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PPR Practice QuestionsDuring the middle school years, young adolescents' need for an increasing sense
of autonomy can best be met by:
A. Designing activities and assignments to permit student choice among a range
of options.
B. Using democratic processes to make decisions affecting the whole class
(where to go on a field trip).
C. Routinely including blocks of instructed time in students' daily schedules.
D. assigning grades based primarily on students' self-evaluations of their
performance. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Designing activities and assignments to
permit student choice among a range of options.
A teaching team in a middle school class is planning an assignment in which
students will spend several weeks examining the costs and benefits of various
human activities. Examples of topics studied by students in the past include (Dirt
Biking in Wilderness Areas) (The Use of Pesticides on Crops, and Watching
Television). The teachers will help students identify an activity they are interested
in, develop an appropriate plan for collecting information, and decide what type of
presentation to make to the class at the end of the project. The requirement to
examine both the costs and benefits of a particular activity is a valuable exercise
for middle school students primarily because it:
A. Eliminates the misconception that there is always one ideal solution to any
problem.
B. Promotes students growing capacity to consider a topic from more than one
point of view.
C. ensures that students final conclusions will be - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
Eliminates the misconception that there is always one ideal solution to any
problem.
,Joshua is a three-year old boy who often chooses to play in the block corner
during free play time. For several weeks, Joshua's block constructions have
consisted primarily of repetitive rows made by placing the blocks end to end
horizontally or by stacking them vertically. Based on this information, the BEST
assessments of Joshua's play with the blocks is that he is:
A. Too limited in his approach and needs to be stimulated to explore other types
of block construction.
B. Passing through a predictable stage in his exploration of the block medium.
C. Exhibiting signs of cognitive delay and should be tested for possible cognitive
deficits.
D. Showing the effects of a home environment in which materials other than
blocks are used to provide cognitive stimulation. - CORRECT ANSWER-B.
Passing through a predictable stage in his exploration of the block medium.
A preschooler has a pitcher of milk. After pouring milk from the pitcher into three
cups, the preschooler announces that she now has more milk. The teacher's best
assessment of this incident would be that the student:
A. Appears to be showing signs of a developmental delay.
B. Has not grasped the concept of conservation of volume.
C. Appears to be showing signs of a visual disability.
D. Has not developed the concept of object permanence. - CORRECT
ANSWER-B. Has not grasped the concept of conservation of volume.
The students in an 8th grade class represent a wide range of levels of cognitive
development, from concrete operational to formal operational thought. The
teacher's best strategy for adapting instruction to accommodate this degree of
cognitive variation among students would be to:
,A. Make use of experiential and hands on activities to complement and illustrate
more abstract content.
B. Group students as much as possible according to level of cognitive
development.
C. Plan to work with students one on one to the greatest extent possible.
D. Target instruction at the average level of cognitive development represented
by the class overall. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Make use of experiential and
hands on activities to complement and illustrate more abstract content.
A high school junior tells a teacher that he intends to drop out of school because
school is a waste of time and full time job would be enable him to earn a lot of
money. The teacher is most likely to be able to discuss this issue effectively with
the student if the teacher is aware that many students at this age:
A. Focus on the present and have trouble appreciating long term consequences.
B. Are not yet able to recognize and distinguish the diverse roles of individuals
and groups in society.
C. Find it difficult to apply reasoning skills to any issues that are affecting their
own lives.
D. View the authority figures in their lives, including teachers, as being able to
make the best decisions. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Focus on the present and
have trouble appreciating long term consequences.
According to Piaget's stages of cognitive development, which of the following
thought processes best distinguishes a student at the formal operational stage?
A. Abstract thought
B. Logical thought
C. Concrete thought
, D. Intuitive thought - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Abstract thought
Danielle is a 4 year old who prefers to play by herself and is not comfortable
interacting with other children. To best facilitate Danielle's transition into the next
stage of play development, the teacher should provide a variety of:
A. Individual activities and materials that children can do side by side.
B. Small group and child directed activities.
C. Play props and cooperative activities.
D. Interesting and age appropriate individual activities. - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
Individual activities and materials that children can do side by side.
Ms. Nguyen notices that a boy in her kindergarten class comes to school very
irritable and is hyperactive most of the day. He was trouble concentrating and
frequently fights with other children. Which of the following actions would be the
most appropriate first response to this situation?
A. Referring the child to the school nurse for possible attention
deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms.
B. Monitoring and documenting the behavior to be used at the parent teacher
conference in a few months.
C. Setting up a conference with the child's parents to discuss behavior at home
and sleep schedules.
D. Collaborating with an administrator to develop an interventions plan to
address behavior. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Setting up a conference with the
child's parents to discuss behavior at home and sleep schedules.
Ms. Ramirez is a fifth grade teacher planning a unit on the environment. The
students will work collaboratively to conduct internet research that will culminate
in a group computer based slide show persuading community members to
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