OAE Assessment of Professional
Knowledge (K-3)
An early childhood teacher is beginning to create a professional development plan.
Which of the
... [Show More] following steps should be taken earliest in the planning process?
- determining the documentation methods
- setting short- and long-term goals
- defining how progress will be measured
-identifying supporting resources - Correct Answer-setting short- and long-term goals
A child in an early childhood class has cerebral palsy. The child is able to maintain
stability while standing and walking and an grip with her left hand, but she has difficulty
using her hand to lift. Which of the following would be the teacher's best modification of
a movement activity in which the whole class will wave a parachute up and down?
-positioning the child between classmates in a way that allows her to hold on while they
control the up/down motion
- introducing a related activity in which the child and a classmate duck under the
parachute as it is being lifted by the other children
- redesigning the activity to have the class hold the parachute in their left hands and
rotate it by walking around in a circle
- appointing the child to act as the activity director by counting the beat as the class
raises and lowers the parachute - Correct Answer-positioning the child between
classmates in a way that allows her to hold on while they control the up/down motion
During a lesson in an elementary classroom, a student asks a question that the teacher
does not know how to answer. The teacher responds by saying, "What an interesting
question! I'd really like to know that myself. Let's see what the computer can tell us."
The teacher helps the class research the question on the Internet and then leads an
animated class discussion about the findings. Which of the following is likely to be the
most important benefit of the teacher's actions?
- giving students an opportunity to explore instructional content from varied perspectives
- modeling for students intellectual curiosity and strategies for pursuing new learning
- promoting students' use of divergent thinking in relation to academic content
- prompting students self-reflection on their own understanding of lesson content -
Correct Answer-modeling for students intellectual curiosity and strategies for pursuing
new learning
Which of the following activities would best help new elementary teachers expand their
knowledge of instructional strategies and how to implement them effectively?
- creating a professional portfolio with evidence of their teaching successes
- reviewing relevant sections of high-quality pedagogy textbooks on an as-needed basis
- asking students for feedback on selected units, lessons, or instructional activities
- observing instruction in the classrooms of highly qualified and experienced colleagues
- Correct Answer-observing instruction in the classrooms of high qualified and
experienced colleagues...
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