TExES Pedagogy and Professional
Responsibilities (PPR)
Accommodation - CORRECT ANSWER-One of the processes that helps create
equilibrium. According to Piaget, the process by which existing mental structures
(schemas) and behaviors are modified to adapt to new experiences
Adaptation - CORRECT ANSWER-Changing of existing knowledge structures
(schemas) to fit new conditions. Either through: assimilation or accommodation
Anorexia Nervosa - CORRECT ANSWER-An eating disorder characterized by
very limited food intake
Assimilation - CORRECT ANSWER-According to Piaget, the process by which
new ideas and experiences are absorbed and incorporated into existing mental
structures and behaviors
Bulimia - CORRECT ANSWER-An eating disorder characterized by
overeating/binge eating (and a fear of not being able to stop eating) followed by
purging by self-induced vomiting or laxatives.
Centration - CORRECT ANSWER-A young child's tendency to focus only on his
or her own perspective of a specific object and a failure to understand that others
may see things differently.
Conservation - CORRECT ANSWER-the realization that a change in the
appearance of an object does not necessarily change the characteristics of the
object.
Constructivist Theories - CORRECT ANSWER-belief that children are not
passive in the learning process; each learner constantly and actively seeks
information and meshes old knowledge with new to make it meaningful in
building or constructing his or her knowledge.
egocentrism - CORRECT ANSWER-In Piaget's theory, the inability of the
preoperational child to take another's point of view.
,equilibration - CORRECT ANSWER-the constant innate search for a balance
between what we already know and a new activity, skill, or social experience
Imaginary Audience - CORRECT ANSWER-Adolescents' belief that they are the
focus of everyone else's attention and concern.
maturation - CORRECT ANSWER-internally determined to change
metacognitive ability - CORRECT ANSWER-the ability to think about one's own
cognitive thinking processes and to use this process to facilitate learning.
organization - CORRECT ANSWER-continual process of arranging and
connecting information, objects, and events within meaningful mental systems
(schemata)
personal fable - CORRECT ANSWER-An adolescents belief that they are special
in the sense of being unique, invulnerable, and omnipotent, so few can
understand them
Prepubescence - CORRECT ANSWER-the period of life immediately before
puberty, often marked by accelerated physical growth
Puberty - CORRECT ANSWER-the stage of adolescence in which an individual
becomes physiologically capable of sexual reproduction
Seriation - CORRECT ANSWER-ability to arrange objects in an orderly fashion
(in a series) using a quantitive dimension (size, for example)
Stages of Cognitive Development - CORRECT ANSWER-(Piaget) 1.
sensorimotor 2. preoperational 3. concrete operational 4. formal operational
Acculturation - CORRECT ANSWER-successful application of new knowledge
and use of new norms from another culture while retaining one's own native
culture and language
, basic interpersonal communication skills (BCIS) - CORRECT ANSWER-as a
language learner, being able to use conversational, everyday language (can take
up to two years)
biases - CORRECT ANSWER-unfair preferences or prejudices toward particular
groups of people
Cognitive academic language proficiency (CALP) - CORRECT ANSWER-as a
language learner, being able to use a language for abstract, academic purposes
(5-7 years)
culturally relevant teaching (CRT) - CORRECT ANSWER-a theory that
underscores teaching practices grounded in the understanding of culture and
experiences that shape students
English as a second language (ESL) - CORRECT ANSWER-a program or
category pertaining to students whose native language is not English but who are
learning English for academic purposes
English language learner (ELL) - CORRECT ANSWER-the current term used to
describe a child who is learning English as a second language
funds of knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER-knowledge, skills, and experiences
that families and communities practice that, when recognized by teachers, can
enhance learning; usually refers to minority families whose knowledge and skills
do not match typical school knowledge and skills
least restrictive environment (LRE) - CORRECT ANSWER-children who are
differently abled are required by law to be placed in regular classrooms to the
greatest extent possible
limited English proficient (LEP) - CORRECT ANSWER-an older term used to
describe children learning English as a second language (ESL or ELLs); it was
criticized for emphasizing the negative rather than the positive
Monocultural - CORRECT ANSWER-of only one culture
Responsibilities (PPR)
Accommodation - CORRECT ANSWER-One of the processes that helps create
equilibrium. According to Piaget, the process by which existing mental structures
(schemas) and behaviors are modified to adapt to new experiences
Adaptation - CORRECT ANSWER-Changing of existing knowledge structures
(schemas) to fit new conditions. Either through: assimilation or accommodation
Anorexia Nervosa - CORRECT ANSWER-An eating disorder characterized by
very limited food intake
Assimilation - CORRECT ANSWER-According to Piaget, the process by which
new ideas and experiences are absorbed and incorporated into existing mental
structures and behaviors
Bulimia - CORRECT ANSWER-An eating disorder characterized by
overeating/binge eating (and a fear of not being able to stop eating) followed by
purging by self-induced vomiting or laxatives.
