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Which of the following measures is a type of summative assessment? A. an End-of-Course assessment B. a homework assignment C. a learning styles inventory D. a whole-class question and answer session - answer- A Students in a social studies class are having a whole-class discussion about the preservation of historical landmarks in their community. What are students likely to learn from the class discussion? A. Historical landmarks have little economic value B. Accurate information is critical for effective communication. C. Community problems can be solved through thoughtful discussion. D. Working with others can lead to better and quicker solutions to problems. - answer- B A new teacher is using innovative instructional methods in his English class. To best ensure a supportive attitude from the principal, the teacher should A. Invite the principal to visit his class to observe his teaching methods and their effects. B. Present the principal with copies of scientifically based research that supports the teacher's instructional methods. C. Send weekly reports to the principal to keep the principal apprised of the progress of the teacher's students. D. Organize parents to send e-mails to the principal supporting the teacher's instructional methods. - answer- A After a science experiment, a high school teacher asks students to respond to the following two prompts:

1. Justify the results of your experiment.
2. Formulate a theory based on the results of your experiment. The major benefit to students from this assignment is that it A. helps them recall facts and basic concepts B. allows them to apply their learning in a new context C. provides a means for the teacher to assess their learning. D. promotes their critical and creative thinking skills. - answer- D With regard to administration of the mandatory statewide assessments, which of the following actions by a teacher would be considered unethical? A. To present lessons in advance that focus on the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards

B. To use a seating chart to plan and record student seat assignments in the testing room C. To remain in the testing room when the students are taking the assessment. D. To question students on test content or test items after the days set aside for state testing have passed. - answer- D To become successful readers, which of the following skills is most important for students to have upon entering first grade? A. the ability to recognize letters by name B. the ability to recite the alphabet C. the ability to recognize short, high-frequency sight words D. the ability to use picture clues to aid in decoding text. - answer- A A student who scores at the 80th percentile on a standardized achievement test has A. Scored the same as or better than 80 percent of a norm group B. Scored better than 20 percent of a norm group C. Correctly answered 80 percent of the test questions. D. Correctly answered 20 percent of the test questions. - answer- A As students in a social studies class watch a video about the importance of recycling, the teacher periodically stops the video and poses questions about the ideas presented. This strategy is most probably motivated by the teacher's understanding that A. teachers should demonstrate and model the use of higher-order thinking skills. B. teachers' efforts to maintain and reinforce student involvement correlate with students' cognitive engagement. C. students stay on task when they are aware that they are being monitored. D. students need structured, well-managed environments. - answer- B The most appropriate way for a teacher to share an innovative instructional strategy with school colleagues is to A. send an email to all teachers describing the strategy and offering to demonstrate it in their classrooms. B. speak with the principal about demonstrating the strategy as part of a workshop for all interested teachers. C. speak with the superintendent about ways the strategy could be implemented throughout the school district. D. explain the strategy at the next school board meeting. - answer- B Which of the following is most likely to promote the creative thinking skills of high school students? A. in algebra, recognizing an equivalent representation of a numerical quantity B. in economics, locating details on a graph, chart, or diagram C. in science, predicting the logical next step D. in English, writing an original short story - answer- D

A student who exhibits a cognitive style that is right-brain dominant is likely to learn best through instruction based on A. presentation of content in small, step-by-step increments. B. detailed verbal explanations and instructions C. visual and kinesthetic global activities D. objective, short-answer questioning - answer- C During a technology workshop, Mr. Black, the art teacher, tells the workshop presenter that he has been using a popular computer graphics software package in his classes and that his students thoroughly enjoy it. However, Mr. Black goes on to say that he has discovered that the school does not own any licensed copies of the software. What action, if any, should Mr. Black take? A. Immediately remove all copies of the software from the computers in the classroom. B. Continue to use the software, but contact the manufacturer about obtaining licensed copies. C. Continue to use the software, but contact the district technology specialist and discuss the problem. D. Continue to use the software and say nothing, because educators are allowed to use software without obtaining licensed copies. - answer- A Which of the following strategies should a fourth-grade teacher use to promote students' comprehension of expository text? A. Giving them explicit instruction in identifying and using the various structures found in expository text. B. Routinely assigning them challenging expository text to read that requires consulting resource materials C. Encouraging them to memorize definitions of words they encounter frequently in expository text. D. Rewarding them (for example, with free time) for reading unassigned expository text on their own - answer- A A school district permits teachers to borrow computers from their schools to take home. According to the Code of Ethics and Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida, if a teacher in the district borrows a computer from the school, it would be unethical for the teacher to A. keep the computer for more than one business day. B. fail to delete his or her files before returning the computer C. fail to use the computer for authorized school business only. D. fail to repair any damage that might occur to the computer when it is in his or her home. - answer- C A first-grade teacher wants to help students develop reading comprehension as they begin to read. To achieve this goal, the teacher plans to explicitly teach and model reading comprehension skills. In general, which of the following skills would be most appropriate for beginning instruction in reading comprehension skills? A. making inferences B. making predictions

