Texas TExES PPR exam questions
and Answers
SPED: - -goals, progress, and BIP (behavior intervention plan)
-general ed does not need a BIP
-discussed with parents, teachers, and administration and agreed upon
during a meeting
-any change is always agreed upon with everyone
Instruction Strategies: - -choice
-Voice: can give freedom
-flexibility
-collaboration
-high expectations at any grade level
Instructional Moves: - -different small group types:
1. guided: any subject (small group setting)
2. flexible: pulling kids that need help with a specific skill (missed a
step in their learning)
3. intervention: kids that are below a grade level (end up 504s and
SPED)
5 components of reading: - 1. Phonemic awareness: sound of letters
2. Phonic: knowing the letters (sounds and visuals)
3. Vocabulary
,4. Fluency: rate at which you read (3 pieces: 1. expression; 2. rate; 3.
accuracy)
5. comprehension: understand what I'm reading
Bloom's Taxonomy of Cognitive Development (2):
*remember the vocabulary* - 1. Knowledge
2. Comprehension
3. Application
4. Analysis
5. Synthesis
6. Evaluation
1. Knowledge - defined as remembering of previously learned
material
Verbs: arrange, define, duplicate, label, list, memorize, name, order,
recognize, relate, recall, repeat, reproduce state
2. Comprehension - defined as the ability to grasp the meaning of
material
Verbs: classify, describe, discuss, explain, express, identify, indicate,
locate, recognize, report, restate, review, select, translate
3. Application - refers to the ability to use learned material in new and
concrete situations
,Verbs: apply, choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate,
interpret, operate, practice, schedule, sketch, solve, use, write.
4. Analysis - refers to the ability to break down material into its
component parts so that its organizational structure may be
understood
Verbs: analyze, appraise, calculate, categorize, compare, contrast,
criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment,
question, test
5. Synthesis - refers to the ability to put parts together to form a new
whole
Verbs: arrange, assemble, collect, compose, construct, create, design,
develop, formulate, manage, organize, plan, prepare, propose, set up,
write
6. Evaluation - is concerned with the ability to judge the value of
material (statement, novel, poem, research report) for a given purpose
Verbs: appraise, argue, assess, attach, choose compare, defend
estimate, judge, predict, rate, core, select, support, value, evaluate
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) - 1974, gives
students and parents access to school records and limits others access
to those records.
, FAPE (Free Appropriate Public Education) - The Section 504
regulation requires a school district to provide educ to each qualified
person with a disability who is in the school district's jurisdiction,
regardless of severity of disability.
must be in least restrictive environment
Q1. A middle school science teacher notices that a student's grades
are a little lower than usual since the class began a chemistry unit. To
best facilitate communication with the student's parents, the teacher
should?
A. Encourage the stunted to discuss the issue with the parents
B. Wait for the parent to initiate contact about a concern
C. Include a note to the parts in the next progress report
D. Call the parents as soon as possible regarding the matter
Domain 4; Comp. 11 - D. Call the parents as soon as possible
regarding the matter
Q2. In Texas, annual teacher appraisals are performed primarily to
determine:
A. A teacher's salary for the next school year.
B. Potential areas for a teacher's professional development
C. The type of contract a teacher will be offered.
D. Whether a teacher exhibits leadership potential
Domain 4; Comp. 12 - B. Potential areas for teacher's professional
development
and Answers
SPED: - -goals, progress, and BIP (behavior intervention plan)
-general ed does not need a BIP
-discussed with parents, teachers, and administration and agreed upon
during a meeting
-any change is always agreed upon with everyone
Instruction Strategies: - -choice
-Voice: can give freedom
-flexibility
-collaboration
-high expectations at any grade level
Instructional Moves: - -different small group types:
1. guided: any subject (small group setting)
2. flexible: pulling kids that need help with a specific skill (missed a
step in their learning)
3. intervention: kids that are below a grade level (end up 504s and
SPED)
5 components of reading: - 1. Phonemic awareness: sound of letters
2. Phonic: knowing the letters (sounds and visuals)
3. Vocabulary
,4. Fluency: rate at which you read (3 pieces: 1. expression; 2. rate; 3.
accuracy)
5. comprehension: understand what I'm reading
Bloom's Taxonomy of Cognitive Development (2):
*remember the vocabulary* - 1. Knowledge
2. Comprehension
3. Application
4. Analysis
5. Synthesis
6. Evaluation
1. Knowledge - defined as remembering of previously learned
material
Verbs: arrange, define, duplicate, label, list, memorize, name, order,
recognize, relate, recall, repeat, reproduce state
2. Comprehension - defined as the ability to grasp the meaning of
material
Verbs: classify, describe, discuss, explain, express, identify, indicate,
locate, recognize, report, restate, review, select, translate
3. Application - refers to the ability to use learned material in new and
concrete situations
,Verbs: apply, choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate,
interpret, operate, practice, schedule, sketch, solve, use, write.
4. Analysis - refers to the ability to break down material into its
component parts so that its organizational structure may be
understood
Verbs: analyze, appraise, calculate, categorize, compare, contrast,
criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment,
question, test
5. Synthesis - refers to the ability to put parts together to form a new
whole
Verbs: arrange, assemble, collect, compose, construct, create, design,
develop, formulate, manage, organize, plan, prepare, propose, set up,
write
6. Evaluation - is concerned with the ability to judge the value of
material (statement, novel, poem, research report) for a given purpose
Verbs: appraise, argue, assess, attach, choose compare, defend
estimate, judge, predict, rate, core, select, support, value, evaluate
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) - 1974, gives
students and parents access to school records and limits others access
to those records.
, FAPE (Free Appropriate Public Education) - The Section 504
regulation requires a school district to provide educ to each qualified
person with a disability who is in the school district's jurisdiction,
regardless of severity of disability.
must be in least restrictive environment
Q1. A middle school science teacher notices that a student's grades
are a little lower than usual since the class began a chemistry unit. To
best facilitate communication with the student's parents, the teacher
should?
A. Encourage the stunted to discuss the issue with the parents
B. Wait for the parent to initiate contact about a concern
C. Include a note to the parts in the next progress report
D. Call the parents as soon as possible regarding the matter
Domain 4; Comp. 11 - D. Call the parents as soon as possible
regarding the matter
Q2. In Texas, annual teacher appraisals are performed primarily to
determine:
A. A teacher's salary for the next school year.
B. Potential areas for a teacher's professional development
C. The type of contract a teacher will be offered.
D. Whether a teacher exhibits leadership potential
Domain 4; Comp. 12 - B. Potential areas for teacher's professional
development
