FTCE Professional Study Guide Questions with complete Answers

FTCE Professional Study Guide Questions with complete Answers 711. Which of the following instructional objectives is at the highest level of cognitive demand for students? A: Explain the consequences of the Parliamentary Acts for different colonial groups 712. In planning any activity for a lesson in language arts, mathematics, or science, the short-term objectives of the activity should be based on A: Student learning needs 713. A student with an impairment related to hearing would typically have a delay in A: Developing vocabulary skills 714. Which of the following strategies is most appropriate for improving access to general education curriculum for young children with severe disabilities? (Mobility) A: Altering the physical and social aspects of the environment in order to allow for participation in the learning process 715. Which process involves students in developing classroom rules by defining a difficulty, generating possible strategies, evaluating the strategies, and deciding which is best? A: Problem solving 716. Methods used to increase desired behaviors include positive and negative reinforcement, token economies, contingency contracting, and modeling. Which of the following is the one element these procedures have in common? A: Encouraging appropriate behavior 717. Which of the following activities would best demonstrate a teacher promoting shared decision making and problem solving? A: Having students work in teams to develop classroom expectations 718. Computer simulation software promotes which of the following? A: Discovery learning 719. When beginning a unit on war and conflict with students, a teacher separates students into 2 groups. The students are then asked to support or oppose a law to change the age for a driver's license from 16 to 18 years old. Which of the following activities is the most likely purpose of this exercise? A: Relating an abstract subject to a real-life application for the students 720. Which of the following activities would be most appropriate to help students understand a community issue? (*47) A: Students use an online encyclopedia to research the issue 721. After a speaker from a local service organization addresses students in a class, which of the following is an appropriate activity for the students? A: Discussing the organization and how it relates to the students’ lives 722. To improve questioning skills that in turn promote higher order thinking, a teacher should A: Elicit students’ clarification of their responses 723. A review of computer courseware is conducted to determine whether it provides reinforcement to the learner. Which of the following criteria is being investigated? A: The learner is provided feedback for responses 724. Of the following, which are the most important criteria for the selection of classroom computer software? A: Goals and objectives of course and types of students in class 725. Reciprocal teaching and guided instruction are examples of A: Scaffolding 726. A 6th grade English language arts teacher understands the importance of timely and effective feedback for students' academic growth. Which of the following strategies best provides students with constructive criticism on their oral presentations? (not checklist A: Anecdotal records 727. A teacher creates an assessment in which students must follow a specific set of steps to prepare a slide, place it on the microscope, and bring the slide into focus. The most appropriate tool for recording if a student completed each step is a A: Checklist 728. Which of the following would provide the best indication of student readiness for an upcoming assessment? (*73) A: Quiz that is designed similar to the test 729. If a student has difficulty maintaining focus, which of the following formal assessment accommodations would appropriate to include on an individual education plan? A: Splitting the examination into smaller segments 730. A teacher employs a reading comprehension activity requiring 3rd grade students to read a passage silently and then write a brief narrative explaining it. Which of the following would allow the teacher to appropriately assess the students' understanding of the skills? A: Have the student read the passage and provide an oral explanation 731. A contemporary issue in U.S. public schools is the time educators spend on completing accountability documents rather than on instructions. The reform strategy aimed at resolving this issue is the A: Charter school movement 732. The most effective means for a teacher to communicate with an ELL student's parents about their child's academic progress and achievements would be A: Holding a conference between the teacher, parents, and a bilingual translator 733. Which communication system would be most beneficial in promoting positive relationships? A: Scheduling parent conferences 734. Which of the following represents an effective use of class websites? A: Communicating student progress to parents 735. A teacher would like to develop a lesson that utilizes technology, but also requires logical thinking to solve a problem. Which of the following learning opportunities would benefit the teacher the most for creating this type of lesson? A: Using interactive whiteboards 736. Wireless response systems provide feedback to teachers during instruction and allows teachers to view students responses privately. Which of the following is the greatest benefit of wireless response systems for teachers? A: Redirecting a student who is off-task 737. A colleague asks to borrow $20 from the field trip fund that a teacher collected. Which of the following actions should the teacher do with regards to the field trip fund? A: Explain the district policy for handling of money to the teacher 738. An initial characteristic of second language speech is A: Formulaic utterance 739. Inquiry teaching is an approach used to actively engage students, often in the content areas, so students are able to achieve higher, more critical levels of mastery. The most appropriate strategy to use with this approach is to A: Guide learners toward independent discovery 740. Which of the following is the best representation of students using critical thinking skills in a technological world? A: Adding a comment on a discussion board topic reacting to a previously posted comment 1. A teacher wants to be sure that recently enrolled students have the prerequisite