C. recalling details D. summarizing - answer- C Which of the following assessment methods is most likely to yield valid information about what students know and understand? A. informal observation with a checklist B. student self-assessment C. peer assessment D. student journaling - answer- A A teacher begins a language arts class by saying, "Today, your 10-minute writing activity is on the subject of school uniforms. Please begin writing in your journals, and stop when I give the signal." Some of the students begin the writing assignment, but most of the students have puzzled expressions and are not writing. The teachers addresses the class, "Do you have a question about the assignment?" One student responds, "What do you want us to write? We don't understand." Which of the following tenets would have been most helpful for the teacher to consider when crafting the writing assignment? A. Effective teachers communicate instructional tasks clearly to students. B. Effective teachers know how to shape the classroom into a community of learners engaged in active inquiry. C. Effective teachers use a variety of modes and tools of communication. D. Effective teachers appreciate the cultural dimensions of communi - answer- A A new high school teacher wants to learn how to more effectively lead whole-group class discussions. Which of the following measures probably would most help the teacher in improving his or her practice? A. Ask colleagues for their opinions on whether holding whole-group class discussions is a worthwhile instructional activity. B. Search the Internet for guidelines on how to effectively lead whole-group discussions and practice the advice provided. C. Study articles in professional journals on how to effectively lead whole-group discussions. D. Arrange to observe a colleague who effectively uses whole-group discussions. - answer- D Which of the following science tasks would best elicit students' critical thinking skills? A. solving a problem after choosing an appropriate formula B. retrieving information from a chart, table, diagram, or graph C. generalizing or drawing conclusions D. recognizing examples and nonexamples of concepts - answer- C Middle school students who are at risk of academic failure benefit most when A. teachers help the students understand the structure and organization of school at the middle level.

B. the students are given opportunities to experience academic success on assignments they perceive as meaningful and challenging. C. the students are routinely grouped together to do class assignments to avoid being put in competition with their higher-achieving peers. D. teachers minimize the use of any form of assessment to avoid causing stress due to low achievement. - answer- B Which of the following behaviors by a teacher most likely would be considered a violation of the Code of Ethics and Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida? A. In a private conference with a student, the teacher points out that the student is not performing as well academically as the other students in the class. B. In front of a student's classmates, a teacher makes disparaging comments about the student's answer to a question from the teacher. C. A teacher offers extra points for correcting tests, which tends to benefit lower- achieving students more than higher-achieving students. D. A teacher has a disruptive student removed from the classroom and asks the principal not to return the disruptive student to the classroom. - answer- B Structural analysis is an especially appropriate strategy for determining the meaning of which of the following words? A. explain B. pressure C. umbrella D. unbelievable - answer- D A social studies teacher has planned a thematic unit called "Saving the Planet." The teacher begins the unit with the topic of natural resources. To determine students' prior knowledge about natural resources, the best graphic organizer for the teacher to use is a A. decision tree B. flowchart C. story tree D. web - answer- D In general, a teacher's expectations would tend to have the LEAST effect on a middle school student's A. academic performance B. behavior C. peer relations D. self-concept - answer- C A teacher who holds a valid Florida professional certificate wishes to add a subject coverage. The teacher most probably can obtain accurate information about adding a subject coverage to his or her professional certificate by contacting A. the State Board of Education.

B. a member of the district school board C. the district superintendent D. his or her principal - answer- A In giving students problems in which they must generalize an algebraic or geometric pattern, a mathematics teacher is most likely promoting students' use of A. conditional reasoning B. deductive reasoning C. inductive reasoning D. syllogistic reasoning - answer- C As a culminating activity for a unit on nutrition, a high school interdisciplinary team plans to have an informal social event at school for their classes. Which of the following is most likely to occur when the social event takes place? A. Field-independent learners and field-dependent learners will be equally active during the event. B. Field-independent learners will tend to be more passive than field-dependent learners during the event. C. Field-dependent learners will tend to be more passive than field-independent learners during the event. D. Both field-independent learners and field-dependent learners will be passive during the event - answer- B It is appropriate for a teacher to share information about a minor student without written permission from the student's parent when A. school counselor who has been seeing the student wants to examine the educational records kept by the teacher on the student. B. colleague who is conducting a research project wants to use non-personally- identifiable information from the educational records kept by the teacher on the student. C. colleague who has the student in another class wants to look at the educational records kept by the teacher on the student. D. noncustodial parent want to review the educational records kept by the teacher on the student. - answer- B Current thinking regarding literacy instruction calls for a balanced and comprehensive approach to early reading instruction that includes A. Intense instruction in phonics followed by literature-based, integrated language arts instruction. B. Explicit, systematic phonics instruction in the context of meaningful connected reading of informative, engaging text. C. Explicit, systematic phonics instruction alternated with basal reading program that includes grade-level reading materials for students. D. Implicit acquisition of word recognition skills in the context of literature-based, integrated language arts instruction. - answer- B

