FELE Comprehensive TEST

1. You have recently been appointed principal of Sunshine State Middle School. During the summer, you reviewed the FCAT scores and found that in reading, 90% of 7th and 80% of 8th-grade students scored at a level 3 or

above; however, 50% of the 6th-grade students scored at a level 1 or 2 on this portion of the exam. When you reviewed the instructional records, you realized that the school had not aligned its curriculum, instruction, and assessment. In order to achieve this alignment, which of the following is the BEST strategy and why? (Ski/11.1) (Rigorous)

• A. Identify the goals and objectives yourself and then require teachers to meet these goals and objectives; the faculty is aware of the serious nature of meeting AVP requirements and it is your job to create a plan of action.

• B. Work with a committee of faculty members, parents, and community leaders to help you develop goals and objectives to address the problem in order to get the necessary buy-in and community-wide commitment necessary to achieve this lofty goal

• C. You identify a team of stakeholders to advise you on goals and objectives; however, you inform them that you reserve the right to determine what the plan will be. As the instructional leader, your priorities need to carry more weight than others in the school

• D. You,recruit a team of stakeholders and at the first meeting you break members into three groups: One will tackle the curriculum, one will address the instructional techniques, and the third will work on the assessment practices. You believe this is the most efficient way to get a lot of work done

2. Which sequence best describes the order of a needs assessment?

(Ski/11.1) (Average Rigor)

• A Survey of needs, goals and objectives development, problem identification, implementation planning, process evaluation

• B. Problem identification, survey of needs, goals and objectives development, implementation planning, process evaluation

• C. Problem identification, survey of needs, goals and objectives development, process evaluation, implementation planning

• D. Survey of needs, problem identification, goals and objectives development, implementation planning, process evaluation

3. Which of the following refers to the horizontal organization of the elements of the curriculum?

(Ski/11.1) (Average Rigor)

• A The knowledge and skills students learn are useful in life situations

• B. The knowledge and skills that students learn at one grade level are relevant and useful as they progress to other grades

• C. Everything the student learns contributes to fulfillment of the curriculum

• D. What students learn in one class supports and reinforces what they learn in other classes

4. Which of the following refers to the vertical organization of the elements of the curriculum? (Ski/11.1) (Average Rigor)

• A. Everything the student learns contributes to fulfillment of the curriculum

• B. The knowledge and skills that students learn at one grade level are relevant and useful as they progress to other grades

• C. What students learn in one class supports and reinforces what they learn in other classes

• D. The knowledge and skills students learn are useful in life situations

5. _________ is based on the clustering of subjects into categories of study.

(Skill 1.1) (Average Rigor)

• A. Process-centered curriculum design

• B. Subject-centered curriculum design

• C. Discipline-centered curriculum design

• D. Broad fields curriculum design

6. Which of the following statements best describes process evaluation? (Ski/11.1) (Average Rigor)

• A. It is concerned with the needs of the program

• B. It is concerned with the adequacy of resources to implement the program

• C. It is concerned with recording procedures and continuous monitoring

• D. It is concerned with the attainment of the goals for the program

7. According to the Florida Bureau of School Improvement, a school improvement plan should include which of the following: (Skill 1.1) (Easy)

• A. Staff improvement strategies, including professional development plans

• B. Clear goals for readings, mathematics and science'

  with accompanying budget

  figures

• C. A coordination and integration component required for Title I

• D. All of the above

8. At the national level, administrators are impacted by entities such as the United States Department of Education. Which of the following is a local entity that has a similar impact on Florida's administrators? (Ski/11.1) (Easy

• A. The Florida Department of Education.

• B. The Florida Department of Corrections

• C. The Florida Legislature

• D. The Florida State Bar

 

The                    is to national educational policy as the _________

is to statewide educational policy.      (Skill 1.1) (Easy)

• A Florida Department of Education; United States Department of Education

• B. United States Department of Education; Superintendent

• C. United States Department of Education; Florida Department of Education

• D. Superintendent; Florida Department of Education

10. Your school is committed to drawing on scientifically­ based research (SBR) for curriculum development. According to five studies, students have increased math achievement when teachers use a curriculum with four components: manipulatives, memory cards, videos, and a proprietary computer program. However, your school's curriculum committee only has sufficient funds for the manipulatives, memory cards, and videos. Due to this, what should be your biggest concern? (Ski/11.2) (Average Rigor)

• A The program may not be a good match for your school's unique conditions and needs

• B. You only have a limited amount of time to review the research studies supporting this curriculum

• C. The research supports the curriculum with four components; without one element, the program is no longer research-based

• D. None of the above