knowledge and skills to be successful in class. Which of the following will be best for the teacher to decide if the students are ready to begin the new course work? A: Analyzing student’s scores on a departmental entrance exam 1. When designing and planning an assessment that measures mastery of standards but also measures effort, progress, and achievement, which of the following is the most appropriate assessment? A: Formal 1. A student in a classroom struggles to carry on conversations with peers, often talks about a single topic of interest, and rocks back and forth when under pressure and time constraints. The student has difficulty transitioning when daily school routines have been altered. Which of the following does the students most likely have? A: Autism spectrum disorder 1. Which activity would best foster the creative thinking of 10th grade mathematics students? A: Participate in a group discussion on the lesson’s equation 1. Which of the following activities help students develop a mental image of an introduced content and the relationships within that content? A: Concept mapping 1. Which of the following learning activities allows students to demonstrate their understanding of telling time, as well as their ability to measure time intervals in minutes? A: Determining the length of time it takes to get to school 1. Based on the data collected from multiple assessments, a 1st grade student is struggling to meet grade-level expectations in reading. Which of the following groups of professionals collaborates to problem solve and recommend interventions for general education students? A: Individual educational planning team 1. As it relates to student's performance and instructional ability, what is meant by the theory of 'self-fulfilling prophecy?' A: Students perform according to the teacher’s perception of the student’s abilities 1. Which activity would best meet the goal of encouraging 5th grader's creative thinking skills in social studies? A: The students compose and recite or sing a ballad that depicts the life of Christopher Columbus 1. Which of the following examples expresses how a behavioral theorist views learning? A: Learning involves the formation of associations between stimuli and responses 1. Which of the following is a short term social skill objective for an individual student? A: The student will talk-out during a teacher-led discussion for a 15-minute class period 1. Which of the following terms refers to data driven for recording the content and skills to be taught in a classroom, school, or district during a long period of time? A: Curriculum mapping 1. A teacher writes the following short-term objective for a lesson that is part of an instructional unit on trees: "Students will collect leaves on a walking tour of the school grounds and will create leaf rubbings revealing the veins of the leaves." Which of the following describes the main problem with this objective? A: It is stated in terms of student activity rather than in terms of student learning 1. The following is an instructional objective for a history lesson: "Students will be able to describe three hardships experienced by pioneers while traveling west during the 19th century gold rush." Which of the following methods of assessment is most appropriate for determining whether each student meets the objective? A: Student-journal entry about hardships experienced, using a rubric to grade 1. A teacher is developing lesson plans in a class of diverse students. These students are in need of developmentally appropriate lessons that meet their individual needs. Which of the following would best assist with the creation of the lesson plans? A: Transformative curriculum 1. When selecting a culturally responsive textbook, which of the following features should be considered? A: Reading difficulty of the passages 1. Which of the following activities is the best example of a primary teacher using culturally responsive materials? A: Writing a poem about Martin Luther King Jr. during Black History Month 1. In order for students to achieve a higher level of mastery for certain topics across multiple subject areas, which of the following would be the most appropriate for the teacher to implement? A: Thematic Unit 1. In order to help students connect idea within categories of information from a book, a teacher writes a keyword on the board and surrounds the word with other associated words offered by the students. Which of the following strategies is the teacher using? A: Clustering 1. Students who recognize that different people have different viewpoints are at which of Lawrence Kohlberg's stage of moral development? A: Individualism and exchange 1. A student with asthma has a 504 plan to accommodate limitations. Which of the following accommodations is most likely to be included in the 504 plan? A: Occasional rest periods 1. To have 4th grade students creatively demonstrate their understanding of interdependence of ocean life, a teacher should ask students to A: Write a play that illustrates the inter relationship 1. In order to organize and manage the classroom, which of the following must be taught in the first few weeks of school? A: Expectations 1. When arranging a classroom for the first day of school, an important consideration is A: Traveling from student to student in the fewest possible steps 1. Which method encourages student input in establishing classroom rules and allows students to list all their ideas without criticism? A: Brainstorming 1. A middle school teacher has a classroom policy of "No one may interfere with the learning of others." The teacher would like to help the students understand what types of behavior violate this policy so they may meet the classroom expectations. Which of the following activities would best help the teacher accomplish this goal? A: Brainstorming examples and non-examples during a class discussion 1. Which of the following is the LEAST likely to indicate that a teacher has been successful in their approach to classroom management? A: Development of a discipline plan 1. Which of the following categories of disciplinary intervention is associated with negative rather than positive consequences? A: Direct cost For student-centered class, where should the teacher's desk be located in the room? A: Back 1. At-risk learners benefit most from which of the following adaptations? A: Special instructional pacing, supplemental instruction, and frequent feedback