PECT PRACTICE EXAMS ALL QUESTIONS EXAM

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PECT PRACTICE EXAMS ALL QUESTIONS EXAM

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-Guarantee passing score -61 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: A fourth-grade class includes a number of students who are English language learners. The teacher is designing formative assessment to measure students' understanding of a specific science concept. When developing this assessment, the teacher can use Pennsylvania's Language Proficiency Standards for English Language

Learners PreK-12 (ELPS) most effectively to:

• identify the particular supports that individual students are likely to require during the

assessment.

• help ensure that the language function of the assessment is appropriate for the

students' level of English language proficiency.

• make adaptations to the core content assessed that are appropriate for the students'

academic levels.

• determine whether students have achieved the necessary level of English language

proficiency to participate in the assessment.

Answer:

B

Question 2: A prekindergarten teacher wants to establish a classroom environment in which spontaneous play is encouraged and play is recognized and valued as meaningful learning.Which of the following strategies would likely be most effective for the teacher to use to achieve this goal?

• modeling the correct way to play with new toys and games when introducing them to the

classroom

• asking students to bring in their favorite playthings from home to share with their classmates

during show-and-tell

• designing assessments that ask students to demonstrate content knowledge through play

activities

• ensuring that a variety of materials are available in the classroom for students to try out and

explore during playtime

Answer:

D Question 3: Which of the following characteristics would indicate atypical cognitive development in a four-year-old child?

• having difficulty matching a toy car to a picture of a car
• naming only four colors correctly
• counting accurately to ten but no further
• engaging only occasionally in fantasy play

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A Question 4: A teacher plays a piece of music for her music appreciation class, telling the students that it is an example from the romantic period. She plays the piece again and asks the students to describe the piece. After students describe the music, she asks them to define "romance." The teacher is engaging her students in (A) inductive reasoning.(B) deductive reasoning.(C) oral interpretation.(D) evaluation.

Answer:

A

Question 5: Imagine that you are on the first space shuttle to Mars. What do you think you will see and do when you arrive on Mars? This is an example of a question requiring (A) critical thinking.(B) creative thinking.(C) convergent thinking.(D) cause-and-effect thinking.

Answer:

B

Question 6: Teachers who apply cognitive learning theory in practice

(A) Create educational environments in which educational stimuli can be presented and behavioral responses can be observed and measured.(B) Focus on academic and cognitive developmental stages to guide instruction and lesson planning.(C) Employ modeling as an instructional strategy.(D) Use direct observations and operational definitions to measure learning objectives.

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B Question 7: According to privacy rights guidelines, a teacher could appropriately share a student's school records with which of the following individuals?

• a teacher who taught the student two years ago and wishes to check on the student's

academic progress

• a school counselor who believes the student would benefit from participating in upcoming

small-group counseling sessions

• a college professor who has received a substantial grant to conduct research on factors that

influence young children's learning

• a school nurse who knows the student outside of school and is a long-time friend of the

student's family

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B Question 8: Which of the following accommodations to a content-area reading assignment best provides universal access for all learners?

• providing digital textbooks with features such as images, text-to-speech, videos, and

modifiable text

• reading aloud the text to students as they follow along in their textbooks and asking frequent

questions

• offering after-school peer tutoring for students who need extra help reading the content
• providing a list of vocabulary words and definitions to students in advance of the reading

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A Question 9: A teacher allows students to pick a method to demonstrate what they learned about a particular subject. For example, they can make a power point, make a model, or a drawing.What type of instructional approach is this?

• Universal design
• Interdisciplinary Approach
• Direct Instruction
• All of the above

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A Question 10: Albert Bandura's theory of modeling requires four steps. Which of the following is not one of Bandura's observational learning steps?

• Attending to the lesson
• Remembering what was learned
• Participating in classroom meetings to discuss rules
• Trying out a new skill or concept

Answer:

C Question 11: If a child in your class suffers from serious emotional disturbances, it is important to (A) maintain open communication with the parents.(B) keep the child separate from the other students.(C) only discuss the student with other teachers.(D) keep an eye on attendance.