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PLT Praxis (5622) M.C. PracticeQuestions and Answers
Under the provisions of the IDEA, which of the following strategies is an example of a
modification a teacher can most appropriately make in a classroom to meet the needs
of a student with a LD?
A. Adapting content areas by simplifying vocabulary and content load
B. Reducing the distractions within the physical environment
C. Using manipulatives and hands-on activities to explain a concept
D. Extending or adjusting the time allotted to complete an assessment - Answers -
adapting content areas by simplifying vocabulary and content load
Which of the following teacher actions is most effective for creating a positive learning
environment in a classroom?
A. Planning instructional activities that are relevant to students
B. Engaging students by using project-based, hands-on activities
C. Creating and implementing standards for student behavior
D. Using a token system to reward student achievement - Answers -planning
instructional activities that are relevant to students
Which of the following statements best identifies a limitation of using a developmental
portfolio as an assessment tool?
A. Establishing reliable and valid evaluative criteria can be challenging
B. Ratings of student work are consistently more objective than subjective
C. The contents of portfolios are not typical of student work
D. Portfolios measure superficial learning only - Answers -establishing reliable and valid
evaluative criteria can be challenging
Which of the following types of memory is primarily increased by chunking information?
A. Long-term memory
B. Short-term memory
C. Implicit memory
D. Declarative memory - Answers -short-term memory
In 2014, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), a subagency of the United States Department
of Education (ED), issued a set of guidelines that provide information to educators
regarding students' civil rights and equal access to educational resources. Which
THREE of the following statements best describe the foundational principles contained
in the OCR's guidelines?
A. Students have the right to free speech provided their speech does not interfere with a
school's educational mission.
,B. A high-quality education for all students includes resources such as academic and
extracurricular programs, strong teaching, and instructional materials.
C. All students--regardless of race, color, national origin, or sip code--deserve a high-
quality education.
D. High-quality resources provided to all students include state-of-the-art technology
and strong community support.
E. All students need to have equal access to comparable resourc - Answers --a high-
quality education for all students includes resources such as academic and
extracurricular programs, strong teaching, and instructional material
-all students--regardless of race, color, national origin, or zip code--deserve a high-
quality education
-all students need to have equal access to comparable resources in light of their
education needs
Which of the following actions is the best example of a student using short-term memory
to complete an instructional task?
A. Using a table of contents to quickly locate a specific chapter in a textbook
B. Recalling the main events seen in a movie that relate to a topic of study
C. Using flash cards to gain speed in recognition of multiplication facts
D. Playing a game with another student that requires mastery of state capitals -
Answers -using a table of contents to quickly locate a specific chapter in a textbook
Which of the following best describes the type of scoring that applies many criteria at
the same time to evaluate the end-of-course project and results in a single grade?
A. Task-specific scoring
B. Analytic scoring
C. Developmental scoring
D. Holistic scoring - Answers -holistic scoring
Which of the following teacher activities best supports reflective practice?
A. Completely weekly lesson plans
B. Talking to students about their learning
C. Journaling about classroom experiences
D. Designing assessments to measure content mastery - Answers -journaling about
classroom experiences
Which of the following statements is most accurate about informal assessments?
A. Informal assessments are used less frequently than formal assessments because
time and cost constraints
B. Informal assessments provide data that are used for making placement decisions
and to document student learning overtime
C. Informal assessments help teachers understand students' growth and refine instruc
to meet students' needs
D. Informal assessments are primarily used for comparing students' performance with
that of other students at a similar level - Answers -informal assessments help teachers
to understand students' growth and refine instruction to meet students' needs
,A class is broken into homogeneous reading groups. Each group has a leveled
historical fiction novel to read and discuss. Before the groups meet, the teacher delivers
a mini-lesson that models how to ask higher-level questions to spark deep discussion.
Which of the following instructional strategies is primarily being used during the reading
group meetings?
A. Interactive instruction
B. Independent study
C. Direct instruction
D. Experiential learning - Answers -interactive instruction
When considering the educational implications for a student with an ID, the teacher
should primarily focus on
A. modifying the general curriculum and implementing direct teaching skills
B. collecting data to measure ongoing academic progress in an adapted curriculum
C. assuring full access to all school-sponsored activities
D. teaching social skills and developing a behavioral intervention plan - Answers -
modifying the general curriculum and implementing direct teaching strategies
When addressing continued misbehavior, teachers can best establish expectations for
student behavior by developing clear rules and procedures as well as by doing which of
the following?
A. giving the students a warning for their misbehavior
B. providing students with a peer mentor for guidance
C. giving feedback on student goals and objectives
D. providing consequences for student misbehavior - Answers -providing consequences
for student misbehavior
A fourth-grade teacher is about to start a reading lesson, but the classroom is noisy with
talkative students. Which of the following is the most effective nonverbal communication
strategy that the teacher can use to capture students' attention in order to begin the
lesson?
A. Frowning at the students who are doing the most talking
B. Standing at the front of the room with arms crossed
C. Sitting down at the desk until the students stop talking
D. Standing still at the front of the room while staring at the clock - Answers -standing
still at the front of the room while staring at the clock
Which of the following can be used to convert any test result to a single-digit score?
A. Stanine score
B. Age-equivalent score
C. Percentile rank
D. Grade-equivalent score - Answers -stanine score
Which of the following strategies best increases student motivation in the classroom
environment?
, A. Assigning high-performing students to tutor peers as part of expected conduct
B. Placing students in groups of three or more to complete graded assignments
C. Asking student to generate a list of goals that they plan to accomplish in their
lifetimes
D. Allowing students to collaborate with the teacher to design learning opportunities -
Answers -allowing students to collaborate with the teacher to design learning
opportunities
Which of the following types of scores ranges from 1 to 99 and compares a student's
performance with that of other students at the same grade or age level?
A. Standard
B. Raw
C. Stanine
D. Percentile - Answers -percentile
Which of the following assessments best helps a science teacher determine a student's
ability to test a hypothesis
A. Multiple-choice test
B. Lab experiment
C. Cloze activity
D. Lab report - Answers -lab experiment
Which of the following scenarios most closely describes the learning environment in a
classroom that utilizes constructivist theory?
A. Mentoring and monitoring students as they learn social behaviors from others in the
school setting
B. Sharing and equalizing interactions between the teacher and the students throughout
the day
C. Employing extrinsic rewards provided by the teacher to the students to encourage
participation
D. Providing consequences to students to reinforce behaviors that allow for progress -
Answers -sharing and equalizing interactions between the teacher and the students
throughout the day
Which of the following insights is best gained from administering a norm-referenced
achievement test?
A. A student's knowledge base about an upcoming unit before instruction
B. An individual's propensity to succeed in any given activity based on innate
characteristics
C. Information on an individual's level of master based on a specific set of learning
standards
D. How a student's test performance compares with that of a same of similar students
who have taken the same test - Answers -how a student's test performance compares
with that of a sample of similar students who have taken the same test
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