Questions and Answers A Score
Which of the following tests relates an individual's test performance to standards rather
than to the performance of others? - criterion-referenced
Sharon, a 3rd-grade student, received the following scores on a formal reading assessment:
identifying main idea - raw score of 18/25
recalling details - 70th percentile
making inferences - 30% correct
determining author's purpose - grade equivalent of 4.5
A teacher who interprets these data can accurately conclude that Sharon - scored higher
than 70% of students who took the same test in recalling details, and above grade level in
determining author's purpose.
Which of the following is the most appropriate assessment for measuring student mastery
of content in a high yschool yalgebra yclass yat ymidyear? y- yteacher-made ytest
A yteacher yis yassessing ya ystudent's yoral yreading yskills. yWhich yof ythe yfollowing
yassessment ytools yis ythe ymost yappropriate? y- yrunning yrecord
A yscience yteacher yuses ythe yphrase, y"My yVery yExcellent yMother yJust yServed yUs yNine
yPizzas" yto yhelp ythe ystudents yremember ythe yorder yof ythe yplanets. yThis yphrase yis yan
yexample yof ya y- ymnemonic ydevice.
A yteacher yasks, y"How ywas ythe yGrand yCanyon yformed, yPatty?" yPatty yanswers, y"There
yis ya yriver yat ythe ybottom." yThe yteacher ythen ysays, y"Patty, ytell yus yhow ythe yriver
yaffected ythe yformation yof ythe yGrand yCanyon."
What ytechnique yis ythe yteacher yusing yin yher ylast ystatement? y- yprobing
While ya ystudent yis ygiving ya yreport yto ythe yclass, ythe yteacher ysmiles, ynods, yleans
yforward, yand ylistens yattentively. yHer ybehavior ybest ydemonstrates y- ynonverbal
ypositive yacknowledgement.
Mr. yRobinette yis ya ynew yteacher ywho yteaches yhigh yschool yalgebra ycourses. yHe yhas
ydifficulty ymaintaining ystudent yinterest yin yinstruction yand yhas yan yexcessive ynumber
yof ydisciplinary yreferrals.
What ystrategy ywould ybe ythe ybest yfirst ystep yto yaddress ythis ysituation? y- ydiscussing
yproblems ywith ya ymentor yteacher yto yidentify ystrategies yfor yreducing ythe ynumber yof
ydiscipline yproblems
As ypart yof yher yplanning yprocess, yMrs. ySmith yis yconcerned yabout ythe ylevels yof
yreading ycomprehension yin yher yclass. yWhich yof ythe yfollowing ywould yprovide ythe
yrichest ysource yof ydata yfor ythe ybeginning yanalysis yof yher yclass? y- ystudent ytest
yrecords
,Which yof ythe yfollowing ysituations yis ythe ybest yexample yof ya yteacher ypromoting ymiddle
yschool ystudents' ycreative ythinking yafter yreading ya ygiven yfiction yselection? y- ystudents
yrewrite ythe yending yof ythe yselection yto ychange ythe yresolution yof ythe yplot
Identify ythe yclassroom ypractice ythat ybest yencourages ya ypositive ylearning yclimate yfor
yall ystudents. y- yThe yteacher yincludes yall ystudents yin yclass ydiscussions, yshowing yequal
yrespect yand ysensitivity yto yeach ystudent.
At ythe ybeginning yof ythe yschool yyear, ya y2nd-grade yteacher ydetermines ythere yare
ychildren yfrom ydiverse ycultural ybackgrounds yin ythe yclass. yOne yof ythe ybest yways yto
ystudy ycultural ysimilarities yand ydifferences ywould ybe yto yhave ystudents y- yparticipate
yin ya yclassroom yinternational yfestival yto ycomplete ythe yunit yon ycultural ystudy.
While ystudents yare ycompleting yindividual ywork, ythe yteacher yleaves ythe yclassroom yto ypick
yup yhandouts ythat yhave ybeen ycopied yfor ythe ynext yclass.
This yteacher's ybehavior y- yviolates ythe yprofessional yduty yto yprotect ythe ysafety yof ystudents.
Which ystatement yis ytrue ywith yrespect yto yphysical ygrowth ypatterns yof ychildren yin ythe
yupper yelementary yschool? y- yGirls yreach ypuberty ybefore yboys
Wesley yhas ybeen yidentified yas ya yslow ylearner. yHe yis yfrequently yfrustrated yby yclass
yactivities yand yseatwork yassignments yand ysometimes ycries ywhen yhe ycannot ydo ythe
ywork ythat yothers ycomplete yquickly. yWhich yof ythe yfollowing yteacher yactions yis ybest
yin ythis ysituation? y- yArrange ywhat yWesley yis yto ylearn yinto ya yseries yof ysmall ysteps,
yeach yfollowed ywith yimmediate yfeedback.
