ABCTE PTK Exam (2026/2027) | Newest
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• Why should a teacher always spend time explaining classroom rules
during the first few days of class?
A. To allow more relaxed and friendly conditions to evolve later.
B. To establish authority.
C. To give students a chance to participate in making the rules.
D. To establish clear expectations for performance and behavior. -
✓✓D. To establish clear expectations for performance and behavior.
• Which of the methods below will BEST hold students accountable for
their full participation in cooperative learning groups?
A. Allow students to evaluate each other on several measures of
participation after the activity is completed.
B. Assign each student in the group a specific role in accomplishing the
objectives of the activity.
C. Grade students' products from the activity individually and not based
on group work.
D. Group students with friends so they are highly motivated to work
together. -✓✓B. Assign each student in the group a specific role in
accomplishing the objectives of the activity.
,• When teachers share standardized test results with parents, there is a
large amount of information in the score report to be discussed. Which
information will be of MOST use to the typical parent?
A. How the student compares to other students in the nation
B. The student's approximate reading grade level
C. Specific areas of academic strength and weakness
D. Average scores in their child's school and grade -✓✓C. Specific areas
of academic strength and weakness
• Suppose your objective for a lesson is "The student will demonstrate
an ability to differentiate among igneous, sedimentary, and
metamorphic rocks." Which of the following is the BEST activity for
introducing students to the attributes of each type of rock?
A. Students examine rocks belonging to each group and identify the
similarities and differences. The activity is followed by a group
discussion in which the teacher brings out the important characteristics
of each type.
B. The teacher writes a list of different types of rocks on the chalkboard
and talks about the differences.
C. Students take a field trip to a local park and find examples of each
type of rock. This activity is followed by having the students make
bulletin boards about igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. -
✓✓A. Students examine rocks belonging to each group and identify the
similarities and differences. The activity is followed by a group
discussion in which the teacher brings out the important characteristics
of each type.
,• A group of students wants to produce an electronic magazine that
publishes original student writing and art. Their adviser is planning a
unit to train them how to use a word-processing application to create
pages that include features such as images, multi-column layouts,
sidebars, headers, footers, links, and page backgrounds. Which of the
following would be the BEST culminating activity for this portion of the
training
A. A mastery test that includes essay and multiple-choice questions and
has a high standards for a passing score
B. Each student producing a document under proctored conditions,
using a set of specific features, and without reference materials
C. Small teams producing a document under proctored conditions,
using specified features, and within a time limit -✓✓C. Small teams
producing a document under proctored conditions, using specified
features, and within a time limit
• Which of the following is MOST likely to promote effective transfer of
knowledge to students?
A. Covering a large number of related topics quickly.
B. Having students work on their own with specific information related
to a topic before giving an organizing lecture.
C. Having an open discussion on a topic before any specific information
related to the topic is given.
D. Covering organizational principles of a topic and then giving students
information about specific subtopics. -✓✓B. Having students work on
, their own with specific information related to a topic before giving an
organizing lecture.
• Students are about to take a paper and pencil test. If there is time for
only one of the following activities, which would BEST prepare the
students for the test?
A. Students should go over their notes and homework assignments.
B. Students should make a chart of the important topics with notes on
subtopics below each.
C. Students should play a teacher-developed game as a class, answering
test-type questions.
D. Students should work individually on test-type questions. -✓✓B.
Students should make a chart of the important topics with notes on
subtopics below each.
• Which of the following learning objectives uses a higher order
thinking skill?
A. The student will name the capitals of all 50 states.
B. The student will classify given astral bodies (given their important
attributes) as comets or meteors.
C. The student will solve a quadratic equation.
D. The student will create a metaphor to describe an emotion. -✓✓D.
The student will create a metaphor to describe an emotion
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• Why should a teacher always spend time explaining classroom rules
during the first few days of class?
A. To allow more relaxed and friendly conditions to evolve later.
B. To establish authority.
C. To give students a chance to participate in making the rules.
D. To establish clear expectations for performance and behavior. -
✓✓D. To establish clear expectations for performance and behavior.
• Which of the methods below will BEST hold students accountable for
their full participation in cooperative learning groups?
A. Allow students to evaluate each other on several measures of
participation after the activity is completed.
B. Assign each student in the group a specific role in accomplishing the
objectives of the activity.
C. Grade students' products from the activity individually and not based
on group work.
D. Group students with friends so they are highly motivated to work
together. -✓✓B. Assign each student in the group a specific role in
accomplishing the objectives of the activity.
,• When teachers share standardized test results with parents, there is a
large amount of information in the score report to be discussed. Which
information will be of MOST use to the typical parent?
A. How the student compares to other students in the nation
B. The student's approximate reading grade level
C. Specific areas of academic strength and weakness
D. Average scores in their child's school and grade -✓✓C. Specific areas
of academic strength and weakness
• Suppose your objective for a lesson is "The student will demonstrate
an ability to differentiate among igneous, sedimentary, and
metamorphic rocks." Which of the following is the BEST activity for
introducing students to the attributes of each type of rock?
A. Students examine rocks belonging to each group and identify the
similarities and differences. The activity is followed by a group
discussion in which the teacher brings out the important characteristics
of each type.
B. The teacher writes a list of different types of rocks on the chalkboard
and talks about the differences.
C. Students take a field trip to a local park and find examples of each
type of rock. This activity is followed by having the students make
bulletin boards about igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. -
✓✓A. Students examine rocks belonging to each group and identify the
similarities and differences. The activity is followed by a group
discussion in which the teacher brings out the important characteristics
of each type.
,• A group of students wants to produce an electronic magazine that
publishes original student writing and art. Their adviser is planning a
unit to train them how to use a word-processing application to create
pages that include features such as images, multi-column layouts,
sidebars, headers, footers, links, and page backgrounds. Which of the
following would be the BEST culminating activity for this portion of the
training
A. A mastery test that includes essay and multiple-choice questions and
has a high standards for a passing score
B. Each student producing a document under proctored conditions,
using a set of specific features, and without reference materials
C. Small teams producing a document under proctored conditions,
using specified features, and within a time limit -✓✓C. Small teams
producing a document under proctored conditions, using specified
features, and within a time limit
• Which of the following is MOST likely to promote effective transfer of
knowledge to students?
A. Covering a large number of related topics quickly.
B. Having students work on their own with specific information related
to a topic before giving an organizing lecture.
C. Having an open discussion on a topic before any specific information
related to the topic is given.
D. Covering organizational principles of a topic and then giving students
information about specific subtopics. -✓✓B. Having students work on
, their own with specific information related to a topic before giving an
organizing lecture.
• Students are about to take a paper and pencil test. If there is time for
only one of the following activities, which would BEST prepare the
students for the test?
A. Students should go over their notes and homework assignments.
B. Students should make a chart of the important topics with notes on
subtopics below each.
C. Students should play a teacher-developed game as a class, answering
test-type questions.
D. Students should work individually on test-type questions. -✓✓B.
Students should make a chart of the important topics with notes on
subtopics below each.
• Which of the following learning objectives uses a higher order
thinking skill?
A. The student will name the capitals of all 50 states.
B. The student will classify given astral bodies (given their important
attributes) as comets or meteors.
C. The student will solve a quadratic equation.
D. The student will create a metaphor to describe an emotion. -✓✓D.
The student will create a metaphor to describe an emotion
