FTCE Pro Version 1 and 2

When a teacher reads aloud to students, which of the following strategies is the teacher using?

• modeled reading

• shared reading

• interactive reading

• guided reading

What type of curriculum is a teacher using when students are confronted with a scenario and asked to generate hypotheses and solutions?

• program-based

• concept-based

• computer-based

• problem-based

An instructional strategy in which students work in small, peer-assisted groups is called:

• intentional teaching.

• project teaching.

• experimental learning.

• cooperative learning

According to Bloom's taxonomy, what is the lowest level of question in the cognitive domain that the teacher could use?

• comprehension

• knowledge

• application

• analysis

An elementary mathematics teacher uses the phrase “My Dear Aunt Sally” to teach the order of operations. This phrase is an example of a

• mnemonic device.

• review device.

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• clarifying tip.

• summarizing tip

The most effective method for enhancing a student's ability to write a paper is to

• evaluate the student's final draft using a rubric.

• establish required criteria and use formative assessments.

• evaluate the student's progress using intermittent assessment.

• establish required criteria and provide corrective feedback on the final draft.

When designing a lesson, a teacher should include the students' interests, as it allows students to

• achieve a passing score on class and homework assignments.

• use ideas familiar to them as a means of connecting unfamiliar ideas.

• understand which sections of the lesson they have already mastered.

• focus only on information that they consider important to the lesson.

A science teacher is concerned about students' abilities to read the state-adopted textbook. The teacher employs a technique that uses a passage from the book but systematically eliminates every 6^th or 7^th word in the passage. Which of the following techniques is the teacher using?

• oral reading

• sight-reading

• cloze reading

• strategic reading

A 5^th-grade student has difficulty with reading. Which of the following is the most appropriate assessment to diagnose the needs of this student?

• norm-referenced reading assessment

• student reading interest inventory

• point-in-time reading assessment

• criterion-referenced reading assessment

A high school social studies teacher is asked to choose between two different American history textbooks. When deciding which textbook to use for classroom instruction, the teacher should

• examine the textbooks to see which offers the most challenging review questions.

• identify the book that most closely matches the curriculum materials the teacher has used in the past.

• compare each book to the established district and state curriculum standards for the course

• determine which book has the most interesting text and pictures.