TExES Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities
(PPR) (160) Practice Questions - Positive and
Productive Classrooms
Every day when students arrive at Mr. Johnson's science class, he has a question or two written
on the board. The question is based on something that they have learned the previous day and
leads into what they will focus on that day. What is the primary purpose of giving students this
task to complete at the start of class?
A
It encourages students to collaborate with each other.
B
It acts as a form of assessment of the students.
C
It ensures that the students have all done their homework.
D
At the beginning of the year, Ms. Harris, a kindergarten teacher, spends several minutes each
day having students practice lining up and walking in the hallways. By doing this, Ms. Harris:
A
establishes expectations and consequences.
B
shows an understanding of the importance of establishing routines and procedures.
C
shows an understanding of the importance of obedience.
D
is losing valuable instruction time. Correct Ans-shows an understanding of the importance of
establishing routines and procedures.
,In which of the following contexts would the use of interactive instruction be most appropriate?
A
practicing a new math skill
B
an engineering science lab
C
a formative math assessment before the final summative assessment
D
a summative writing assessment Correct Ans-an engineering science lab
Ms. Johnson's kindergarten class is working in small groups to complete an activity. At the end
of the activity, Ms. Johnson tells the students to clean up their supplies and line up for lunch.
During this transition, many students are off-task, loud, and bumping into one another. Which
of the following would have been the most effective way to improve this transition time?
A
Inform students ahead of time that if the transition is too loud and inefficient that they will
return to their seats to practice it again.
B
Have two to three reliable students clean up the supplies while other students begin to line up.
C
Set a timer for the activity and verbally remind students when there is 1 minute remaining.
D
Give students specific tasks for picking up their supplies and call students by table to line up.
Correct Ans-Give students specific tasks for picking up their supplies and call students by
table to line up.
The principal is observing Mr. Stein's mathematics class. During the class, Mr. Stein gives the
students several problems to complete to practice the concept they've just learned. A handful
of students finish the task in under three minutes, most students finish in about five minutes,
, and some take longer. The students who finish early start chatting with one another at their
desks as they wait for their classmates to finish. After ten minutes, when all students have
finished, Mr. Stein reviews the answers. In Mr. Stein's evaluation, the principal suggests that Mr.
Stein might benefit from training in:
A
using technology in the classroom.
B
student behavior management.
C
collaborative teaching techniques.
D
classroom time management. Correct Ans-classroom time management.
A six-year-old kindergartener has shown difficulty raising her hand to share responses during
direct instruction. The student's teacher has chosen to reward the student for raising her hand
but does not provide a reward on each occasion when the student raises her hand. This is an
example of
A
fixed-interval reinforcement
B
negative reinforcement
C
punishment
D
It is important for teachers to make time for group work in the classroom because group work,
when done effectively, does all of the following except:
A
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