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FTCE Reading Endorsement Competency 1

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What should you identify to understand the validity of reading research?

a)

The length of the research paper

b)

Characteristics and sources of valid reading research

c)

The number of authors of the research

d)

The publication date of the research

2.

What did Fries believe was the result of successful decoding in the 1960s-1970s?

a)

Improved writing skills

b)

Reading comprehension

c)

Enhanced speaking abilities

d)

Better listening skills

3.

According to other theorists in the 1960s-1970s, what type of questions should be asked to challenge and engage students in text?

a)

Simple and straightforward questions

b)

Inferential and critical thinking questions

c)

Questions based on memorization

d)

Questions with yes or no answers

4.

According to Rosenblatt, what are the two purposes for reading?

a)

Efferent Stance and Aesthetic Stance

b)

Critical Stance and Reflective Stance

c)

Informative Stance and Entertaining Stance

d)

Analytical Stance and Emotional Stance

5.

What does the Efferent Stance focus on according to Rosenblatt's theory?

a)

The structure of the text

b)

The information in the text

c)

The reader's emotions

d)

The historical context of the text

6.

What is emphasized in the Aesthetic Stance of reading as per Rosenblatt?

a)

The factual accuracy of the text

b)

The reader's experience with the text

c)

The author's intention

d)

The grammatical correctness of the text

7.

What does the bottom-up theory of reading emphasize in children's learning process?

a)

Learning whole language before understanding the parts

b)

Starting with readers' knowledge before reading

c)

Skill-based learning one skill at a time, such as phonics and letter-sound relationship

d)

Balancing both phonics and whole language approaches

8.

According to the top-down theory, what initiates the reading process?

a)

The relationship between letters and sounds

b)

Readers' prior knowledge

c)

Learning individual skills sequentially

d)

A balance of skill-based and knowledge-based approaches

9.

What is the focus of interactive theories (balanced literacy) in reading?

a)

Focusing solely on phonics

b)

Starting with whole language and then moving to parts

c)

Balancing bottom-up and top-down comprehension processes

d)

Ignoring readers' prior knowledge

10.

What does Cooper define literacy as including?

a)

Only reading and writing

b)

Reading, writing, thinking, listening, viewing, and discussing

c)

Basic language skills and mathematics

d)

Technology use and social media

11.

According to Piaget's stages of development, what is the age range for the sensorimotor stage?

a)

0-2 years

b)

2-7 years

c)

7-11 years

d)

12+ years

12.

What is the age range for the preoperational stage in Piaget's stages of development?

a)

0-2 years

b)

2-7 years

c)

7-11 years

d)

12+ years

13.

During which age range does the concrete operational stage occur, according to Piaget's stages of development?

a)

0-2 years

b)

2-7 years

c)

7-11 years

d)

12+ years

14.

At what age does Piaget's formal operational stage begin?

a)

0-2 years

b)

2-7 years

c)

7-11 years

d)

12+ years

15.

Who proposed the concept of a schema or scheme as referred to in the image?

a)

Sigmund Freud

b)

B.F. Skinner

c)

Jean Piaget

d)

Albert Bandura

16.

What are schemas (or schemata) according to Piaget's theory?

a)

Behavioral responses to environmental stimuli

b)

Stages of cognitive development

c)

Units of understanding that can be hierarchically categorized and interrelated

d)

Fixed action patterns triggered by specific stimuli

17.

What is encouraged when introducing new materials, as per the information in the image?

a)

The use of punishment and reinforcement

b)

The use of information organizers

c)

The use of abstract thinking only

d)

The use of direct instruction without organizers

18.

What is the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) as defined by Vygotsky?

a)

The skills that a learner can develop in the future.

b)

The space between what a learner can do without assistance and what they can do with help.

c)

The set of tasks that a learner can perform with the help of technology.

d)

The area where a learner can work independently without any guidance.

19.

According to the diagram, what does the Zone of Achieved Development (ZAD) represent?

a)

The tasks that a learner can do with the help of adults or more capable peers.

b)

The skills that a learner needs to develop in the future.

c)

Where the learner is right now in terms of development.

d)

The ultimate goals that a learner should strive to achieve.

20.

What is the whole language method of teaching children to read?

a)

Recognizing letters and sounds individually

b)

Recognizing words as whole pieces of language

c)

Learning through written tests only

d)

Focusing on grammar rules before reading

21.

Who developed the Social Constructivism theory?

a)

Jean Piaget

b)

Lev Vygotsky

c)

John Dewey

d)

Erik Erikson

22.

According to Social Constructivism, how is an individual's understanding developed?

a)

Through solitary study and memorization

b)

Through social interaction and the help of others

c)

By focusing on individual intelligence tests

d)

Through direct instruction from a teacher

23.

What is Universal Grammar?

a)

A set of language learning tools given at birth

b)

A specific language spoken universally

c)

An innate faculty wired into our brains

d)

A dictionary of all human languages

24.

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which level of needs is considered the most fundamental and basic?

a)

Esteem

b)

Love and belonging

c)

Safety needs

d)

Physiological needs

25.

What is the highest level of needs in Maslow's hierarchy?

a)

Self-actualization

b)

Esteem

c)

Love and belonging

d)

Safety needs

26.

In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which level includes personal security, employment, resources, health, and property?

a)

Esteem

b)

Love and belonging

c)

Safety needs

d)

Physiological needs

27.

Which of the following is an example of rhyme and alliteration as per Adams' types of phonemic awareness tasks?

a)

The cat sat on the mat.

b)

Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

c)

The dog barked loudly.

d)

The sun is shining brightly.

28.

What is the task involved in oddity tasks for phonemic awareness?

a)

Identifying the word that has the same sound at the beginning.

b)

Finding the word that does not rhyme with the others.

c)

Blending parts of words to make a new word.

d)

Replacing one sound with another in a word.

29.

What does accuracy in research refer to?

a)

The consistency of a set of research measures

b)

The extent to which the findings of a study can be generalized to other contexts

c)

The extent to which observed results represent the truth in the population being studied

d)

The validity or correctness of results being statistically near the true mean or value of the system

30.

What is internal validity?

a)

The ability to apply the results of a study to other contexts

b)

The degree to which methodological errors are present in a study

c)

The extent to which observed results represent the truth in the population being studied and are not due to methodological errors

d)

The frequency with which a study can be replicated with the same results

31.

What does external validity refer to in research?

a)

The accuracy of the results in representing the true mean or value of the system

b)

The extent to which the findings of a study can be generalized to other contexts

c)

The degree to which a study is free from methodological errors

d)

The consistency of a set of research measures

32.

How is reliability measured in research?

a)

By ensuring the accuracy of the results

b)

By generalizing the findings to other contexts

c)

By performing the same task multiple times or in multiple ways

d)

By eliminating methodological errors

33.

What are the three things that drive intrinsic motivation?

a)

Rewards, recognition, and praise

b)

Autonomy, relatedness, and competence

c)

Money, success, and power

d)

Punishment, fear, and obligation

34.

What is an example of extrinsic motivation?

a)

Studying a subject for personal interest and satisfaction

b)

Providing students with a party if they reach their reading goal

c)

Choosing to participate in an activity for no reward

d)

Learning a new skill for the joy of learning

35.

In a classroom, the teacher has an area for small-group instruction and another area for whole-group instruction. The learning environment is information intensive with students collaborating on a variety of assignments and projects with the teacher roaming the room and helping individuals and groups of students. Which theorist best describes the teachers disposition for instruction?

a)

Louise Rosenblatt

b)

Noam Chomsky

c)

Lev Vygotsky

d)

Paulo Freire