A high school economics teacher has students work as members of an investment team in a stock market simulation activity over a period of weeks. At the end of the simulation activity, each team must summarize its activities and present a report to the entire class. After the reports have been presented, the teacher asks the students to write a journal entry in which they assess the effectiveness of their investment team's decision making during the stock market simulation. Which of the following is a primary benefit of having the students reflect on the effectiveness of their team's decision making? A. It will promote a healthy, competitive spirit among the students B. It will allow the teacher to reward those students who exhibited leadership skills C. It will provide a means for the teacher to assess the students' ability to apply decision-making skills D. It will promote self-assessment on the part of the students - answer- D A teacher has observed that, during the whole-class discussions, English Language Learners (ELLs) in her classroom rarely volunteer comments. In leading class discussions, it is important the teacher is aware that A. Asking the ELLs less challenging questions they can get right will make them more willing to participate in future discussions. B. ELLs who are more willing to speak in class are usually more proficient language users than those who are reluctant to speak C. Cultural factors as well as language ability affect the extent to which ELLs speak out in class. D. Probing for further explanation or clarification when ELLs give responses should be avoided, so that they will not be embarrassed in front of their peers. - answer- C To encourage students to think critically and consider a variety of ideas during a class discussion, a teacher should ask A. affective domain questions B. convergent questions C. divergent questions D. who, what, where, and when questions - answer- C A teacher who has academically gifted students in the class can best prepare to work with these students by keeping in mind they need A. Opportunities for independent learning that encourage them to apply creative and critical thinking B. Time to work independently when their peers are working in small groups C. Structured activities that reinforce basic skills more often than their peers D. External rewards because they often lack intrinsic motivation to learn. - answer- A A fifth-grade student has a grade equivalent score of 7.6 on a standardized reading test. The student's grade equivalent score indicates that the student A. Is ready for seventh-grade reading material. B. Is in the top 7.6 percent of students who took the test. C. Did as well on the test as an average seventh-grader in the sixth month of the school year would do on a standardized seventh-grade reading test.

D. Did as well on the test as an average seventh-grader in the sixth month of the school year would do on the same standardized reading test that the fifth-grade student took. - answer- D Which of the following types of assessment includes a variety of samples of a student's work, collected over time, that shows the student's growth and development? A. checklist B. daily quizzes C. portfolio D. running record - answer- C After students finish reading Charlotte's Web, the teacher asks, "Do you think Fern loved Wilbur?" A student replies "Of course!" The teacher then says "Tell us how you know that Fern loved Wilbur." What communication technique is the teacher using in her last statement? A. paraphrasing B. probing C. redirecting D. summarizing - answer- B Mr. James, a new high school American history teacher, has asked Ms. Field, a mentor teacher, to observe a session of his history class because he has had difficulty motivating students to stay on task during cooperative learning activities. Mr. James can most effectively help Ms. Field prepare for the classroom observation by providing her with a A. Seating chart that indicates the students who tend to be "ringleaders" of the off-task behavior. B. Lesson plan for the class session that she will be observing. C. Written detailed description of the problems he is having with students D. List of all students' names along with designation of their current grades in the class.

• answer- B A language arts teacher attended a summer workshop on critical thinking. The teacher plans to incorporate ideas from the workshop into her lessons. Which of the following language arts tasks would best elicit students' critical thinking skills? A. Using a dictionary to find the meaning of words B. Identifying and summarizing the major events in a narrative C. Evaluating the effectiveness of a written response according to audience and purpose D. Identifying standard English grammatical structures in a written work - answer- C A teacher has a class composed of students from varied cultural backgrounds. DVDs, CDs, magazines, and books related to the students' home culture would be most effectively used as resources for the purpose of A. Integrating cultural content into content area instruction

B. Matching students according to similar cultural communication styles. C. Determining students' personal interests related to their home cultures D. Improving communication with the parents of students. - answer- A A teacher sees another faculty member commit a violation of Florida education rules. The teacher must A. Report the alleged misconduct to appropriate authorities B. Discuss the alleged misconduct with the other faculty member. C. Wait a reasonable period to see of the other faculty member self-reports the misconduct. D. Keep quiet about the matter because it would be unethical to tell on anyone about the alleged misconduct - answer- A Which of the following strategies is most effective for promoting students content area vocabulary development? A. providing ongoing, corrective feedback regarding pronunciation during reading in the content area B. giving frequent, short quizzes over content area vocabulary C. having students look up the definitions of a set of assigned words related to the content area D. semantically grouping new vocabulary words in the content area with familiar words that have similar meaning - answer- D On which of the following test question types does guessing have the most effect? A. constructed response B. fill in the blank C. multiple choice D. true-false - answer- D When leading class discussions teachers should A. ask more questions of students sitting in the back of the room to make sure they are involved in the discussion. B. mainly use questions that elicit specific, concrete information about the topic of discussion. C. establish positive interactions that support students' responses. D. provide the correct answer if no one responds immediately. - answer- C A new high school English teacher joins the Florida Council of Teachers of English. Which of the following is the most significant benefit of joining a professional organization in one's content field? A. increased opportunities to stay abreast of current developments in the field. B. increased opportunities to obtain grants for school-based projects in the field. C. expanded access to experienced mentors in the field. D. expanded access to quality lesson plans and other instructional resources in the field. - answer- A

When planning learning experiences for diverse students, which of the following is an important guideline for teachers to keep in mind? A. Teachers should avoid incorporating the cultural backgrounds of their students into the curriculum. B. Teachers should recognize that, within a particular cultural group, individual variation is to be expected. C. Students from different cultural backgrounds will share few common educational interests and aspirations. D. Students' cultural backgrounds have little impact on how students construct knowledge or interact in the classroom. - answer- B Students in a third-grade class are working in groups doing an experiment in which they drop a ball from various heights and measure the greatest height the ball reached when it bounced. Before the experiment begins, the teacher asks the students to formulate a hypothesis about what they expect to happen. After they have collected all their data, the students create a graph that shows maximum height reached when the ball was dropped from different heights. Afterward, which of the following prompts regarding the experiment would be most effective for assessing students' higher-order thinking skills? A. Did you always measure the bounce to either the top or the bottom of the ball? B. Did the ball bounce more times when it was dropped from a higher height? C. Write a justification for the information shown in your graph. D. Without referring to the instructions provided to you, write a set of step-by-step procedures tha - answer- C During a science unit on simple machines, a girl in the class complains to the teacher, "This is boy stuff. Why do I have to do it?" Several of the other girls in the class nod in agreement. The teacher ponders how best to deal with this incident. She should first A. check herself to make sure she is not modeling any gender stereotyping. B. lead a class discussion about science-related career opportunities. C. check classroom materials to make sure they do not reflect gender stereotyping. D. attend a workshop about promoting gender equity. - answer- A During an informal conversation, a second-grade English Language Learner (ELL) tells his teacher, "My madre - I mean, my mother - she work on grocery store." Which of the following would be the most appropriate teacher feedback in response to the student's statement? A. "Oh, so the Spanish word for mother is madre? That's good to know. B. "What should you do to the verb work when it comes after the word she?" C. "Your mother works in a grocery store? What does she do there?" D. "Should you say, "on a grocery store' or 'in a grocery store'?" - answer- C Assigning students to work with a partner, a middle school language arts teacher challenges each pair with the following question: "How many uses can you think of for a book?" In giving the students this task, the teacher is most likely promoting their use of

