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FOED 2011
Your Name:
Please answer each question to the best of your knowledge..
1) Understanding that middle school students need concrete examples to
best understand the topics they study is best described as:
knowledge of content.
pedagogical content knowledge.
general pedagogical knowledge.
knowledge of learners and learning.
2) Which of the following best describes a professional teaching portfolio?
Collection of work products compiled during your experiences
Experiences beyond taking paper-and-pencil tests
Assessment of a prospective teacher�s knowledge and skills
Description of a prospective teacher�s goals & philosophies
3) Which of the following most accurately describes the importance of a
teacher candidate using standard English and grammar during a job
interview?
Not important
Desirable but not essential
Desirable for minorities but essential for non-minorities
Essential for all candidates
4) You�re anticipating your first job. Of the following, which is
closest to the salary you can expect in your first year?
$15,000
$21,000
$26,000
$31,000
5) Of a typical teacher�s work day, which dimension occupies the least
amount of time?
Instruction
Interactions with colleagues
Desk and routine work
Testing and monitoring
6) Which of the following is best described by the statement, �Special
recognition by a professional organization indicating that an
individual has
met certain requirements specified by the organization is�
Licensure
Certification
Tenure
Efficacy
7) A teacher identifying a goal, presenting students with information,
and guiding students to the goal is best described as:
modeling
cognitive learning
teacher effectiveness learning
discovery learning
8) Mrs. Williams is a middle school social studies teacher who wants her
students to understand how physical features and climate influence
where people live and how they make a living. To do this students
visit an uninhabited island and have to decide where they would live
and what they would do to live. Mrs. Williams is utilizing:
drill and practice software
tutorial software
simulation software
spreadsheet software
9) From which of the following sources do beginning teachers believe
they will learn most of what they need to know to be effective teachers?
Their university classes
Their university classes combined with pre-internships
Classroom experience
Their university classes combined with internships
10) Which of the following is best described by the statement, �The
process by which a state evaluates the credentials of prospective
teachers to ensure that they meet the state�s professional standards is�
Tenure
Licensure
Efficacy
Certification
11) Gender bias in the schools is specifically forbidden by:
the bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution
Brown v. Board of Education
Title IX of the Educational Amendment Act
Title I.
12) Inclusion refers to:
students with exceptionalities in all school activities
students with exceptionalities in every classroom
parents in their child(ren)�s education
non-English speakers in the regular classroom
13) Which of the following school approaches to children placed at risk
has been found to be most effective?
Zero tolerance programs that address crime and violence
programs that stress mental & physical
Active involvement of community resources
Security efforts that make schools safe havens for children
14) Which of the following best describes the school curriculum?
all students, regardless of ability, can master the topics
helps teachers grow and develop as professionals
facts, concepts, and other information students learn
a idea that the school principal promotes
15) From a teacher�s perspective, the most powerful influence on
instruction is the
state superintendent
district superintendent
district instructional coordinator
school principal
16) Which teacher right is NOT protected by tenure?
Notification of charges for dismissal
A continuing contract in a school district
Due process
Assignment to the same school and grade level
17) Which of the following is best illustrated when teachers are willing
to spend time with students?
Personal teaching efficacy
Caring
Modeling
Logical consequences
18) Behaving in ways that you would like students to imitate best
describes which of the following?
Logical consequences
Caring
Personal teaching efficacy
Modeling
19) Of the following, which is the most important reason for having a
well-defined philosophy of education?
increases your professional autonomy
is required by teachers� codes of ethics
is part of teacher accountability
guides your decisions about professional practice
20) �Social institutions designed to promote the intellectual growth and
development of young people� best describes which of the following?
City governments
State governments
Churches
Schools
21) Historically, which minority group fared the best in U.S. schools?
African Americans
Asian Americans
Hispanics
Native Americans
22) The Supreme Court case, Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka is
important because it:
established universal free education for all children
outlawed the practice of racial discrimination
banned the practice of separate but equal in schools
eliminated discrimination through bilingual education
23) Of the following, which will be the most important factor influencing
your personal philosophy of education?
Your personal and professional beliefs
Your pedagogical content knowledge
Your personal axiology
Your personal epistemology
24) Which statement about corporal punishment in the schools is NOT true?
It is prohibited in all states
The Constitution does not prohibit it
States can prohibit it
Local districts can prohibit it
25) Courts, in attempting to determine negligence, consider all of the
following, EXCEPT
whether the teacher attempted to anticipate dangers
the age and mental abilities of students
whether students were warned or cautioned
the experience of the teacher in similar situations
26) New teachers are more likely to be�
female and less likely to be married
male and more likely to be married
female and more like to be minority
male and less likely to be minority
27) Notebook is what type of computer application?
database software
presentation software
interactive white board software
word processing software
28) Firewire is a tool for educators that can serve what purpose?
increase data transfer
give parents a �view� of the classroom
helps teachers fire off important emails
it allows teachers to spy on students
29) How many Gigabytes are in one Terabyte?
24
124
1,024
1,240,000
30) Garageband is an application that helps you do what?
create movies
incorporate digital cameras into the classroom
helps download music files to your teacher computer
create copyright free music for your class
31) Multimedia, in terms of education, can be used for:
problem solving
simulation in science and math
manipulation of data
all of the above
32) To eject a disk / flash drive from a typical Apple or Macintosh
computer, you should do what?
push the button below the disk
restart your computer
drag the disk to the trash with your mouse
pull it out with your fingers
33) Technology, when properly implemented, will do all of the following,
EXCEPT:
improve teaching and learning
completely assume the role of the teacher
increase communication between schools and communities
provide access to vast information resources
34) Tennessee Tech�s current e-mail program is:
Hotmail
Yahoo
Webcrawler
Inbox
35) Keynote is what type of computer application?
spreadsheet
presentation
database
word processing
36) As a teacher, if you were to create a website, which would most
likely be the internet address you would give to your students?
http://www.teacherweb.com/tn/mrjones
c:\Documents\teacherwebsite\studentpage
www.youtube.com/mrjones/
e:\teacher\html\www
37) To access the Office of Teacher Education website
http://www.teacheredoffice.com
http://tntech.edu/officeofteachereducation
www.officeofteachereducation.com
http://www.tntech.edu/teachered
38) A SMART Board, in an educational setting, can be used for:
interactive student work
showcasing a multimedia presentation
presenting an engaging lesson involving students
all of the above
39) The USB flash drive can be used for:
burning cd�s
saving and moving files
the flash on your camera
plugging into your floppy disk
40) If you wanted to import digital video onto your Apple computer, what
application program would you use?
iPhoto
iDVD
iMovie
iVideo
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