FTCE ESE EXAM K-12 STUDY GUIDE
Morphology - Answers - The system that governs the structure of words
Morpheme - Answers - The smallest meaningful unit of speech
Phonology - Answers - The use of sounds to make meaningful syllables and words
Semantics - Answers - Refers to the meaning of what is expressed
Syntax - Answers - Provides rules for putting together a series of words to form
sentences
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) - Answers - An IDEA principle that requires that
students with disabilities be educated to the maximum extent appropriate with students
who do not have a disability and they be removed from regular education settings only
when the nature or severity of their disability cannot be addressed with the use of
supplementary aids and services.
Echolalia - Answers - A form of communication in which a student echoes other
people's language by constantly repeating a portion of what he or she hears.
Formative Assessment - Answers - Assessment for learning in which the focus is on
monitoring student responses and progress with instruction. This provides immediate
feedback for both student and teacher
Summative Assessment - Answers - Evaluation at the conclusion of a unit or units of
instruction or an activity or plan to determine or judge student skills and knowledge or
effectiveness of a a plan or activity
Motor Excess - Answers - This has to do with over activity, or hyperactivity, in physical
movement.
Duration - Answers - The length of time a particular behavior continues; measured by
timing the behavior from start to finish
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) - Answers - Is not a separate disability area in IDEA;
students with this disorder may qualify for special education services under the "Other
Health Impairment" area, if the disability is significant enough to require special
education support
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet - Answers - The first American school for students who
were deaf was founded in 1817 by this man
, The Normalization Movement - Answers - The movement towards serving as many
children with disabilities as possible in the regular classroom with supports and services
grew out of
Community-based instruction - Answers - Teaching children functional skills that will be
useful in their home life and neighborhoods is the basis of this type of instruction
Multiple Intelligence - Answers - The learning theory that emphasizes at least seven
different ways in which a student can learn
Pre-Operational - Answers - In Piaget's theory, the stage (2 - 6 years old) during which
a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations of
concrete logic. - No logical reasoning, only representation of things with words and
images. Ex. Pretend Play, egocentrism, language development
Sensory Motor - Answers - In Piaget's first stage (Birth to Approx. age 2) in which
schema are developed through sensory and motor activities.
Concrete Operational - Answers - In Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development
(from about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age) during which children gain the mental operations
that enable them to think logically about concrete events
Formal Operational - Answers - In Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development
(normally beginning about age 12) during which people begin to think logically about
abstract concepts
Criterion-based Assessment - Answers - This type of test measures a student's
knowledge of specific content, usually related to classroom instruction
Career Preparation - Answers - Specific training and preparation required for the world
of work occurs during the phase of
Career Awareness - Answers - Career decision consciousness facilitated through a self-
examination of values, abilities, preferences, knowledge of occupations and life roles,
and interests
Career Exploration - Answers - The process of assessing strengths and weaknesses
and how they relate to finding employment, and other steps include the creation of a
resume, cover letter, and other interview tools and techniques.
Norm-referenced Test - Answers - An individual's performance is compared to the group
that was used to calculate the performance standards
Ecological Assessment - Answers - An assessment protocol that acknowledges
complex interrelationships between environment and behavior - a method for obtaining
data across multiple settings and persons
Morphology - Answers - The system that governs the structure of words
Morpheme - Answers - The smallest meaningful unit of speech
Phonology - Answers - The use of sounds to make meaningful syllables and words
Semantics - Answers - Refers to the meaning of what is expressed
Syntax - Answers - Provides rules for putting together a series of words to form
sentences
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) - Answers - An IDEA principle that requires that
students with disabilities be educated to the maximum extent appropriate with students
who do not have a disability and they be removed from regular education settings only
when the nature or severity of their disability cannot be addressed with the use of
supplementary aids and services.
Echolalia - Answers - A form of communication in which a student echoes other
people's language by constantly repeating a portion of what he or she hears.
Formative Assessment - Answers - Assessment for learning in which the focus is on
monitoring student responses and progress with instruction. This provides immediate
feedback for both student and teacher
Summative Assessment - Answers - Evaluation at the conclusion of a unit or units of
instruction or an activity or plan to determine or judge student skills and knowledge or
effectiveness of a a plan or activity
Motor Excess - Answers - This has to do with over activity, or hyperactivity, in physical
movement.
Duration - Answers - The length of time a particular behavior continues; measured by
timing the behavior from start to finish
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) - Answers - Is not a separate disability area in IDEA;
students with this disorder may qualify for special education services under the "Other
Health Impairment" area, if the disability is significant enough to require special
education support
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet - Answers - The first American school for students who
were deaf was founded in 1817 by this man
, The Normalization Movement - Answers - The movement towards serving as many
children with disabilities as possible in the regular classroom with supports and services
grew out of
Community-based instruction - Answers - Teaching children functional skills that will be
useful in their home life and neighborhoods is the basis of this type of instruction
Multiple Intelligence - Answers - The learning theory that emphasizes at least seven
different ways in which a student can learn
Pre-Operational - Answers - In Piaget's theory, the stage (2 - 6 years old) during which
a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations of
concrete logic. - No logical reasoning, only representation of things with words and
images. Ex. Pretend Play, egocentrism, language development
Sensory Motor - Answers - In Piaget's first stage (Birth to Approx. age 2) in which
schema are developed through sensory and motor activities.
Concrete Operational - Answers - In Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development
(from about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age) during which children gain the mental operations
that enable them to think logically about concrete events
Formal Operational - Answers - In Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development
(normally beginning about age 12) during which people begin to think logically about
abstract concepts
Criterion-based Assessment - Answers - This type of test measures a student's
knowledge of specific content, usually related to classroom instruction
Career Preparation - Answers - Specific training and preparation required for the world
of work occurs during the phase of
Career Awareness - Answers - Career decision consciousness facilitated through a self-
examination of values, abilities, preferences, knowledge of occupations and life roles,
and interests
Career Exploration - Answers - The process of assessing strengths and weaknesses
and how they relate to finding employment, and other steps include the creation of a
resume, cover letter, and other interview tools and techniques.
Norm-referenced Test - Answers - An individual's performance is compared to the group
that was used to calculate the performance standards
Ecological Assessment - Answers - An assessment protocol that acknowledges
complex interrelationships between environment and behavior - a method for obtaining
data across multiple settings and persons
