PECT practice exam 2024 with 100% correct answers

A very bright student, scoring in the top 10 percentile on standardized achievement tests for children his age, is already well-known throughout the school for causing trouble because of behavior problems. To help this student, the teacher should suggest that (A) the student receive a prescription for Ritalin or another drug to control hyperactivity. (B) the student be diagnosed as having attention deficit disorder (ADD). (C) the student would be served best in a private school or by being home schooled. (D) the student's parents come to school to meet and discuss his behavior at home. - correct answer D A teacher could expect to find all of the following in the student's permanent record EXCEPT (A) standardized achievement test scores (such a CAT). (B) a record of disciplinary actions taken against the student during his or her enrollment. (C) any intelligence or psychological tests documenting learning disabilities. (D) samples of the student's written work. - correct answer D Effective teachers understand that student performance on subject-matter tests indicates (A) how innately intelligent or smart a student is. (B) the student's general aptitude. (C) how likely it is that a student will be successful on future tests. (D) a student's particular skills or knowledge at a particular point in time. - correct answer D A student making top grades in class has received a percentile score of 63 on a nationally standardized math test. The best explanation of the student's score is (A) a percentile score of 63 means that on a scale of 1-100, the student is 37 points from the top. (B) a percentile score of 63 means that out of a group of 100 students, 37 would score higher and 62 would score lower, meaning that the student has done well by scoring in the top half of all students taking the test. (C) a percentile score of 63 is just like a grade of 63 on a test; it means that the student made a low D on the test. (D) a percentile score of 63 means that out of a group of 100 students, 37 would score higher and 62 would score lower, showing a big difference between the student's performance on the standardized test and in class. - correct answer D Effective professional development occurs when there is a commitment by educators to (A) attend 70 percent of staff development activities. (B) meet recertification requirements. (C) continuous lifelong learning. (D) join a professional organization. - correct answer C An example of a question or task requiring synthesis (from Bloom's taxonomy) would be which of the following? (A) Here are five words. Write a sentence using these five words and adding any other words you might need. (B) Describe how Columbus, in his search for the New World, ended his journey in the Caribbean Islands. (C) Compare Freud's theory of psychosexual development to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development.