FTCE Professional Education

According to Piaget, at approximately what age are children in the pre-operational stage, in which they engage in symbolic play but do not have the ability to abstractly or to see another person's perspective?

• birth to 2 yrs

• 2-7 yrs

• 7-11 yrs

• 11-Older

Which educational theorist identified the zone of proximal development?

• Bandura

• Dewey

• Piaget

• Vygotsky

Which of the following is an example of an extrinsic reward?

• Lunch with the teacher

• hands-on learning activities

• relating knowledge to students interest

• a student's pride in his or her own project

Using the zone of proximal development, most of a student's instruction will take place at which of the following levels?

• below the student's independent level

• at the student's independent level

• above the student's instructional level

• at the student's instruction level

Which of the following behaviors is atypical of a 14 yr old girl?

• enjoys creating drama among her group of friends

• separation anxiety when away from her parents

• overreacts to questions from her mother

• complains about her apperance

Why would a teacher use a KWL chart?

• to focus learning goals

• to differentiate instruction

• to help students construct knowledge

• to provide prerequisite knowledge

A teacher reads a book about rain and then asks students to work in small groups to brainstorm other types of precipitation and draw conclusions about how snow, hail, sleet, and fog are formed. Which strategy is the teacher using?

• Project-based learning

• Schema Theory

• direct teach

• Zone of proximal development

Which of the following learning activities would be most appropriate for a visual learner?

• Cooperative Learning

• Constructing a model

• Creating a graphic organizer

• Lectures

Which of the following is true of gender differences between learners?

• Boys tend to have lower attention spans

• Boys and Girls equally want to please their teachers

• Boys typically prefer one learning style

• There is a gap in cognitive ability between girls and boys

Which of the following is an example of a child with an exceptionality?

• Hannah has an IQ of 85

• Brynn has Pneumonia

• Jaimie has an IQ of 145

• Hallie has been outing out since her parents died.