A yteacher yfinds ythat ystudents ycan ydeal ywith yabstractions yand yhypothetical-deductive
yquestions, yoffer yinterpretations, yand ydraw yconclusions. yAccording yto yPiaget's ytheory
yof ycognitive ydevelopment, yat ywhat ystage yof ycognitive ydevelopment yare ythe ystudents
yfunctioning? y- yformal yoperations
Which yof ythe yfollowing ybehaviors ymay yindicate ythe yneed yto yrefer ya ychild yfor yspeech-
language yevaluation? y- yhaving ydifficulty ycomprehending ywords yand yconcepts
A yscience yteacher ysuspects ya ynew ystudent yof yhaving yproblems ywith yreading
ycomprehension. yTo yassist ythe ystudent, ythe yteacher yshould y- yarrange yfor ydiagnostic
ytesting yin yreading.
More ythan y65% yof ya y3rd-grade yclass yscored yat yhigh yrisk yon ythe yoral yreading yfluency
ymeasure yof ythe yschool's yprogress-monitoring yinstrument. yWhich yinstructional
ypractice ywould ybe ymost yeffective yfor yimproving ythe ystudents' yoral yreading yfluency?
y- yrepeated yreading yof yfamiliar ytext ywith ycorrective yfeedback
Which yinstructional ymethod ywould ybe ythe ymost yeffective yfor yfostering yvocabulary
ydevelopment yin ya ysecondary ycontent yarea? y- ypresenting ytarget ywords yin ycontext
yseveral ytimes yduring yeach yweek
,Before ysending ypairs yof ystudents yto ypractice ywith ya ytext, ya yteacher ymodels yhow yto
ychoose yunfamiliar ywords yand ywrite yan yexplanation, ycreate ya ytitle yfor ythe ypassage
ythey yare yreading, ywrite yquestions ybased yon ytheir ypassage, yand yguess ywhat ywill
yhappen yin ythe ynext ypassage. yThese yare yexamples yof ycomprehension ystrategies ythat
yinclude y- yclarifying, ysummarizing, yquestioning, yand ypredicting.
Which y3rd-grade ystudents' yunit yculminating yactivity yprovides ythe ybest yopportunity yfor
ythem yto yintegrate ylanguage yart yskills? y- yhaving ystudents yprepare yand ygive ya
ysoftware ypresentation
A ygroup yof y5th-grade ystudents ycollected yinformation yon yhow ymany ykindergarten
ystudents ylike ychocolate, yvanilla, yor ystrawberry yice ycream. yWhat yis ythe ybest yformat
yfor yan yinitial ypresentation yof yresults yto ythe ykindergarten ystudents? y- ystacks yof
ythree ydifferent ycolored ycubes yrepresenting yeach ystudent's ychoice
A yteacher yreviews ya ystudent's ycumulative yscores yon ya ycomprehensive yfluency yprogress
ymonitoring ymeasure yat ymidyear. yBased yon ythe ydata ypresented yabove, ywhat yis ythe ymost
yappropriate ymethod yof ydifferentiating yinstruction yfor ythis ystudent? y- yintensive
yinstruction yin yphoneme ysegmentation yfluency
Which yof ythe yfollowing yis yan yexample yof ya yclassroom ythat yhas ybeen ybest yarranged
yto yfacilitate ystudent ysafety? y- yfurniture yplaced yto yaccommodate ytraffic ypatterns
Which yprocedure yshould ya ymiddle yschool yteacher yfollow yat ythe ybeginning yof ya yclass? y-
yAssign ystudents yto ycomplete y"Do yNow" yactivity yalready ywritten yon ythe yboard ywhen ythe
yclass ystarts.
In ya ymiddle yschool yclassroom, ythe yteacher yobserves ythat ymany ystudents yare ycalling
yout yanswers yduring ylarge ygroup ydiscussions, yeven yafter ybeing yreminded yof ythe
yposted yclassroom yrules. yWhat ywould ybe ythe ybest ystrategy yfor ythe yteacher yto yfollow
ynext? y- yHave ystudents ybrainstorm yways yto yparticipate yin ylarge ygroup ydiscussions
yand yamend ythe yclassroom yrules yas ynecessary.
Before ythe yteacher yhas yhad ya ychance yto yexplain ythe yschool's yprocedure yfor yfire ydrills,
ythe yfire yalarm ysounds. yWhich yof ythe yfollowing yprocedures ywould ybe ymost
yappropriate yin ythis ysituation? y- yHave ystudents yline yup yquickly yand yquietly yand ylead
ythem yout yof ythe ybuilding; yreview yprocedures yupon yreturning yto ythe yclassroom.
