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TEXES 160 PPR EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSWhich of the following rationales would a supporter of block scheduling provide to
convince others to support the organizational structure?
A. Teachers can focus on more subjects in a shorter time
B. There is an emphasis on mastering facts and skills
C. Students' time in quality learning situations is increased
D. The responsibility for learning is shifted to the teachers - Answers -C. Students' time
in quality learning situations is increased
Which of the following strategies best supports a teacher's goal to incorporate critical
thinking skills into language arts lessons?
A. Providing students with opportunities to seek additional content knowledge
B. Creating a forum for students to debate points of view
C. Having students individually summarize various literature read
D. Asking students to create practice questions as a review activity - Answers -B.
Creating a forum for students to debate points of view
Which THREE of the following are important factors to consider when establishing
routines for cooperative group work?
A. Goals to be met
B. Daily schedule
C. Classroom setting
D. Individual accountability
E. Equal opportunities - Answers -A. Goals to be met and D. Individual accountability
and E. Equal opportunities
During class instruction, a middle school teacher realizes that most of the students are
reluctant to participate in class discussions and give one-word answers when they of
participate. Which of the following strategies is most effective for the teacher to use to
increase student engagement?
A. Having students answer questions on paper in class
B. Giving students think time after asking probing questions
C. Asking students to answer questions online for homework
D. Assessing students' understanding using an oral pop quiz - Answers -B. Giving
students think time after asking probing questions
A teacher plans to integrate technology into a collaborative learning
environment. Which of the following student activities will be most engaging to the
students and achieve the teacher's goal?
A. Presenting a multimedia presentation on a key concept
,B. Creating a blog discussion the attributes of a book they read recently
C. Reading an electronic version of a chapter in a textbook
D. Comparing accounts of historical events in film and print sources - Answers -B.
Creating a blog discussion the attributes of a book they read recently
Which of the following is the most appropriate first step to take is a teacher is concerned
that a student is suffering from abuse?
A. Calling the parents for a conference to discuss the suspicions
B. Reporting the suspicions to the child protective services agency
C. Sharing the concerns with the designated school personnel
D. Asking the student pointed questions to ensure that all is well at home - Answers -B.
Reporting the suspicions to the child protective services agency
A teacher wants to require students to purchase a novel for an assigned reading. Which
of the following is the most appropriate source for the teacher to check whether
requiring the purchase is allowable?
A. Texas Education Code
B. Copyright Law
C. Educators' Code of Ethics
D. Acceptable use policy - Answers -A. Texas Education Code
Which of the following learning processes produces the result of reconstructing or
repositioning a belief system or value system?
A. Self-regulated learning for testing instruction efficacy
B. Creating cognitive dissonance with an existing position
C. Integrating new learning into currently existing systems
D. Cueing and/or retrieving previously acquired knowledge - Answers -D. Cueing and/or
retrieving previously acquired knowledge
Mrs. Frison of ten years invites parents and guardians into her elementary classroom as
volunteers and as guest speakers. Students have the opportunity to learn about the
various cultures that are represented in her diverse classroom. Which of the following
are likely reasons for Mrs. Frison to include parents and guardians in her classroom in
this way? (Select all that apply.)
A. To help foster student growth and development
B. To celebrate diversity among students
C. To enrich all students' learning experiences
D. To help students explore ways to address their own biases
E. To teach and communicate acceptance of other cultures - Answers -A. To help foster
student growth and development and B. To celebrate diversity among students and C.
To enrich all students' learning experiences and D. To help students explore ways to
address their own biases and E. To teach and communicate acceptance of other
cultures
,What are the advantages for teachers in grades EC-4 to use instructional strategies
such as discovery learning, inquiry, role playing, and cooperative learning? (Select all
that apply.)
A. These strategies capitalize on the natural curiosity of young learners
B. These strategies can be directed to facilitate the attainment of learning objectives
C. These strategies foster children's exploration and inquiry
D. These strategies develop critical thinking skills
E. These strategies enhance communication skills - Answers -A. These strategies
capitalize on the natural curiosity of young learners and B. These strategies can be
directed to facilitate the attainment of learning objectives and C. These strategies foster
children's exploration and inquiry and D. These strategies develop critical thinking skills
and E. These strategies enhance communication skills
True or false: The STAAR test is a norm-referenced test. - Answers -False
True or false: The STAAR test is a criterion-referenced test. - Answers -True
True or false: The STAAR test measures students' knowledge of the TEKS. - Answers -
True
Which of the following best describes the approach middle grade teachers should take
when planning their available instructional time?
A. Re-teach to clarify misconceptions about a concept only when time allows in the
schedule
B. Carefully plan instructional time to match curriculum expectations
C. Teachers should choose which curriculum or learning objectives should be taught
based on priority and time available
D. Use students' interest as a guide for which curriculum goals to plan to cover in a year
- Answers -B. Carefully plan instructional time to match curriculum expectations
Which of the following correctly describes how a teacher in grades 5-8 should use the
state-required curriculum when planning lessons? (Select all that apply.)
A. The teacher must use a logical sequence for instruction
B. The teacher must support stated instructional goals
C. The teacher must sequence materials in a developmental manner
D. The teacher must sequence materials in a chronological order
E. The teacher must stay within the framework of the state-required curriculum -
Answers -A. The teacher must use a logical sequence for instruction and B. The teacher
must support stated instructional goals and E. The teacher must stay within the
framework of the state-required curriculum
, A teacher works with an intermediate-level English Language Learner who is struggling
to understand concepts taught in science. If the science teacher is beginning a unit
about weathering and erosion, the teacher might scaffold instruction by -
A. Sharing a short video clip on the topic
B. Preteaching words and definitions
C. Pairing the student with an English Language Learner performing at a higher level
D. Repeating instructions - Answers -A. Sharing a short video clip on the topic
A classroom teacher has students of varying reading abilities. The teacher intentionally
pairs a weak reader with a strong reader during a class activity. The stronger reader
scaffolds the weak reader during reading tasks.
The teacher's grouping strategy reflects which of the following learning theories?
A. Bandura's social learning theory
B. Piaget's cognitive development theory
C. Vygotsky's zone of proximal development
D. Skinner's operant conditioning - Answers -C. Vygotsky's zone of proximal
development
The emotional climate of the classroom is important for student learning. A sixth-grade
teacher wants to assess the climate of the classroom. What is the best way to
determine if the classroom climate is conducive to learning?
A. Examine the end-of-year results of the STAAR tests and use those statistics as
feedback on classroom climate
B. Observe of the students are working on-task for a majority of the instructional time
C. Examine teacher-student interactions and see if there is mutual respect, inclusively
and nurturing of all students
D. Examine the strategies that are used in the classroom for student learning - Answers
-C. Examine teacher-student interactions and see if there is mutual respect, inclusively
and nurturing of all students
When students in Mrs. Simmons' eighth-grade science class get ready for laboratory
assignments, Mrs. Simmons begins by connecting the present lessons to prior learning
and explaining lesson objectives. By organizing the class in this manner, Mrs. Simmons
knows -
A. The rationale for appropriate middle-level education and understands how to address
the characteristics and needs of young adolescents
B. Students learning best in an atmosphere in which routines are present and
procedures are well established
C. How to use diversity in the classroom to enrich all students' learning experiences
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