FTC Professional Education Practice Test

Front

Which of the following measures is a type of summative assessment?

• an End-of-Course assessment
• a homework assignment
• a learning styles inventory
• a whole-class question and answer session

Back

an End-of-Course assessment

Front

What are students likely to learn from a class discussion about the preservation of historical landmarks?

Back

Accurate information is critical for effective communication.

Front

What should a new teacher do to ensure a supportive attitude from the principal when using innovative instructional methods in class?

Back

Invite the principal to visit his class to observe his teaching methods and their effects.

Front

What is the purpose of asking students to justify their experiment results and formulate a theory based on them?

Back

promotes their critical and creative thinking skills

Front

With regard to administration of the mandatory statewide assessments, which of the following actions by a teacher would be considered unethical?

Back

To question students on test content or test items after the days set aside for state testing have passed.

Front

To become successful readers, which skill is most important for students to have upon entering first grade?

Back

the ability to recognize letters by name

Front

A student who scores at the 80th percentile on a standardized achievement test has

Back

Scored the same as or better than 80 percent of a norm group

Front

Why does a teacher stop a video to ask questions about recycling?

Back

teachers' efforts to maintain and reinforce student involvement correlate with students' cognitive engagement.

Front

The most appropriate way for a teacher to share an innovative instructional strategy with school colleagues is to

Back

speak with the principal about demonstrating the strategy as part of a workshop for all interested teachers

Front

Which activity is most likely to promote the creative thinking skills of high school students?

Back

In English, writing an original short story.