FTCE Professional Exam Questions And
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Which of the following instructional objectives is at the highest level of cognitive demand
for students? CORRECT ANSWERS Explain the consequences of the Parliamentary
Acts for different colonial groups
In planning any activity for a lesson in language arts, mathematics, or science, the
short-
term objectives of the activity should be based on CORRECT ANSWERS Student
learning needs
A student with an impairment related to hearing would typically have a delay in
CORRECT ANSWERS Developing vocabulary skills
Which of the following strategies is most appropriate for improving access to general
education curriculum for young children with severe disabilities? (Mobility) CORRECT
ANSWERS Altering the physical and social aspects of the environment in order to allow
for participation in the learning process
Which process involves students in developing classroom rules by defining a difficulty,
generating possible strategies, evaluating the strategies, and deciding which is best?
CORRECT ANSWERS Problem Solving
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? CORRECT ANSWERS Encouraging
appropriate behavior
Which of the following activities would best demonstrate a teacher promoting shared
decision making and problem solving? CORRECT ANSWERS Having students work in
teams to develop classroom expectations
Computer simulation software promotes which of the following? CORRECT ANSWERS
A: Discovery learning
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? CORRECT ANSWERS Relating an abstract subject to a real-
life application for the students
Which of the following activities would be most appropriate to help students understand
a
community issue? (*47) CORRECT ANSWERS Students use an online encyclopedia to
research the issue
After a speaker from a local service organization addresses students in a class, which
of the
following is an appropriate activity for the students? CORRECT ANSWERS Discussing
the organization and how it relates to the students' lives
To improve questioning skills that in turn promote higher order thinking, a teacher
should CORRECT ANSWERS Elicit students' clarification of their responses
A review of computer courseware is conducted to determine whether it provides
reinforcement to the learner. Which of the following criteria is being investigated?
CORRECT ANSWERS The learner is provided feedback for responses
Of the following, which are the most important criteria for the selection of classroom
computer software? CORRECT ANSWERS Goals and objectives of course and types
of students in class
Reciprocal teaching and guided instruction are examples of CORRECT ANSWERS
Scaffolding
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)
CORRECT ANSWERS Anecdotal records
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 CORRECT
ANSWERS Checklist
Which of the following would provide the best indication of student readiness for an
upcoming assessment? (*73) CORRECT ANSWERS A: Quiz that is designed similar to
the test
If a student has difficulty maintaining focus, which of the following formal assessment
accommodations would appropriate to include on an individual education plan?
CORRECT ANSWERS Splitting the examination into smaller segments
, 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? CORRECT ANSWERS Have the student read the passage and provide an
oral explanation
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 CORRECT ANSWERS Charter school movement
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 CORRECT
ANSWERS Holding a conference between the teacher, parents, and a bilingual
translator
Which communication system would be most beneficial in promoting positive
relationships? CORRECT ANSWERS Scheduling parent conferences
Which of the following represents an effective use of class websites? CORRECT
ANSWERS Communicating student progress to parents
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? CORRECT ANSWERS
Using interactive whiteboards
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? CORRECT ANSWERS Redirecting
a student who is off-task
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?
CORRECT ANSWERS Explain the district policy for handling of money to the teacher
An initial characteristic of second language speech is CORRECT ANSWERS Formulaic
utterance
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 CORRECT ANSWERS Guide
learners toward independent discovery
Which of the following is the best representation of students using critical thinking skills
in a technological world? CORRECT ANSWERS Adding a comment on a discussion
board topic reacting to a previously posted comment
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