Centration - CORRECT ANSWER-A young child's tendency to focus only on his
or her own perspective of a specific object and a failure to understand that others
may see things differently.
Conservation - CORRECT ANSWER-the realization that a change in the
appearance of an object does not necessarily change the characteristics of the
object.
Constructivist Theories - CORRECT ANSWER-belief that children are not
passive in the learning process; each learner constantly and actively seeks
information and meshes old knowledge with new to make it meaningful in
building or constructing his or her knowledge.
egocentrism - CORRECT ANSWER-In Piaget's theory, the inability of the
preoperational child to take another's point of view.
,equilibration - CORRECT ANSWER-the constant innate search for a balance
between what we already know and a new activity, skill, or social experience
Imaginary Audience - CORRECT ANSWER-Adolescents' belief that they are the
focus of everyone else's attention and concern.
maturation - CORRECT ANSWER-internally determined to change
metacognitive ability - CORRECT ANSWER-the ability to think about one's own
cognitive thinking processes and to use this process to facilitate learning.
organization - CORRECT ANSWER-continual process of arranging and
connecting information, objects, and events within meaningful mental systems
(schemata)
personal fable - CORRECT ANSWER-An adolescents belief that they are special
in the sense of being unique, invulnerable, and omnipotent, so few can
understand them
Prepubescence - CORRECT ANSWER-the period of life immediately before
puberty, often marked by accelerated physical growth
Puberty - CORRECT ANSWER-the stage of adolescence in which an individual
becomes physiologically capable of sexual reproduction
Seriation - CORRECT ANSWER-ability to arrange objects in an orderly fashion
(in a series) using a quantitive dimension (size, for example)
Stages of Cognitive Development - CORRECT ANSWER-(Piaget) 1.
sensorimotor 2. preoperational 3. concrete operational 4. formal operational
Acculturation - CORRECT ANSWER-successful application of new knowledge
and use of new norms from another culture while retaining one's own native
culture and language
, basic interpersonal communication skills (BCIS) - CORRECT ANSWER-as a
language learner, being able to use conversational, everyday language (can take
up to two years)
biases - CORRECT ANSWER-unfair preferences or prejudices toward particular
groups of people
Cognitive academic language proficiency (CALP) - CORRECT ANSWER-as a
language learner, being able to use a language for abstract, academic purposes
(5-7 years)
culturally relevant teaching (CRT) - CORRECT ANSWER-a theory that
underscores teaching practices grounded in the understanding of culture and
experiences that shape students
English as a second language (ESL) - CORRECT ANSWER-a program or
category pertaining to students whose native language is not English but who are
learning English for academic purposes
English language learner (ELL) - CORRECT ANSWER-the current term used to
describe a child who is learning English as a second language
funds of knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER-knowledge, skills, and experiences
that families and communities practice that, when recognized by teachers, can
enhance learning; usually refers to minority families whose knowledge and skills
do not match typical school knowledge and skills
least restrictive environment (LRE) - CORRECT ANSWER-children who are
differently abled are required by law to be placed in regular classrooms to the
greatest extent possible
limited English proficient (LEP) - CORRECT ANSWER-an older term used to
describe children learning English as a second language (ESL or ELLs); it was
criticized for emphasizing the negative rather than the positive
Monocultural - CORRECT ANSWER-of only one culture