A. convergent thinking B. creative thinking C. deductive thinking D. generalization - answer- B In which of the following classes is the activity LEAST consistent with a tactile/kinesthetic modality preference? A. In language arts, students put on a play and dress in costumes. B. In mathematics, students do a survey on favorite jean brands and summarize results. C. In social studies, students participate in a simulation activity acting out a historical event. D. In science, students work in small groups to compare the heat reflection properties of various fabrics. - answer- B The Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS) is administered to all kindergarten students in Florida public schools to assess their school readiness at the beginning of the school year. This assessment practice can be expected to enhance the children's experiences in kindergarten by A. Promoting the children's awareness of their own skills and needs and thereby their ability to choose personally useful learning activities. B. Helping teachers to ensure instruction is developmentally appropriate for the children in their classes. C. Helping teachers to determine whether teacher-directed or student-directed activities will best achieve targeted learning standards. D. Encouraging children to view the classroom as a place where academic learning and progress are important. - answer- B During group presentations, after students have worked in cooperative learning groups to investigate the properties of magnets, a fifth-grade teacher notices that two students, Rosa and Katie, are whispering to each other instead of paying attention to the presentations. When the girls look in the teacher's direction, the teacher give them a stern look. Immediately, the girls quit whispering and direct their attention to the presentations. The teacher's behavior is an example of A. extinction B. negative reinforcement C. nonverbal communication D. modeling - answer- C A kindergarten teacher has the students sitting in a circle on the carpet while the teacher passes around a bag containing plastic letters. Each student is to reach in the bag, remove a letter, show the letter to the group, and then say the name of the letter and its sound. That concept is the teacher working on with these children? A. alphabetic principle B. decoding C. fluency D. print awareness - answer- A

During daily mathematics activities, an English Language Learner (ELL) demonstrates an adequate proficiency in using place-value concepts. However, the student scores very poorly on items assessing understanding of place value on a standardized test. The student's mathematics teacher could best interpret this conflicting result by first taking which of the following steps? A. Calculate the deviation between the student's standardized test score and the student's average daily score to determine whether the student's overall performance is on grade level. B. Give the student the standardized test again, and compare the student's performance on the two tests to determine whether the test results are reliable. C. Analyze whether the daily mathematics activities are aligned with the way the standardized test assesses place value. D. Use additional multiple methods to investigate the student's actual understanding of plac - answer- C Especially with young children, praise is most effective when it is A. global and given frequently B. global and given infrequently C. specific and given frequently D. specific and given infrequently - answer- C A middle school health teacher plans to begin a lesson on risky behaviors by having the students brainstorm about ways to respond to peer pressure. The teacher can best maximize the benefit of the brainstorming activity by asking the students to A. back up suggestions with personal experiences in their own lives. B. present any ideas that come to mind and refrain from judging the ideas of others. C. focus on presenting ideas that are unique instead of elaborating on the ideas of others. D. avoid presenting ideas that are probably unworkable and focus instead on realistic ideas. - answer- B Which of the following assessment tools would be best for assessing a student's ability to use contextual information to support reading comprehension? A. anecdotal record B. cloze procedure C. miscue analysis D. running record - answer- B Students in a sixth-grade health class are learning about interpersonal skills. One student asks, "What do we do when a bully is mean to us?" The teacher addresses the whole class, "What do you think you should do when a bully is mean to you?" What technique is the teacher using in the last question to the whole class? A. paraphrasing B. probing C. redirecting

D. summarizing - answer- C DIAGRAM At midyear, a departmental mathematics assessment of topics students should have learned is administered to eighth graders school wide. The results, shown in the graph above, of the performance of an eighth-grade math teacher's students indicate that the teacher's best response to this information is to A. seek out and attend in-service training on teaching fractions. B. allow extra time in class for students to practice working with functions. C. not be concerned about functions because performance of the teacher's students in all other areas is strong. D. at the next departmental meeting, recommend that functions not be tested at midyear. - answer- A A second-grade teacher has set up learning centers in the classroom. In addition to work periods that make use of the learning centers, the teacher allots a block of time every day for students to have free choice to select the centers to which they want to go. To avoid overcrowding in popular centers, the teacher devises a system of organization that limits the number of students who are permitted to use a center at one time. To accommodate as many students as possible, a bell is rung periodically during the free-choice time to signal that it is time for move to a different center. On occasion at free-choice time, some students in the class get upset when they cannot immediately go to their favorite centers. A few students even get into arguments over the centers. In general, which of the following management strategies would best promote appropriate student behavior during free-choice time? A. modeling social skill - answer- A Which of the following strategies would be best for increasing adolescents' motivation to learn? A. Provide learning opportunities that relate to their interests and experiences B. Offer public recognition as an incentive for good work C. Stress the importance of good grades to achievement of future success D. Withdraw privileges for failure to complete work. - answer- A Children in prekindergarten class complain to the teacher that the markers in the art center do not write anymore. One child says that someone dipped the markers in glue. Another child says the caps were left off. What should the teacher do to address this situation? A. Ask the children to tell the teacher when they see someone misusing the markers. B. Hold a class meeting and guide the children to generate a set of rules for the art center. C. Replace the markers, but tell the children that if the markers are misused again, they will not be replaced. D. Speak privately to the children who are misusing the markers and warn them that they will not be able to go to the art center if they continue to misuse the markers. - answer- B

