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The AEPA exam has 102 questions and runs 3 hours.
These 10 free AEPA questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessments (AEPA) blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
A second-grade teacher has used a place-value chart and a step-by-step think-aloud to help a small group solve two-digit subtraction with regrouping. After three weeks, all four students are accurate and quick whenever those supports are in place. Which teacher action BEST reflects the principle of scaffolding?
Correct answer: C - Gradually withdraw the chart and think-aloud while monitoring accuracy
A student begins turning in homework regularly after her teacher agrees to excuse her from the weekly timed fluency drill she finds stressful, as long as the homework is submitted. In behavioral terms, removing the timed drill functions as:
Correct answer: D - Negative reinforcement
After a lesson on comparing fractions, a fourth-grade teacher collects exit tickets and finds that 19 of 24 students answered that 1/8 is greater than 1/4. Which action should the teacher take FIRST?
Correct answer: B - Reteach the concept to the whole class using models of equal-sized wholes
A third-grade student's standardized reading report shows a grade-equivalent score of 6.2. Which interpretation of this score is accurate?
Correct answer: D - The student answered third-grade items about as well as a typical sixth grader would
During independent writing time, a fifth grader repeatedly sharpens his pencil, asks for a drink, and starts conversations with neighbors. He does not show this pattern during independent math or independent reading. The behavior is MOST likely maintained by:
Correct answer: A - Escape from a task the student finds difficult
A middle school science teacher must teach a multi-step laboratory safety procedure that students have never performed before. Which instructional approach is MOST appropriate for the initial lesson?
Correct answer: C - Explicit instruction with teacher modeling and guided practice
A second-grade student tells her teacher that the bruises on her arm came from her uncle 'getting mad again,' then asks the teacher not to tell anyone. What is the teacher's FIRST obligation?
Correct answer: B - Report the suspected abuse to the designated authority as required by law
A teacher candidate needs the Structured English Immersion (SEI) endorsement to teach in Arizona. To earn the full SEI endorsement, the candidate must:
Correct answer: A - Complete 45 clock hours of State Board-approved SEI training
Every exam in the Arizona Educator Exams program uses the same passing score.
Correct answer: B - False
A kindergarten teacher says the word 'ship' aloud and asks students to tell her the first sound they hear. No letters or printed words are used at any point in the activity. This activity develops:
Correct answer: C - Phonemic awareness
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