FTCE Professional Educator Exam
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Jean Piaget - CORRECT ANSWER Cognitive development occurs in stages (sensorimotor,
preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational)
Jean Piaget - Assimilation - CORRECT ANSWER Adding new information to existing schema
Jean Piaget - Accommodation - CORRECT ANSWER Changing schema to fit new information
Lev Vygotsky - CORRECT ANSWER Learning is social; importance of interaction and
language
Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) - CORRECT ANSWER What a learner can do with
help but not alone
Scaffolding - CORRECT ANSWER Temporary support to help students learn new skills
Erik Erikson - CORRECT ANSWER Psychosocial stages; identity and emotional development
Industry vs. Inferiority - CORRECT ANSWER Stage where children develop confidence or
feel inadequate (ages 6-12)
Abraham Maslow - CORRECT ANSWER Hierarchy of needs; basic needs must be met before
learning
Self-Actualization - CORRECT ANSWER Reaching full potential
B.F. Skinner - CORRECT ANSWER Operant conditioning; learning through consequences
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Jean Piaget - CORRECT ANSWER Cognitive development occurs in stages (sensorimotor,
preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational)
Jean Piaget - Assimilation - CORRECT ANSWER Adding new information to existing schema
Jean Piaget - Accommodation - CORRECT ANSWER Changing schema to fit new information
Lev Vygotsky - CORRECT ANSWER Learning is social; importance of interaction and
language
Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) - CORRECT ANSWER What a learner can do with
help but not alone
Scaffolding - CORRECT ANSWER Temporary support to help students learn new skills
Erik Erikson - CORRECT ANSWER Psychosocial stages; identity and emotional development
Industry vs. Inferiority - CORRECT ANSWER Stage where children develop confidence or
feel inadequate (ages 6-12)
Abraham Maslow - CORRECT ANSWER Hierarchy of needs; basic needs must be met before
learning
Self-Actualization - CORRECT ANSWER Reaching full potential
B.F. Skinner - CORRECT ANSWER Operant conditioning; learning through consequences