A second-grade teacher has selected an expository text on vegetable garden plants of Florida to read to her students. The teacher can best prepare the students for the text on vegetable garden plants by A. helping the students make a chart in which they list what they already know and what they want to learn about vegetable garden plants. B. having the students memorize a list of key vocabulary words related to vegetable garden plants. C. drawing a diagram of a corn plant on the board and eliciting the students' help in labeling the parts. D. telling the students that it is important for them to learn about vegetable garden plants because humans depend on these plants for food. - answer- A DIAGRAM A teacher could best use the assessment to gauge a third-grader's proficiency in which of the following reading components? A. comprehension B. fluency C. phonemic awareness D. phonics - answer- A Teachers in Florida are expected to maintain positive home-school relationships. Which of the following would NOT be an appropriate way to work with families? A. inviting parents to visit their children's classroom at all times B. making sure that the parents know when their children are doing better than other students C. providing information and ideas to families about how to help their children at home with homework D. recruiting parents to serve as volunteers in the school - answer- B A middle school teacher is meeting with a girl's parents about her low performance in social studies. AS the meeting begins, the parents tell the teacher they are concerned that their child comes home upset every day and says that no one likes her. Which of the following would be the most appropriate response from the teacher? A. Paraphrase the parents' comment and ask for further information about the situation. B. Show concern and then move on to the planned agenda. C. Tell the parents they should schedule a meeting with the school counselor to discuss the situation. D. Assure the parents that most middle school students feel that way occasionally. - answer- C The use of different language forms that depend on the setting, the relationship of the speaker to the person he or she is addressing, and the function of the interaction is known as A. discourse B. lexicon

C. register D. semantics - answer- A A teacher encourages family members to serve as volunteer tutors in the school. Which of the following would be the most likely purpose for such an arrangement? A. to give family members a sense of ownership in the school B. to create family awareness of problems in the school C. to allow students, while at school, the opportunity to discuss their problems with a family member D. to improve student behavior in the community at large - answer- A A teacher has a class of mixed-ability and diverse cultural backgrounds. When assigning students to groups for cooperative learning activities, the teacher makes sure the groups are diverse in ability level, gender, and cultural background. Grouping students this way most likely to A. help students learn to deal with prejudice. B. promote critical thinking and problem solving in group activities C. nurture a sense of community in the classroom D. enhance students' ability to be thoughtful questioners - answer- C "Given a paragraph, the student will identify all the nouns with 90 percent accuracy." This statement is an example of a(n) A. affective objective B. cognitive objective C. psychomotor objective D. reflective objective - answer- B A high school teacher has a student who seems especially unmotivated and has been performing poorly in class. Before talking with the student, which of the following should the teacher do first to find out additional information that would help in dealing with the student? A. review the student's educational records B. discuss the problem with the school counselor C. talk with the student's friends D. hold a conference with the student's parents. - answer- A A kindergarten child is shown a tall, thin jar and a short, wide jar, both of which hold exactly one pint. When questioned about the two jars, the child's answers indicate that the child believes the taller container holds more liquid. Based on this evidence, the child's teacher likely would conclude that the child A. is developmentally delayed B. has a vision problem C. lacks the ability to conserve D. needs to be evaluated by an Exceptional Student Education specialist - answer- C

A key goal of a teacher's classroom management strategy should be to A. Provide an environment that eliminates unfamiliar or unexpected occurrences. B. Motivate students to proceed from simple to complex in their approach to learning C. Encourage students to monitor and self-manage their own behavior D. Allow students to decide which topics will be studied and for how long. - answer- C The stage in development in language acquisition wherein the second-language learner works to receive and understand the new language but produces little or no expressive language is known as A. preproduction B. early production C. speech emergence D. intermediate fluency - answer- A A seventh-grade science teacher's instructional methods include inquiry and discovery learning in the context of cooperative learning groups. These instructional methods will most likely A. provide structure to learning activities B. sequence instruction C. establish group morale D. foster independent learning - answer- D During a whole-class discussion, a student is creating a minor disruption by tapping a pencil on the desk. Which of the following interventions should the teacher use first with the student? A. Say the student's name and give the student a signal to stop the behavior. B. Make eye contact with the student and give a stern gaze but continue with the lesson uninterrupted. C. Ask the student to stop the pencil tapping. D. Stop the class discussion and send the student to the principal's office. - answer- B A running record is an oral reading assessment primarily used to A. determine a student's reading level B. assess a student's comprehension skills C. measure a student's phonemic awareness D. evaluate a student's vocabulary development. - answer- A Which of the following situations is an example of scaffolding to promote student learning in a fifth-grade social studies classroom? A. The teacher sets up a reading center containing biographies of significant individuals in American history. B. The teacher gives students weekly geography quizzes to review important information covered during recent lessons on North American geography. C. The teacher assigns students to cooperative learning groups to create a presentation on an American invention or innovation.

