGE
If a student whose native language is Spanish, and knows very little English joins
your class, which professional organization would be BEST to explore? - Answer-
Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages
Which tier is intended for teachers with fewer than 3 years of experience (new
teachers, OOS teachers, alternative teachers) and involves completion of educator
preparation program, GACE content assessment, edTPA and more? - Answer-
Induction
Researching a company or organization in which you want to work happens in which
stage of the PAPAWF guide to getting a job? - Answer- Preparation
Increased wait time leads to - Answer- greater student participation.
Arno Bellack's pedagogical cycle features these "moves": - Answer- structure,
question, respond, react.
Higher order questions are most effectively used during - Answer- a discussion of
student opinions.
Historically, the teachers' organization with the strongest record on academic
freedom and civil rights is - Answer- the AFT
Which tier in the GA teacher certification process is intended for educator candidates
completing field experiences or STUDENT TEACHING in Georgia schools and must
be requested on behalf of the candidate by the college or university providing the
educator preparation program? - Answer- Pre-service
Molly is a student at Piedmont College who has just been accepted to the school's
teacher preparation program. Which tiered certificate will she need to request. -
Answer- Preservice
, A teacher asks a student to grade her own research paper—and to justify her grade.
Identify the level of this task on Bloom's taxonomy. - Answer- evaluation
Mastery learning is based on the premise that - Answer- all students can learn—if
given the right tools and the opportunity to work at their own pace.
Which professional organization would you join if you wanted the power to strike if
you were not happy with the terms of your teaching contract with your local school
system? - Answer- AFT
In the F stage of PAPAWF guide to getting a job, an interviewee would . . . - Answer-
send a thank-you note.
Which teachers' organization believed in school desegregation years before the
Supreme Court decision in Brown v. the BOE of Topeka? - Answer- the AFT
Direct teaching is - Answer- teacher presentation of new material, followed by
directed practice and feedback.
Which two assessments must a teacher candidate at the induction level pass as part
of their certification process? - Answer- GACE and Educators Ethics Assessment
How does differentiated instruction organize instructional activities? - Answer-
through concentrated tutorials designed to bring about mastery of a few key
concepts
Which educational philosophy believes the purpose of education is to teach students
to think critically by reading and discussing universal ideas through Socratic
seminars? - Answer- perennialism
Which educational philosophy believes the purpose of education is to teach the
history of civilization, especially the history of the dominant culture? - Answer-
essentialism
Which educational philosophy believes the purpose of education is to teach about
the social problems in society and ways to resolve them? - Answer- social
reconstructionism
Which educational philosophy believes the purpose of education is to teach students
how to be active, hands-on participants in a diverse real-world democracy (do not
confuse with existentialism and Summerhill's democratic ways). - Answer-
progressivism
Which educational philosophy believes the purpose of education is to teach the child
how to be a self-sufficient unique individual? - Answer- existentialism
In a progressive classroom, one would observe students sitting in rows of desks
listening to the teacher and taking notes. - Answer- False
ANSWERS
Which professional organization would you join if you were a PreK teacher who
wanted to receive monthly newsletters on the latest research-based techniques
specifically for teaching young children? - Answer- NAEYC
Jonathan has been teaching for four years in Alabama. He plans on moving to
Georgia with his wife and wants to find a teaching position in Gwinnett County.
Which tiered certificate should he request? - Answer- Induction
Which professional organization would you join if you wanted lobbyists to work for
teachers' issues at the Capitol and you wanted a million dollars worth of liability
insurances if something happens in the classroom? - Answer- PAGE
If a student whose native language is Spanish, and knows very little English joins
your class, which professional organization would be BEST to explore? - Answer-
Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages
Which tier is intended for teachers with fewer than 3 years of experience (new
teachers, OOS teachers, alternative teachers) and involves completion of educator
preparation program, GACE content assessment, edTPA and more? - Answer-
Induction
Researching a company or organization in which you want to work happens in which
stage of the PAPAWF guide to getting a job? - Answer- Preparation
Increased wait time leads to - Answer- greater student participation.
Arno Bellack's pedagogical cycle features these "moves": - Answer- structure,
question, respond, react.
Higher order questions are most effectively used during - Answer- a discussion of
student opinions.
Historically, the teachers' organization with the strongest record on academic
freedom and civil rights is - Answer- the AFT
Which tier in the GA teacher certification process is intended for educator candidates
completing field experiences or STUDENT TEACHING in Georgia schools and must
be requested on behalf of the candidate by the college or university providing the
educator preparation program? - Answer- Pre-service
Molly is a student at Piedmont College who has just been accepted to the school's
teacher preparation program. Which tiered certificate will she need to request. -
Answer- Preservice
, A teacher asks a student to grade her own research paper—and to justify her grade.
Identify the level of this task on Bloom's taxonomy. - Answer- evaluation
Mastery learning is based on the premise that - Answer- all students can learn—if
given the right tools and the opportunity to work at their own pace.
Which professional organization would you join if you wanted the power to strike if
you were not happy with the terms of your teaching contract with your local school
system? - Answer- AFT
In the F stage of PAPAWF guide to getting a job, an interviewee would . . . - Answer-
send a thank-you note.
Which teachers' organization believed in school desegregation years before the
Supreme Court decision in Brown v. the BOE of Topeka? - Answer- the AFT
Direct teaching is - Answer- teacher presentation of new material, followed by
directed practice and feedback.
Which two assessments must a teacher candidate at the induction level pass as part
of their certification process? - Answer- GACE and Educators Ethics Assessment
How does differentiated instruction organize instructional activities? - Answer-
through concentrated tutorials designed to bring about mastery of a few key
concepts
Which educational philosophy believes the purpose of education is to teach students
to think critically by reading and discussing universal ideas through Socratic
seminars? - Answer- perennialism
Which educational philosophy believes the purpose of education is to teach the
history of civilization, especially the history of the dominant culture? - Answer-
essentialism
Which educational philosophy believes the purpose of education is to teach about
the social problems in society and ways to resolve them? - Answer- social
reconstructionism
Which educational philosophy believes the purpose of education is to teach students
how to be active, hands-on participants in a diverse real-world democracy (do not
confuse with existentialism and Summerhill's democratic ways). - Answer-
progressivism
Which educational philosophy believes the purpose of education is to teach the child
how to be a self-sufficient unique individual? - Answer- existentialism
In a progressive classroom, one would observe students sitting in rows of desks
listening to the teacher and taking notes. - Answer- False
