Professional Educator Exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
She recognizes that the students are subtracting the 2 from the 4 in the ones column. What should she
do? - CORRECT ANSWER Stop and immediately point out the error.
School advisory councils are made up of what? - CORRECT ANSWER the principal and a
balanced number of elected teachers, students, parents, and diverse community members.
Which of the following activities requires higher-level thinking skills? - CORRECT ANSWER
Students design their own circuit boards to demonstrate the difference between series and
parallel circuits.
Florida Consent Decree - CORRECT ANSWER ensures that all students with limited English
proficiency must be identified and assessed, and details the procedures for the placements,
monitoring, and exiting of students from the ESOL program.
A high-school algebra teacher wants to prepare her students to do their best on a year-end assessment.
To accomplish this, she should - CORRECT ANSWER Present the test in a similar format
What is the difference between an accommodation and a modification? - CORRECT ANSWER
Accommodations are changes to the way a child learns; modifications are changes to what they
learn.
What document is used to identify English language learners when they initially enroll in a Florida
school? - CORRECT ANSWER Home language survey.
What is deductive thinking ? - CORRECT ANSWER When students start with a generalized
principle, then apply it to specific situations.
Which of the following would require deductive thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER Students
are told how horizontal and vertical motions are independent of each other, and then predict how
projectiles will travel when launched at various speeds from various heights.
, When choosing computer software for the classroom it is important to select products - CORRECT
ANSWER Provides immediate feedback.
What is inductive thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER Method of reasoning that requires students
to take specific facts and use them to develop a general conclusion.
Which of the following types of assessment questions are divergent? - CORRECT ANSWER
Essay questions.
What are divergent questions? - CORRECT ANSWER Questions that require critical thinking
(multiple answers).
What are convergent questions? - CORRECT ANSWER One-answer questions.
When arranging a student-centered classroom, it is important that - CORRECT ANSWER
student desks are arranged in the center of the room, facing each other for group work.
Students will generate a higher-quality answer for an essay question if - CORRECT ANSWER
If the essay is prompt and comes with a rubric.
Students very often demonstrate academic success in a second language when - CORRECT
ANSWER When they become successful in their own language
A teacher tells her class that she knows that they are prepared for a major exam, and that she expects
them all to do very well. What is she using to improve test scores? - CORRECT ANSWER
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Intrapersonal Skills - CORRECT ANSWER Self-reflect
Interpersonal skills - CORRECT ANSWER Works well with others
How can a teacher help students to be intrinsically motivated? - CORRECT ANSWER teach
them to use self-praise.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
She recognizes that the students are subtracting the 2 from the 4 in the ones column. What should she
do? - CORRECT ANSWER Stop and immediately point out the error.
School advisory councils are made up of what? - CORRECT ANSWER the principal and a
balanced number of elected teachers, students, parents, and diverse community members.
Which of the following activities requires higher-level thinking skills? - CORRECT ANSWER
Students design their own circuit boards to demonstrate the difference between series and
parallel circuits.
Florida Consent Decree - CORRECT ANSWER ensures that all students with limited English
proficiency must be identified and assessed, and details the procedures for the placements,
monitoring, and exiting of students from the ESOL program.
A high-school algebra teacher wants to prepare her students to do their best on a year-end assessment.
To accomplish this, she should - CORRECT ANSWER Present the test in a similar format
What is the difference between an accommodation and a modification? - CORRECT ANSWER
Accommodations are changes to the way a child learns; modifications are changes to what they
learn.
What document is used to identify English language learners when they initially enroll in a Florida
school? - CORRECT ANSWER Home language survey.
What is deductive thinking ? - CORRECT ANSWER When students start with a generalized
principle, then apply it to specific situations.
Which of the following would require deductive thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER Students
are told how horizontal and vertical motions are independent of each other, and then predict how
projectiles will travel when launched at various speeds from various heights.
, When choosing computer software for the classroom it is important to select products - CORRECT
ANSWER Provides immediate feedback.
What is inductive thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER Method of reasoning that requires students
to take specific facts and use them to develop a general conclusion.
Which of the following types of assessment questions are divergent? - CORRECT ANSWER
Essay questions.
What are divergent questions? - CORRECT ANSWER Questions that require critical thinking
(multiple answers).
What are convergent questions? - CORRECT ANSWER One-answer questions.
When arranging a student-centered classroom, it is important that - CORRECT ANSWER
student desks are arranged in the center of the room, facing each other for group work.
Students will generate a higher-quality answer for an essay question if - CORRECT ANSWER
If the essay is prompt and comes with a rubric.
Students very often demonstrate academic success in a second language when - CORRECT
ANSWER When they become successful in their own language
A teacher tells her class that she knows that they are prepared for a major exam, and that she expects
them all to do very well. What is she using to improve test scores? - CORRECT ANSWER
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Intrapersonal Skills - CORRECT ANSWER Self-reflect
Interpersonal skills - CORRECT ANSWER Works well with others
How can a teacher help students to be intrinsically motivated? - CORRECT ANSWER teach
them to use self-praise.