D. The teacher reviews and posts a timeline of key events to provide students with context for learning about factors leading up to the American Revolution. - answer- D Two middle school teachers agree to create an interdisciplinary science and social studies unit with coordinated learning activities between their classes. The teachers should begin their planning of the unit by first A. checking on the availability of materials and resources B. deciding on student learning goals that both will emphasize in their classrooms. C. activating students' prior knowledge related to the unit theme. D. deciding on appropriate instructional strategies to address the varied needs and abilities of all the students - answer- B During a whole-group activity about the characters in a book students in a third-grade class have read, most of the students are actively participating in the activity, with the exception of one student, who is rolling a small ball on the desk. Which of the following would be the best approach for the teacher to use with this student? A. Ignore the off-task behavior completely, so as not to lose the momentum of the class activity. B. Walk by the student's desk, unobtrusively take the ball, and then find time later to talk with the student. C. Stop the activity and reprimand the student in a calm voice. D. Stop the activity, walk to the student's desk, and quietly ask the student to put the ball away. - answer- B A high school economics teacher is planning a unit on the development of a market economy. Which of the following would be most effective for assessing students' prior knowledge about the unit topic? A. using an advance organizer B. giving students time to do some reading on the topic C. having small-group discussions D. inviting in a guest speaker - answer- A A language arts teacher's decision to use a thematic approach for teaching a unit on literature best demonstrates the teacher's understanding of the importance of A. helping students to make connections between and among concepts within a discipline B. using multiple activities that engage and motivate students at appropriate developmental levels. C. providing learning situations that will encourage students to practice skills and gain knowledge needed in a diverse society. D. enhancing students' ability to apply knowledge in various contexts. - answer- A Which of the following practices is likely to have a negative impact on a beginning English Language Learner's acquisition of English? A. encouraging the student to use English instead of the primary language when at home

B. creating an academically challenging environment C. having high expectations for all learners D. using nonverbal cues, including gestures and facial expressions - answer- A To help students develop decision-making skills, a middle school health teacher involves the students in role-play activities modeled on situations they are likely to encounter. The main focus of the activity is on the skills students need to resist pressure from peers to engage in unsafe activities such as drug or alcohol use. This approach demonstrates the teacher's understanding that students at this developmental stage A. are highly responsive to suggestions from adults for modifying their behaviors. B. cannot imagine any situation they have not personally experienced. C. learn better when skills are practiced in a meaningful context. D. have little concern about what others think of them. - answer- C A social studies teacher plans to use a simulation activity in a lesson about supply and demand. Which of the following is a major limitation of using simulation activities? A. They focus too much on basic skills. B. They often require a considerable amount of time. C. Students usually do not find them interesting or fun D. Students find the realism too threatening. - answer- B Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA; formerly PL 94-142), which of the following is a right of the parents of a child with disabilities who has been placed in Exceptional Student Education (ESE) in Florida? A. the right to participate in the decision-making process regarding the educational placement of their child B. the right to select the public school their child will attend C. the right to interpret the instructional implications of evaluation results D. the right to determine the most appropriate accommodations or modifications for their child - answer- A A first-grade teacher is concerned about Joaquin's self-concept. He does not have many friends because he insists on being in charge at play time. Which of the following actions by the teacher would be most effective in helping Joaquin change his behavior and in improving his self-concept? A. Privately praise him when he plays cooperatively with others at play time. B. Tell him he has to let other children be in charge at play time. C. Send him to timeout when he starts demanding to be in charge at play time. D. Suggest to him that he play alone at play time. - answer- A A second-grade teacher is concerned about a student's performance on ongoing progress-monitoring (OPM) oral reading fluency passages. The student performed at high risk on second-grade reading passages. The teacher re-tested the student and again the student scored at high risk. After reviewing these data, the teacher should assess the student's A. comprehension

B. oral language C. phonics skills D. vocabulary development - answer- C A teacher is considering using a tutorial software with a few at-risk students. The software presents information in small units, followed by one or two questions, and then immediate feedback to the student on his or her responses. Such software is most useful for which of the following purposes? A. allowing students to monitor their own progress B. prompting students to set higher standards of personal achievement C. fostering students' development of critical thinking skills D. encouraging students to explore creative solutions to problems - answer- A A former K-12 grade English Language Learner (ELL) student who exited the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program more than 2 years ago is coded as A. LF B. LP C. LYD. LZ - answer- D Students in a high school sociology class are designing a questionnaire to survey students in the school about the removal of vending machines from the school building. Allowing the students to compose the questions for the questionnaire is likely to enhance their interest in the survey project by A. relating their learning to community issues B. enabling them to pursue topics of personal interest C. helping them to set their own learning goals D. giving them a sense of control over their learning experiences. - answer- D A high school biology teacher is having students engage in a cooperative learning group activity. After the students complete the activity, each student group will make a presentation to the entire class to share the group's results. The teacher plans for the presentations to take place during the last 15 minutes of class, so the group activity must not run over into this time period. Which of the following would be the best way for the teacher to remind the students about the time, so that the group activity is completed in time for the presentations to take place? A. Remind them at the very beginning of the activity. B. Remind them every 5 minutes C. Remind them every 10 minutes D. Remind them 5 minutes prior to the necessary end time for the activity. - answer- D A fifth-grade teacher plans a unit designed to strengthen students' skills in pattern recognition and critical thinking. The teacher plans to use appropriate instructional activities in whole-group and small-group settings. As part of the initial planning process, the teacher's first step in defining instructional objectives for the new unit should be to

