FTCE Professional Education Exam | Verified Questions & Answers for Top Score Success

FTCE Professional Education Exam |
Verified Questions & Answers for Top
Score Success

,Which of the following tests relates an individual's test performance to standards rather than
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to the performance of others? - criterion-referenced
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Sharon, a 3rd-grade student, received the following scores on a formal reading assessment:
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identifying main idea - raw score of 18/25 j j j j j j j




recallingdetails-70thpercentile making j j j j j j




inferences - 30% correct j j j




determining author's purpose - grade equivalent of 4.5 j j j j j j j




A teacher who interprets these data can accurately conclude that Sharon - scored higher than
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70% of students who took the same test in recalling details, and above grade level in
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determining author's purpose. j j




Which of the following is the most appropriate assessment for measuring student mastery of
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content in a high school algebra class at midyear? - teacher-made test j j j j j j j j j j j




A teacher is assessing a student's oral reading skills. Which of the following assessment tools is
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the most appropriate? - running record
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A science teacher uses the phrase, "My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas" to
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help the students remember the order of the planets. This phrase is an example of a -
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A teacher asks, "How was the Grand Canyon formed, Patty?" Patty answers, "There is a river at
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the bottom." The teacher then says, "Patty, tell us how the river affected the formation of the
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What technique is the teacher using in her last statement? - probing
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While a student is giving a report to the class, the teacher smiles, nods, leans forward, and
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listens attentively. Herbehavior best demonstrates - nonverbal positive acknowledgement.
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Mr. Robinette is a new teacher who teaches high school algebra courses. He has difficulty
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maintaining student interest in instruction and has an excessive number of disciplinary j j j j j j j j j j j j




referrals.
What strategy would be the best first step to address this situation? - discussing problems with
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a mentor teacher to identify strategies for reducing the number of discipline problems
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As part of her planning process, Mrs. Smith is concerned about the levels of reading
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comprehension in her class. Which of the following would provide the richest source of data for j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j




the beginning analysis of her class? - student test records
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,Which of the following situations is the best example of a teacher promoting middle school
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students' creative thinking after reading a given fiction selection? - students rewrite the
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ending of the selection to change the resolution of the plot
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Identify the classroom practice that best encourages a positive learning climate for all
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students. - The teacher includes all students in class discussions, showing equal respect and
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sensitivity to each student. j j j




At the beginning of the school year, a 2nd-grade teacher determines there are children from
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diverse cultural backgrounds in the class. One of the best ways to study cultural similarities
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and differences would be to have students - participate in a classroom international festival
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to complete the unit on cultural study.
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While students are completing individual work, the teacher leaves the classroom to pick up
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handouts that have been copied for the next class. j j j j j j j j




This teacher's behavior - violates the professional duty to protect the safety of students.
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Which statement is true with respect to physical growth patterns of children in the upper
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elementary school? - Girls reach puberty before boys j j j j j j j




Wesley has been identified as a slow learner. He is frequently frustrated by class activities and
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seatwork assignments and sometimes cries when he cannot do the work that others complete j j j j j j j j j j j j j j




quickly. Which of the following teacher actions is best in this situation? - Arrange what Wesley
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is to learn into a series of small steps, each followed with immediate feedback.
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A teacher finds that students can deal with abstractions and hypothetical-deductive
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questions, offer interpretations, and draw conclusions. According to Piaget's theory of j j j j j j j j j j j




cognitive development, at what stage of cognitive development are the students functioning?
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- formal operations
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Which of the following behaviors may indicate the need to refer a child for speech-language
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evaluation? - having difficulty comprehending words and concepts j j j j j j j




A science teacher suspects a new student of having problems with reading comprehension. To
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assist the student, the teacher should - arrange for diagnostic testing in reading.
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More than 65% of a 3rd-grade class scored at high risk on the oral reading fluency measure of
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the school's progress-monitoring instrument. Which instructional practice would be most
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effective for improving the students' oral reading fluency? - repeated reading of familiar text
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with corrective feedback j j




Which instructional method would be the most effective for fostering vocabulary
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development in a secondary content area? - presenting target words in context several times j j j j j j j j j j j j j j




during each week j j

, Before sending pairs of students to practice with a text, a teacher models how to choose
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unfamiliar words and write an explanation, create a title for the passage they are reading, write j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j




questions based on their passage, and guess what will happen in the next passage. These are
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examples of comprehension strategies that include - clarifying, summarizing, questioning, j j j j j j j j j j




and predicting. j




Which 3rd-grade students' unit culminating activity provides the best opportunity for them to
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integrate language art skills? - having students prepare and give a software presentation
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A group of 5th-grade students collected information on how many kindergarten students like
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chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry ice cream. What is the best format for an initial presentation j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j




of results to the kindergarten students? - stacks of three different colored cubes representing
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each student's choice j j




A teacher reviews a student's cumulative scores on a comprehensive fluency progress monitoring
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measure at midyear. Based on the data presented above, what is the most appropriate method of
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differentiating instruction for this student? - intensive instruction in phoneme segmentation j j j j j j j j j j j




fluency

Which of the following is an example of a classroom that has been best arranged to facilitate
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student safety? - furniture placed to accommodate traffic patterns
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Which procedure should a middle school teacher follow at the beginning of a class? - Assign
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students to complete "Do Now" activity already written on the board when the class starts.
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In a middle school classroom, the teacher observes that many students are calling out answers
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during large group discussions, even after being reminded of the posted classroom rules. What
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would be the best strategy for the teacher to follow next? - Have students brainstorm ways to
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participate in large group discussions and amend the classroom rules as necessary. j j j j j j j j j j j




Before the teacher has had a chance to explain the school's procedure for fire drills, the fire
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alarm sounds. Which of the following procedures would be most appropriate in this situation?
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- Have students line up quickly and quietly and lead them out of the building; review
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procedures upon returning to the classroom. j j j j j




A high school teacher wants students studying the Civil War to understand the attitudes of the
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soldiers on both sides. Of the following, which activity would best help meet this objective? -
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Role-playing: based on class reading, have each student write a letter to a family member j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j




about war experiences from the perspective of first a Northern and then a Southern soldier.
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A 4th-grade teacher has a group of students with mixed abilities. As he plans his unit on
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early Florida settlers, he should pay special attention to - varying the delivery models of
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instruction to compensate for different reading levels. j j j j j j