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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 - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-A After a science experiment, a high school teacher asks students to respond to the following two prompts:
- Justify the results of your experiment.
- 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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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 - ANS-D
C. redirecting D. summarizing - ANS-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.
- ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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?
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 - ANS-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. - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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.
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. - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-D 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'?" - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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 - ANS-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
B. probing C. redirecting D. summarizing - ANS-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. - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-C
D. using idiomatic expressions - ANS-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 - ANS-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.
- ANS-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. - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-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
D. deciding on appropriate instructional strategies to address the varied needs and abilities of all the students - ANS-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. - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-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 - ANS-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
