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Teacher Certification Practice Exam 1

Free Foundations-tier teacher certification practice exam 1: 25 questions on learning theories, child development, lesson planning, classroom routines, and a...

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Question 1

A teacher gives students a sticker each time they turn in homework on time, and homework completion rises sharply. Which learning theory best explains this result?

Question 2

Jacob Kounin's term 'withitness' describes a teacher's ability to

Question 3

A teacher uses an exit ticket at the end of a lesson to decide what to reteach tomorrow. This is an example of

Question 4

According to Piaget, a 6-year-old who cannot grasp that pouring water from a tall glass into a wide glass keeps the amount the same is lacking which concept?

Question 5

The best time to TEACH classroom routines and procedures is

Question 6

Which of these is a SUMMATIVE assessment?

Question 7

Vygotsky's 'zone of proximal development' refers to the gap between what a learner can do

Question 8

PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) is built on

Question 9

An assessment is VALID when it

Question 10

A teacher models how to solve a word problem aloud, then gradually has students take over the steps until they work independently. This gradual transfer of responsibility is called

Question 11

A teacher posts three to five rules stated positively ('Speak respectfully') rather than a long list of don'ts. This is recommended because

Question 12

An assessment is RELIABLE when it

Question 13

On Bloom's revised taxonomy, which task represents the LOWEST cognitive level?

Question 14

When two students begin to argue during group work, the FIRST de-escalation step is usually to

Question 15

A rubric improves grading mainly because it

Question 16

Which verb in a learning objective targets the HIGHEST level of Bloom's revised taxonomy?

Question 17

A teacher establishes a quiet hand-raise signal that means 'eyes on me, voices off.' A consistent attention signal mainly helps with

Question 18

Effective feedback that helps students improve is

Question 19

A teacher notices a high-readiness group is bored, so she assigns them an extension requiring them to design their own investigation while others practice the core skill. This is differentiating by

Question 20

Arranging desks so the teacher can see every student's face and reach any student quickly supports

Question 21

Using assessment results to identify which standards a class has not yet mastered, then adjusting lessons, is called

Question 22

A teacher wants students to move from understanding photosynthesis to evaluating competing explanations of plant growth. To raise cognitive demand, the BEST task is to have students

Question 23

A student frequently disrupts class to get peer laughter. A function-based response would be to

Question 24

A unit test produces very consistent scores on retakes, but several questions actually test reading speed rather than the math concept. The test is

Question 25

A teacher analyzes that 80 percent of the class missed the same item testing one standard. The most instructionally sound response is to

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