A. select appropriate instructional activities for fostering growth in pattern recognition and critical thinking. B. analyze the benefits and limitations of various whole-group and small-group instructional strategies C. assess students' general areas of strengths and needs in pattern recognition and critical thinking D. implement procedures for promoting positive and productive group interactions. - answer- C With regard to a student with one or more disabilities who has been evaluated into Exceptional Student Education (ESE), inclusion means A. placing the student in a separate school tailored to the student's special needs. B. making sure that only highly qualified ESE teachers work with the student. C. keeping the student in separate classes for all or part of the day. D. providing instruction to the student within a regular education classroom to the maximum extent appropriate. - answer- D During the first week of school, a teacher observes behavior in a student that causes the teacher to suspect that the student might have a learning disability. With regard to this student, the teacher has a responsibility to A. notify Exceptional Student Education (ESE) staff that the student needs support services in the teacher's classroom. B. notify the student's parents that they need to contact the ESE staff about the student's difficulty. C. initiate an evaluation for ESE as soon as possible. D. initiate an evaluation for ESE only when it is clear that the student's needs cannot be met through the regular education program. - answer- D Which of the following is a necessary element of inquiry-based learning in science? A. students writing group reports after researching a science topic together B. a teacher showing a video presentation of a science principle related to a lesson C. students forming hypotheses prior to a lab investigation D. a teacher leading a question and answer session on a scientific principle - answer- C When an English Language Learner has developed the ability to understand a message in a second language, the student has developed A. expressive language B. oral language C. pragmatic language D. receptive language - answer- D Students in a social studies class are designing a learning project about ways the environment affects human systems. In assisting the students in designing their learning experiences for the project, it is most important that the teacher make certain that the tasks and activities for the project

A. address the grade-level expectations set forth in the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for social studies. B. be planned by the students and address only the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for social studies that the students have identified as most relevant and consistent with the project. C. address only the grade-level expectations of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for social studies that are simple enough so that even students who are academically at risk can participate in a meaningful way. D. be preplanned by the teacher to ensure that the learning experiences are congruent with the N - answer- A According to Florida Statutes, the number of students in core curriculum courses assigned to a teacher in grades 9 through 12 must not exceed A. 22 students B. 25 students C. 28 students D. 30 students - answer- B A third-grade teacher begins a mathematics lesson about polygons by reading to students the book The Greedy Triangle, by Marilyn Burns. This book tells a story about triangles and other multisided figures such as polygons. The probable purpose for this way of beginning the lesson is to A. gain students' attention. B. communicate the objective for the lesson. C. present the lesson content. D. assess student learning. - answer- A A teacher is concerned about Carl, a student who recently enrolled in school. Carl acts listless most of the time and appears uninterested in class activities. The teacher talks with the assistant principal about Carl and learns that Carl and his family are living in a homeless shelter. After repeated attempts, the teacher is able to talk by telephone with Carl's mother about the teacher's concerns regarding Carl. The teacher's best response to Carl's unstable home situation is to give highest priority to A. stressing to Carl's mother that Carl needs a more stable home environment right away. B. offering to put Carl's mother in touch with a church organization that provides housing for homeless families. C. ensuring that Carl has one or two close friends in the class with whom he can interact on a regular daily business. D. providing an accepting and supportive environment for Carl in the classroom - answer- D Children in a kindergarten class are going on a field trip to a fire station. The teacher asks a paraprofessional to accompany them and videotape the field trip. To ensure that the video will be a useful instructional tool, the teacher should first A. assign questions to the students to ask as they are being videotaped.

B. write a narrative for the video C. discuss with paraprofessional the sequence of events that need to be recorded. D. discuss with the paraprofessional the purpose of the video. - answer- D Which of the following assessments is most effective in determining the extent to which students use specific problem-solving strategies in math? A. norm-referenced achievement test B. criterion-referenced skills test C. self-monitoring checklist D. holistic scoring rubric - answer- C To improve the effectiveness of his communication with English Language Learners (ELLs), a new fourth-grade teacher attends a workshop on Stephen Krashen's comprehensible input hypothesis. Which of the following strategies best supports comprehensible input for ELLs? A. incorporating gestures, visuals, and manipulatives B. giving noncorrective responses C. extending wait time D. using idiomatic expressions - answer- A Which of the following practices by a teacher would best promote a student's development of positive self-esteem? A. frequently praising the student for "doing a good job" when returning the student's assignments B. giving the student tangible rewards for finishing assignments on time C. pointing out the student's achievement in front of classmates D. routinely presenting the student with challenging tasks that, with effort, the student can accomplish successfully - answer- D Teachers holding class meetings to deal with problems in the classroom is most in accord with which of the following? A. Teachers should take opportunities to clarify consequences for inappropriate behavior. B. Teachers should promote student ownership in a smoothly functioning learning community. C. Teachers should model respect for diversity and individual differences. D. Teachers should use a variety of means to convey high expectations for all students.