A yhigh yschool yteacher ywants ystudents ystudying ythe yCivil yWar yto yunderstand ythe
yattitudes yof ythe ysoldiers yon yboth ysides. yOf ythe yfollowing, ywhich yactivity ywould ybest
yhelp ymeet ythis yobjective? y- yRole-playing: ybased yon yclass yreading, yhave yeach ystudent
ywrite ya yletter yto ya yfamily ymember yabout ywar yexperiences yfrom ythe yperspective yof
yfirst ya yNorthern yand ythen ya ySouthern ysoldier. yStudents ywill yread ythe yletters yout
yloud.
A y4th-grade yteacher yhas ya ygroup yof ystudents ywith ymixed yabilities. yAs yhe yplans
yhis yunit yon yearly yFlorida ysettlers, yhe yshould ypay yspecial yattention yto y- yvarying
ythe ydelivery ymodels yof yinstruction yto ycompensate yfor ydifferent yreading ylevels.
, A y7th-grade ystudent yis yfrequently ytardy yfor y1st-period yclass. yThe yteacher yquestions
ythe ystudent yand ydiscovers ythat ythe ystudent yhas ybeen yleft yin ycharge yof yhis yyounger
ysiblings ywhile yhis yparents yare y"working ythings yout" ywith ytheir ymarriage.
Which yof ythe yfollowing yshould ythe yteacher ysuspect? y- ychild yneglect
The ysocial ystudies yteachers yin ya ymiddle yschool yare yseeking yways yto yinterest ytheir
ystudents yin ylocal yhistory. yWhich yof ythe yfollowing ywould ybe yan yeffective ymeans yof
yachieving ythis ygoal? y- yHave ystudents ycreate ya ydocumentary yin ywhich ythey yinterview
ylocal yresidents yabout ythe ycommunity's ypast.
A y4th-grade yteacher ynotices ythat yone yof yher ystudents yis ywearing yclothing ythat yis
yinapproriate yfor ythe yseason. yThis yappears yto ybe yan yattempt yto ycover yup ybruising yon
yhis yarms. yThe yteacher yspeaks yprivately ywith ythe ystudent yand yhe ybecomes ynoticeably
yupset yand ytells yher y"mind y your yown ybusiness." yBased yon yinformation ythe ystudent
yhas ygiven ythe yteacher yin ythe ypast, ythe yteacher ysuspects ythat ythe ystudent ymay ybe
yfighting ywith yhis yfather.
Which yof ythe yfollowing yactions yshould ythe yteacher ytake? y- yCall yand yreport ywhat yshe
ysuspects yto ythe yFlorida yAbuse yHotline.
A yteacher yreceives ya yrequest yfor yinformation yon ya ymiddle yschool ystudent yfrom yan
yindependent ypsychologist. yWhat yprocedures yshould ythe yteacher yfollow? y- yShare ythe
yrequest ywith ythe yadministration yand yfollow ytheir yguidelines.
The yteacher's yrole yin ymeeting ywith yparents yin ythe yacademic yimprovement yplan yis yto y-
yinform ythe yparents yof ythe ystudent's ystrengths yand yweaknesses yand yrecommend
yremediation.
A yteacher ywould ylike yto yuse ysoftware yto ycreate yan yinstructional yslide yshow yfor ya ylarge
ygroup. yWhich ytype yof ysoftware ywould ybe ythe ymost yappropriate? y- ypresentation
John yjust yreceived yhis y4th-grade yFCAT ywriting yscore yof y5. yHis yteacher ywants yto yinterpret
ythe yresult yto yhis yparents. yHis yteacher ycan ysay ythat yJohn yis y- yperforming yabove ygrade
ylevel.
Mary's ymother yis yconfused yabout yher y4th-grade ydaughter's ynorm-referenced ytest
yresults yin yreading yand ymathematics. yMary yreceived ya ystanine yscore yof y3 yin
ymathematics yand y3 yin yreading. yAt ythe yparent-teacher yconference yMary's yteacher
yexplains ythe yfollowing: y- yMary yis yperforming ybelow yher ypeer ygroup.
Network yfirewalls yare yinstalled yto y- yblock ystudents yfrom ysending yout yinappropriate
yelectronic ymail ymessages.
What yis ythe yprimary ybenefit yof yan yacceptable yuse ypolicy y(AUP) y- ypromotion yof
ystudent yresponsibility yfor yethical yonline ybehavior
A yclass yis ygiven ythree ytopics yto yresearch yon ythe yInternet. yThe yteacher ytells ythe
ystudents yto yindependently ysearch yeach ytopic yusing ythree yspecific ysearch yengines.
yAfter ythe ysearches yare ycompleted, ythe ystudents yare yasked yto ycompare ythe yresults
yobtained yfrom yeach ysearch yengine.