FTCE Test Flashcards
Practice for the FTCE - Practice Test
What is one way of incorporating non-performers into a discussion?
Ask a student to respond to a previous student’s statement. This is because non-performers are not involved in class at that current moment.
When a teacher leads choral chants, the teacher is…
Having students repeat basic skills orally
If a teacher asks, “Does everyone understand where to place their answers?”, the teacher is probably..
Determining if the class understands the directions.
Teachers convey emotion through:
Body language, verbal cues, and eye contact
How can a teacher handle controlled interruptions?
Positively directed with procedures already in place
“You seem to feel that you aren’t doing well in this subject” is an example of..
Non-directive statement. This is because these statements are a way of showing a student that the teacher is listening, but not making a judgment or pointing the conversation in a specific direction.
Effective professional development is..
A continuous plan of lifelong learning
The method by which teachers gather information on their teaching through the use of audio- and video-tapes is called…case methods, action research, reflective learning communities, or mentors?
Action Research - allows teachers to carry out investigations in their own classroom.
Student data such as scores on tests and assignments would be the best criteria for determining, what?
Student grades and the teacher’s quality of instruction.
A mentor’s purpose is..
to promote and support peer teacher growth
The greatest challenge to implement effective professional development is due to the lack of time, presenters, resources, or interest?
Time
Piaget’s theory of cognitive development states that..
Younger children are unable to understand complex language.
Children under the age of eight..
Process information more slowly than older children.
Marshall Rosenberg categorized learners as:
rigid-inhibited, undisciplined, acceptance-anxious, and creative.
Inductive thinking can be fostered through which activity?
Personal-discovery activities
How can a teacher elicit a high-order response from a student who provides simple responses?
Ask follow-up questions
Bloom divided educational objectives into which of the following domains?
Cognitive, affective, psychomotor
Long-term memory…
is permanent and appears unlimited
What is an example of deductive reasoning?
Bill is taller than Ann, but Ann is taller than Grace. Is Ann the tallest child or is Bill the tallest?
Using student ideas and interests in a lesson..
increases learning and student motivation
If your child in your class suffers from serious emotional disturbances, it is important to
maintain open communication with the parents
when working with ESL students, the teacher should be aware that
An accepting classroom and encouraging lessons will foster learning
Student Teams-Achievement Divisions (STAD) uses
heterogenous groups, elements of competition, and rewards. STADS is a cooperative learning approach that places students in teams of mixed abilities and has rewards for individual and group effort.
Sequential language acquisition occurs when students:
learn a second language after mastery of the first.
What is one primary learning objective that teachers aim for?
Fostering critical thinking skills.
What does Jean Piaget say about children and concepts?
Children cannot learn a given concept until they learn the concepts that sequentially precede it.
When do children develop an initiative, according to Erickson’s theory of social development?
Two to six years of age
Teachers who apply behavioral learning theory in practice…
Create educational environments in which educational stimuli can be presented and behavioral responses can be observed and measured.
What is an example of cognitive learning theory in practice?
Drill and practice
According to social learning theory, students learn by
Observing the behavior of others
According to the operant model in behavioral theory, what is negative reinforcement?
Removing a stimulus which causes a behavior to increase
In the middle of a discussion, a student asks to sharpen a pencil in response to an academic question. The teacher should..
Signal no, and then ask someone else the question. This is to not reward the disruptive behavior.
Changing to an interactive approach, switching to a cooperative group activity, and incorporating manipulatives during the course of a lesson are examples of:
Getting the students back on track. It gets the students more actively involved because it forces them to become occupied with the task at hand.
“Invitational learning” is the result of
a well-built classroom space. Invitational learning takes place in a classroom that is welcoming; that is, one that is adequately sized, well-built, and properly equipped. The physical setting of a classroom can greatly influence learning. Special attention should also be paid to lighting, ventilation, and proper exit and entry locations
What is one skill demonstrated by invitational teachers?
They are active listeners. This is because invitational teachers display behaviors and attitudes that are inviting. These behaviors include reaching out to students, listening with care, and “being real” with students and themselves.
Kallison Jr. found that subject retention increased when lessons included:
Outlines at the beginning and a summary at the end.
If a teacher introduces a concept using examples and non-examples and asks the class to provide a definition of the concept, the teacher is considered to be teaching deductively or inductively?
Inductively
A lesson in which students are given a tankful of water and various objects and are asked to order the objects by weight would be considered a(n) science lesson, discovery-learning lesson, inductive-reasoning lesson, or egrule lesson?
Discovery-learning lesson. This is because a discovery-learning lesson is one where the class is organized to learn through their own active involvement in the lesson.
Under the operant behavior model, what is negative reinforcement?
Removing something unpleasant after the asserted or expected behavior has occured.
Robert always calls out answers to questions without raising his hand. The teacher always ignores his answers. The teacher is trying to use..
Extinction. The teacher is not providing any sort of reinforcement for Robert’s behavior in the hope that, without reinforcement, Robert will lose interest, and the behavior will die out.
