Professional Knowledge Assessment Vocabulary

Teaching using particular instructional methods. 

• A. Spiral curriculum
• B. Pedagogy
• C. Direct instruction
• D. Affective education

Persistent differences in achievement among different types of students as indicated by scores on standardized tests, teacher grades, and other data.

• A. Attention deficit disorder (ADD)
• B. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• C. Achievement gap
• D. Discovery learning

Any situation in which students learn by moving around and doing things, rather than sitting at their desks reading, filling out worksheets, or listening to a teacher.

• A. Active learning 
• B. Authentic learning
• C. Cognitive learning 
• D. Discovery learning 

Schooling that helps students deal in a positive way with their emotions and values. 

• A. Holistic learning
• B. Affective education
• C. Immersion
• D. Child-centered

The way a teacher provides support to make sure students succeed at complex tasks they couldn't do otherwise.

• A. Inclusion
• B. Outcomes
• C. Scaffolding
• D. Equity

Children who have problems staying on task and focusing on conversations or activities, or who may be impulsive, easily distracted full of unfocused energy, fidgety, and restless, are said to be diagnosed as:

• A. English Language Learners (ELL)
• B. Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
• C. English as a Second Language (ESL)
• D. Limited English Proficiency (LEP)

Assessment that measures realistically the knowledge and skills needed for success in adult life.

• A. Formative test
• B. Alternative assessment 
• C. Summative test
• D. Authentic assessment

Schooling related to real-life situations—the kinds of problems faced by adult citizens, consumers, or professionals. 

• A. Discovery learning
• B. Authentic learning
• C. Interactive learning
• D. Integrated learning

Use of an approach based on behavioral science to change a person's way of doing things—specifically, systematic use of rewards, and sometimes punishments, to shape students' classroom manners.

• A. Classroom management
• B. Constructivism
• C. Metacognition
• D. Behavior modification

A classification of educational objectives commonly referred to as the objectives for the cognitive domain.

• A.Constructed response
• B. Bloom’s Taxonomy
• C. Essential questions
• D. Manipulatives