NES Professional Knowledge Elementary Education questions with correct answers

Metacognition CORRECT ANSWER awareness and understanding of ones own thought process Criterion-Referenced Test CORRECT ANSWER Individual's performance is measured against mastery of curriculum criteria rather than other students (Often tests/quizzes are made by the teacher) Norm-Referenced Test CORRECT ANSWER report whether test takers performed better or worse than an average student Constructivism (Piaget) CORRECT ANSWER Students are actively involved in the process of meaning and knowledge construction. Spiral Curriculum (Bruner) CORRECT ANSWER Students see the same topics every year, with each encounter increasing in complexity and reinforcing previous learning Diagnostic Assessment CORRECT ANSWER A pretest that assesses what a student's baseline content knowledge is. Summative Assessment CORRECT ANSWER midterm or final, a test for high points that culminates all that has been taught in a unit. Formative Assessment CORRECT ANSWER given within a topic to check where students are struggling and reinforce retainment. Aptitude Assessment CORRECT ANS