• answer- B A middle school English language arts teacher uses a holistic scoring rubric to assess students' weekly one-page essays. The teacher assigns an overall score of 1 to 5 based on five criteria: organization, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and clarity. Which of the following is an important limitation of using this assessment method on a regular basis? A. It is time-consuming for the teacher to use. B. It does not provide students information from which they can determine whether their writing is improving.

C. It does not provide specific feedback on the criteria used in the rubric. D. It does not result in a score that can be converted to a letter grade. - answer- C A social studies teacher begins a unit on the similarities and differences of Native American groups in Florida by devoting time to collecting ideas from the whole class about what they already know about the topic from their own previous experiences. This approach is beneficial to students primarily because it will help them A. memorize detailed information quickly and efficiently. B. make value judgments about relevant concepts C. make connections between what they already know and new learning. D. determine which events caused other events to happen. - answer- C A first-grade teacher is working with the children on a learning project about the significant aspects of the lives and accomplishments of selected men and women in the period of history before 1880 (for example, Sacajawea, George Washington, Betsy Ross, Abraham Lincoln, and Harriet Tubman). Which of the following activities related to the project would be of greatest benefit to the children? A. having the children play a game in which they name a historical figure when their turn comes B. reading aloud a children's biography of a historical figure of the relevant time period C. having the children color pictures of historical figures of the relevant time period to post on their classroom wall D. showing a video about the Revolutionary War or the Civil War - answer- B Which of the following is NOT one of the parts of an instructional objective? A. action B. conditions C. grading criteria D. mastery level - answer- C Students in a third-grade class have been gathering information about planets from websites. During an Internet session, a student in the class tells the teacher, "My mom doesn't want me doing this. She says there are bad things on the Internet." The teacher is aware that the school computers are equipped with Internet child-safety filtering software, but she has not explained what this means to the students. Nonetheless, the teacher also is probably aware that, for young children this age, attitudes toward an issue, such as whether using the Internet is a "good" or "bad" idea, tend to be most influenced by their A. cognitive abilities B. families' attitudes C. peers' attitudes D. personal experiences - answer- B Teachers in a middle school set up a homework hotline that students and their families can use to obtain information about homework assignments for each class. Which of the following is the most significant benefit of this strategy?

A. It will promote students' sense of ownership of their own learning. B. It will strengthen families' ability to be partners with the teacher in their children's education. C. It will enhance the teachers' ability to create classroom environments that are responsive to diverse student needs. D. It will emphasize to both students and families that the teachers have high expectations for students' achievement. - answer- B The language that is used to communicate with others in a social environment is known as A. cognitively demanding communication B. cognitive academic language C. basic interpersonal communication D. context-reduced language - answer- C What is an important advantage of having students assume the major responsibility for planning a class learning project? A. It provides the teacher an opportunity to learn about and correct students' misconceptions regarding the topic of the project. B. It makes students partners with the teacher in assessing their academic progress. C. It facilitates the development of a project plan that best addresses individual students' strengths and weaknesses. D. It promotes the development of autonomy, initiative, and self-reliance in students. - answer- D A new fifth-grade teacher is planning lessons for an upcoming science unit. The teacher uses the science grade level expectations for the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards to identify the content that should be addressed in the fifth grade. Additionally, the teacher will probably find the grade level expectations useful for obtaining information about A. how to correlate the lesson plans with the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. B. useful Internet resources supporting the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. C. sample instructional activities addressing the unit's content. D. the prerequisite concepts and skills that students should have acquired the previous year. - answer- D According to the Florida Consent Decree, each English Language Learner (ELL) is entitled to "equal access" to appropriate programming. The primary goal of all such programming is to A. teach the student in the student's home language until the student has full English language proficiency. B. develop the student's English language proficiency as efficiently as possible while at the same time making the basic subject matter content understandable. C. transition the student away from dependence on the home language to speaking English exclusively.

D. develop the student's full proficiency in the home language while encouraging English language acquisition at a rate that is comfortable for the student. - answer- B A fourth-grade teacher has observed that Winoma, who has natural artistic talent, is rushing through her class work so that she can spend time in the creative arts center. Which of the following is the best way for the teacher to deal with this situation? A. Have Winoma bring her work to the teacher to check over before she can go to the creative arts center. B. Tell Winoma she can go to the creative arts center if she promises to complete her class work properly at home. C. Provide Winoma a checklist that she must complete before going to the creative arts center. D. Give Winona a lower grade for class work not finished properly. - answer- C A teacher who strives to create a climate that is positive, is supportive of intellectual risk taking, and cultivates low levels of anxiety is applying which of Krashen's theories? A. the Affective Filter hypothesis B. the Input hypothesis C. the Monitor hypothesis D. the Natural Order hypothesis - answer- A In working with an Exceptional Student Education (ESE) student who has a severe physical disability, the regular education teacher should place primary emphasis on A. fostering the student's development of emotional and social skills that will help the student cope with his or her disability. B. helping the student to learn specialized strategies that can enhance his or her ability to function physically. C. using strategies and materials that allow the student to participate as fully as possible in all class activities. D. identifying and using engaging alternative learning opportunities for the student whenever possible. - answer- C Which of the following approaches would be the most effective way for a teacher to promote dental hygiene in kindergartens. A. Show a video on dental hygiene and discuss it with the kindergartners. B. Read simple, illustrated books about proper dental care in an interactive manner to the kindergartners. C. Explore with the kindergartners a website that has illustrations and animations on dental hygiene. D. Bring in large models of teeth and toothbrushes and have the kindergartners practice proper dental care with the models. - answer- D