FTCE Professional Education Practice
Test questions and answers 2025\2026
A+ Grade
Teachers who conduct action research might:
- correct answer Videotape their lessons to reflect on instructional strategies.
A student-centered classroom uses reciprocal teaching to analyze a selection of text. The 4 basic steps
that are used in reciprocal teaching are:
- correct answer Predicting, questioning, clarifying, summarizing.
What type of test could a school district use to determine if state standards were being effectively
taught?
- correct answer Criterion-referenced test
Which of the following is the best example of a cognitive objective?
- correct answer Students will complete a two-digit multiplication skills test with 85% mastery.
An educator signed up for a paid online professional development session that required watching short
video segments and personally reflecting on their content. The educator let the videos run in the
background, and quickly clicked through the acknowledgments without completing the reflections.
What portion of the Code of Ethics does this violate?
- correct answer The obligation to the profession.
Learning activities should always be based on:
- correct answer specific objectives.
An elementary reading teacher wants to get parents reading nightly with their children. The most
effective way to do this while fostering parent communication is to:
,- correct answer Invite parents to a "reading night" where student and parents meet to read and share
favorite poems.
Which of the following statements from a teacher would be considered classroom management through
use of negative reinforcement?
- correct answer "If you would start turning in your homework, I wouldn't have to call your mother every
afternoon!"
In order to practice effective behavior management, classroom rules
- correct answer should be followed by all students and be consistently enforced.
Which of the following would be a responsibility of a school advisory council?
- correct answer Developing a school improvement plan
Which of the following would be an example of negative reinforcement?
- correct answer The teacher stops complaining about the messy floor after the students clean it up.
A teacher has discovered and implemented a new online behavior-management program that is
improving student behavior while providing an easy way to communicate with parents. The teacher
should
- correct answer Meet with the principal to discussing sharing the new product at the next professional
development day.
The best tool for a teacher to use to keep a running, averaged record of student scores throughout the
year is
- correct answer Spreadsheet
The most effective way to present vocabulary is
- correct answer in context to convey rich meaning to the students.
The best graphic organizer for analyzing similarities and differences is
- correct answer a Venn diagram
, An ELL joins the classroom mid-year. She appears to speak fluent English and participates well in class,
yet struggles academically in reading and science. When questioned, the teacher learns that the student
has only lived in America for 2 years. The student's academic struggles are likely the result of
- correct answer Not having mastered cognitive academic language proficiency due to the length of time
she has been speaking English.
The input-hypothesis model developed by Steven Krashen would suggest that ELLs would benefit from
- correct answer Being given information that is just slightly above their ability level in the second
language.
The No Child Left Behind Act states that
- correct answer Student whose first language is not English may only be tested in English.
Student test performance reflects
- correct answer a student's understanding of the topic and the quality of instruction.
When teaching idioms it is important to
- correct answer Explicitly teach the implied meaning of the phrase.
A teacher wants to know if he is allowed to copy software onto more of his classroom computers. To
find this out he should consult the
- correct answer site license
A student comes to school and says that her report is done but she is out of ink on her home printer.
She asks the teacher if she can email the assignment to school and have the teacher print it out. The
teacher should
- correct answer be cautious because emails can contain viruses.
Prior to teaching a unit on bacteria and viruses, a teacher has students evaluate a list of content-area
statements as being true or false. After the lesson is complete, the students reevaluate the statements.
What was the purpose of giving the assignment before the lesson if it was also to be complete
afterwards?
- correct answer The teacher using an anticipation chart to increase student interest and focus the
instruction.
Test questions and answers 2025\2026
A+ Grade
Teachers who conduct action research might:
- correct answer Videotape their lessons to reflect on instructional strategies.
A student-centered classroom uses reciprocal teaching to analyze a selection of text. The 4 basic steps
that are used in reciprocal teaching are:
- correct answer Predicting, questioning, clarifying, summarizing.
What type of test could a school district use to determine if state standards were being effectively
taught?
- correct answer Criterion-referenced test
Which of the following is the best example of a cognitive objective?
- correct answer Students will complete a two-digit multiplication skills test with 85% mastery.
An educator signed up for a paid online professional development session that required watching short
video segments and personally reflecting on their content. The educator let the videos run in the
background, and quickly clicked through the acknowledgments without completing the reflections.
What portion of the Code of Ethics does this violate?
- correct answer The obligation to the profession.
Learning activities should always be based on:
- correct answer specific objectives.
An elementary reading teacher wants to get parents reading nightly with their children. The most
effective way to do this while fostering parent communication is to:
,- correct answer Invite parents to a "reading night" where student and parents meet to read and share
favorite poems.
Which of the following statements from a teacher would be considered classroom management through
use of negative reinforcement?
- correct answer "If you would start turning in your homework, I wouldn't have to call your mother every
afternoon!"
In order to practice effective behavior management, classroom rules
- correct answer should be followed by all students and be consistently enforced.
Which of the following would be a responsibility of a school advisory council?
- correct answer Developing a school improvement plan
Which of the following would be an example of negative reinforcement?
- correct answer The teacher stops complaining about the messy floor after the students clean it up.
A teacher has discovered and implemented a new online behavior-management program that is
improving student behavior while providing an easy way to communicate with parents. The teacher
should
- correct answer Meet with the principal to discussing sharing the new product at the next professional
development day.
The best tool for a teacher to use to keep a running, averaged record of student scores throughout the
year is
- correct answer Spreadsheet
The most effective way to present vocabulary is
- correct answer in context to convey rich meaning to the students.
The best graphic organizer for analyzing similarities and differences is
- correct answer a Venn diagram
, An ELL joins the classroom mid-year. She appears to speak fluent English and participates well in class,
yet struggles academically in reading and science. When questioned, the teacher learns that the student
has only lived in America for 2 years. The student's academic struggles are likely the result of
- correct answer Not having mastered cognitive academic language proficiency due to the length of time
she has been speaking English.
The input-hypothesis model developed by Steven Krashen would suggest that ELLs would benefit from
- correct answer Being given information that is just slightly above their ability level in the second
language.
The No Child Left Behind Act states that
- correct answer Student whose first language is not English may only be tested in English.
Student test performance reflects
- correct answer a student's understanding of the topic and the quality of instruction.
When teaching idioms it is important to
- correct answer Explicitly teach the implied meaning of the phrase.
A teacher wants to know if he is allowed to copy software onto more of his classroom computers. To
find this out he should consult the
- correct answer site license
A student comes to school and says that her report is done but she is out of ink on her home printer.
She asks the teacher if she can email the assignment to school and have the teacher print it out. The
teacher should
- correct answer be cautious because emails can contain viruses.
Prior to teaching a unit on bacteria and viruses, a teacher has students evaluate a list of content-area
statements as being true or false. After the lesson is complete, the students reevaluate the statements.
What was the purpose of giving the assignment before the lesson if it was also to be complete
afterwards?
- correct answer The teacher using an anticipation chart to increase student interest and focus the
instruction.
