PPR Practice Exam

Mr. Dotson teaches middle school science and notices that one of his students has been acting differently lately. The student, usually engaged and interactive in class, is now missing assignments, is apathetic in class, and has been seen in the hallways with a group of rebellious students. Mr. Dotson's most appropriate initial response should be to: - Answer- discuss his concerns with the student in a firm but caring manner, while gathering information so he can better support the student. Mrs. Wright uses learning centers as part of the curriculum for her first-grade class. Several of her students have not been in a literacy rich academic environment before. To best meet the developmental needs of all her students, Mrs. Wright wants to ensure she includes the following components to incorporate in the learning centers: • A variety of appropriate materials • Visuals that indicate where materials should be placed • Allow students free choice of centers • Explicit connections to current thematic units • Each center has its' own, distinct, separate space • Warm, inviting place for students In addition to allowing students free choice of centers, which of the following components of the list also best help students develop decision-making skills? - Answer- Including a variety of appropriate materials At the end of the grading period, Mr. Hall, a middle school teacher, had his advisory (homeroom) students review their academic portfolios, which include a variety of their work samples from each class and content area. He asks students to identify their areas of strength and weakness. Using this strategy, Mr. Hall is helping students develop which of the following? - Answer- Goal-setting skills Allowing prekindergarten students free choice in their learning centers helps develop their decision-making skills. Which of the following will also help them develop decision-making skills? - Answer- Including a variety of appropriate materials. A seventh-grade class will be learning at independent workstations. The primary purpose of the workstations is to create an environment in which students select projects to work on, complete their projects and share what they have learned. Even though the teacher has planned what students will do at the stations, some students are still unsure of what to do. Which of the following actions would best help the students understand how to use the workstations to become independent learners? - Answer- Have student volunteers role-play how to work at each station. Providing students with various tools based on their level of understanding of a topic is an example of which instructional strategy? - Answer- Scaffolding Mrs. McDowell notices some abrupt changes in one of her 4th grade students, Lainey. Though Lai