ABCTE PTK Practice
Exam QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(100%
VERIFIED)
What type of question would most likely generate the widest range of answers and discussions
among students? - ANSWERWhy would the author have ended the book this way? "Why" questions
tend to be the most open-ended.
Why should a teacher always spend time explaining classroom rules during the first few days of
class? - ANSWERTo establish clear expectations for performance and behavior. Students benefit from
clear, firm guidelines from the outset.
What method will BEST hold students accountable for their full participation in cooperative learning
groups? - ANSWERAssign each student in the group a specific role in accomplishing the objectives of
the activity. If each student has a role in meeting the objectives and the activity is well structured,
then all students will be drawn into participating because they all have something to do.
When teachers share standardized test results with parents, there is a large amount of information in
the score report to be discussed. Which information will be of MOST use to the typical parent? -
ANSWERSpecific areas of academic strength and weakness. When parents know their child's
weaknesses, they can emphasize working to improve them.
Suppose your objective for a lesson is "The student will demonstrate an ability to differentiate among
igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks." Which of the following is the BEST activity for
introducing students to the attributes of each type of rock? - ANSWERStudents examine rocks
belonging to each group and identify the similarities and differences. The activity is followed by a
group discussion in which the teacher brings out the important characteristics of each type. Students
learn best when they are actively involved.
, A group of students wants to produce an electronic magazine that publishes original student writing
and art. Their adviser is planning a unit to train them how to use a word-processing application to
create pages that include features such as images, multi-column layouts, sidebars, headers, footers,
links, and page backgrounds. What would be the BEST culminating activity for this portion of the
training? - ANSWERSmall teams producing a document under proctored conditions, using specified
features, and within a time limit. The purpose of the raining is to prepare students to apply what
they learn. The team and time limit conditions make the performance more realistic; the whole
activity promotes retaining and transferring what has been leaned.
What is MOST likely to promote effective transfer of knowledge to students? - ANSWERHaving
students work on their own with specific information related to a topic before giving an organizing
lecture. Studies indicate that topics need to be organized and connected in order to promote transfer
knowledge, but that a large number of topics covered quickly will hinder student transfer because
students have too little time to connect and organize the information.
A struggling student comes to pick up a paper at your desk during class time. You have determined
that this student needs extra help. What would be BEST to say to the student? - ANSWER"I'd like to
talk to you about this paper in a little more detail.. Let's set up a time when we can talk in private." It
is important to protect student privacy and avoid embarrassment. The vital issue is not to share lack
of success with the rest of the students.
Consider the following question asked by a first grade teacher: " What do the three stories we have
read by Tomie de Paola have in common?"
What is the main instructional value of asking a question like this? - ANSWERAnalysis of the separate
stories and comparison between them. This question utilizes comparisons, which is part of the fourth
level of Bloom's Taxonomy, analysis. The teacher is looking to see which students are able to think of
all three stores at the same time and make comparisons between them.
If a school wanted to compare how its students were doing with respect to students in other schools,
what kind of assessment would be MOST appropriate? - ANSWERNorm-referenced test. A norm-
referenced test is designed to give a percentile score that places each student on a continuum of 1 to
99+.
A teacher is planning a lesson for a unit on the portion of the Seven Years War fought in North
America between England and France, known to Americans as the French and Indian War. The
lesson's main goal is to show the relative strengths and weaknesses of English and French forces in
North America. What aid would be MOST useful for reaching that goal? - ANSWERA
comparison/contrast chart for students to fill in as they work through the unit. A chart of this type
helps students focus on similarities and differences as they study.
Exam QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(100%
VERIFIED)
What type of question would most likely generate the widest range of answers and discussions
among students? - ANSWERWhy would the author have ended the book this way? "Why" questions
tend to be the most open-ended.
Why should a teacher always spend time explaining classroom rules during the first few days of
class? - ANSWERTo establish clear expectations for performance and behavior. Students benefit from
clear, firm guidelines from the outset.
What method will BEST hold students accountable for their full participation in cooperative learning
groups? - ANSWERAssign each student in the group a specific role in accomplishing the objectives of
the activity. If each student has a role in meeting the objectives and the activity is well structured,
then all students will be drawn into participating because they all have something to do.
When teachers share standardized test results with parents, there is a large amount of information in
the score report to be discussed. Which information will be of MOST use to the typical parent? -
ANSWERSpecific areas of academic strength and weakness. When parents know their child's
weaknesses, they can emphasize working to improve them.
Suppose your objective for a lesson is "The student will demonstrate an ability to differentiate among
igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks." Which of the following is the BEST activity for
introducing students to the attributes of each type of rock? - ANSWERStudents examine rocks
belonging to each group and identify the similarities and differences. The activity is followed by a
group discussion in which the teacher brings out the important characteristics of each type. Students
learn best when they are actively involved.
, A group of students wants to produce an electronic magazine that publishes original student writing
and art. Their adviser is planning a unit to train them how to use a word-processing application to
create pages that include features such as images, multi-column layouts, sidebars, headers, footers,
links, and page backgrounds. What would be the BEST culminating activity for this portion of the
training? - ANSWERSmall teams producing a document under proctored conditions, using specified
features, and within a time limit. The purpose of the raining is to prepare students to apply what
they learn. The team and time limit conditions make the performance more realistic; the whole
activity promotes retaining and transferring what has been leaned.
What is MOST likely to promote effective transfer of knowledge to students? - ANSWERHaving
students work on their own with specific information related to a topic before giving an organizing
lecture. Studies indicate that topics need to be organized and connected in order to promote transfer
knowledge, but that a large number of topics covered quickly will hinder student transfer because
students have too little time to connect and organize the information.
A struggling student comes to pick up a paper at your desk during class time. You have determined
that this student needs extra help. What would be BEST to say to the student? - ANSWER"I'd like to
talk to you about this paper in a little more detail.. Let's set up a time when we can talk in private." It
is important to protect student privacy and avoid embarrassment. The vital issue is not to share lack
of success with the rest of the students.
Consider the following question asked by a first grade teacher: " What do the three stories we have
read by Tomie de Paola have in common?"
What is the main instructional value of asking a question like this? - ANSWERAnalysis of the separate
stories and comparison between them. This question utilizes comparisons, which is part of the fourth
level of Bloom's Taxonomy, analysis. The teacher is looking to see which students are able to think of
all three stores at the same time and make comparisons between them.
If a school wanted to compare how its students were doing with respect to students in other schools,
what kind of assessment would be MOST appropriate? - ANSWERNorm-referenced test. A norm-
referenced test is designed to give a percentile score that places each student on a continuum of 1 to
99+.
A teacher is planning a lesson for a unit on the portion of the Seven Years War fought in North
America between England and France, known to Americans as the French and Indian War. The
lesson's main goal is to show the relative strengths and weaknesses of English and French forces in
North America. What aid would be MOST useful for reaching that goal? - ANSWERA
comparison/contrast chart for students to fill in as they work through the unit. A chart of this type
helps students focus on similarities and differences as they study.
