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PPR Test review Study Guide Solutions
Cognitive Development during Early Childhood - ANSWER✔✔-The child operates at the preoperational
stage and can represent the world through pictures and language.
Mr. Bates has several gifted students in his six grade class who are underachievers. Best Strategy to use?
- ANSWER✔✔-Allow them to persue individual interests and to explore complex challenging tasks.
A third grade teacher is planning a lesson on landforms. One of the teacher's goals is for the students to
be able to compare and contrast difference in the shapes and locations of various landforms.Which of
the following activities should the teacher incorporate in order to meet the goalan - ANSWER✔✔-
...maybe a foldable with each picture and characteristic of each landform.
A sixth grade teacher with students at the beginning and intermediate level of English language
proficiency in listening and speaking plans a lesson on the human body. In the order to provide targeted
instruction for all students the teacher chose content concepts appropriate for all age and educational
background level for students, and the teacher planned meaningful activities to integrate lesson
concepts.
Which of the following practices might activities teacher employ when a student is visibly struggling
during classroom conversations? - ANSWER✔✔-The teacher might speak slower and use other verbal
cues.
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If the content objective for lesson was to analyze the function of the organs in the digestive system
which of the following might be an appropriate language objective? - ANSWER✔✔-Explain the digestive
system to a partner, Naming/pointing at the relevant organs.
A teacher assesses students knowledge about the lives of Native Americans. Which of the following
strategies would the teacher use to adapt an assignment for students at the beginning and intermediate
level of English language proficiency in reading and writing where they have to provide written answers
to questions about the lives of Native Americans? - ANSWER✔✔-The teacher should provide sentence
stems for students to use when answering questions.
Which of the following activities may be a beneficial activity for motivating English language learners to
write? - ANSWER✔✔-Coordinate pen pals for fun.
In the classroom of the students at the beginning and intermediate levels of English proficiency in
listening and speaking, which of the following activities would the teacher implement to reinforce new
concepts? - ANSWER✔✔-The teacher should provide hands on materials to practice new concepts.
An English teacher notices her English language learners lack comprehension of the stories used in class.
Which of the following statements best reflects ways a teacher may scaffold comprehension? -
ANSWER✔✔-The teacher should use stories with predictable story lines and familiar topics.
Intrinsic motivation - ANSWER✔✔-Refers to the interest and enjoyment that students experience when
engaging in an activity.
getting right answers, solving problems, and doing their best.
Ex: Scholastic tasks,providing choice makes learning relevant and motivating.
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Ex: A social studies teacher allows students to select a historical figure for a class report.
Extrinsic motivation - ANSWER✔✔-From without clearly outside of our internal thinking.
grades, praise, and reward systems.
Ex: No homework for a week if the student scores an A in the end of chapter test.
Ex: A math teacher provides stickers for students who complete their work accurately.
A fifth grade English teacher would like her students to use a variety of communication tools to complete
a project related to a book study. Her goal is for the students to use computer based tools to
demonstrate 21st century literacy skills. Which of the following projects aligns with her goal? -
ANSWER✔✔-Create a book trailer using a technology tool.
A high school teacher conducts an end of chapter exam in history. Which of the following tests describes
this assessment? - ANSWER✔✔-Summative assessment
A teacher reviews data from assessments of a fourth grader. According to a recent benchmark test, the
third grader is reading at a 2.1 grade equivalent. Classroom performance indicated the student was
struggling across all subject areas. Which of the following actions might the teacher take? - ANSWER✔✔-
Conduct informal assessments in order to determine specific ways the teacher can help the student.
A high school geometry teacher administers an exam each class period through the school day. Each
class average varies greatly from other class averages. Which of the following statements describes the
test? - ANSWER✔✔-The exam lacks reliability
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PPR Test review Study Guide Solutions
Cognitive Development during Early Childhood - ANSWER✔✔-The child operates at the preoperational
stage and can represent the world through pictures and language.
Mr. Bates has several gifted students in his six grade class who are underachievers. Best Strategy to use?
- ANSWER✔✔-Allow them to persue individual interests and to explore complex challenging tasks.
A third grade teacher is planning a lesson on landforms. One of the teacher's goals is for the students to
be able to compare and contrast difference in the shapes and locations of various landforms.Which of
the following activities should the teacher incorporate in order to meet the goalan - ANSWER✔✔-
...maybe a foldable with each picture and characteristic of each landform.
A sixth grade teacher with students at the beginning and intermediate level of English language
proficiency in listening and speaking plans a lesson on the human body. In the order to provide targeted
instruction for all students the teacher chose content concepts appropriate for all age and educational
background level for students, and the teacher planned meaningful activities to integrate lesson
concepts.
Which of the following practices might activities teacher employ when a student is visibly struggling
during classroom conversations? - ANSWER✔✔-The teacher might speak slower and use other verbal
cues.
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If the content objective for lesson was to analyze the function of the organs in the digestive system
which of the following might be an appropriate language objective? - ANSWER✔✔-Explain the digestive
system to a partner, Naming/pointing at the relevant organs.
A teacher assesses students knowledge about the lives of Native Americans. Which of the following
strategies would the teacher use to adapt an assignment for students at the beginning and intermediate
level of English language proficiency in reading and writing where they have to provide written answers
to questions about the lives of Native Americans? - ANSWER✔✔-The teacher should provide sentence
stems for students to use when answering questions.
Which of the following activities may be a beneficial activity for motivating English language learners to
write? - ANSWER✔✔-Coordinate pen pals for fun.
In the classroom of the students at the beginning and intermediate levels of English proficiency in
listening and speaking, which of the following activities would the teacher implement to reinforce new
concepts? - ANSWER✔✔-The teacher should provide hands on materials to practice new concepts.
An English teacher notices her English language learners lack comprehension of the stories used in class.
Which of the following statements best reflects ways a teacher may scaffold comprehension? -
ANSWER✔✔-The teacher should use stories with predictable story lines and familiar topics.
Intrinsic motivation - ANSWER✔✔-Refers to the interest and enjoyment that students experience when
engaging in an activity.
getting right answers, solving problems, and doing their best.
Ex: Scholastic tasks,providing choice makes learning relevant and motivating.
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Ex: A social studies teacher allows students to select a historical figure for a class report.
Extrinsic motivation - ANSWER✔✔-From without clearly outside of our internal thinking.
grades, praise, and reward systems.
Ex: No homework for a week if the student scores an A in the end of chapter test.
Ex: A math teacher provides stickers for students who complete their work accurately.
A fifth grade English teacher would like her students to use a variety of communication tools to complete
a project related to a book study. Her goal is for the students to use computer based tools to
demonstrate 21st century literacy skills. Which of the following projects aligns with her goal? -
ANSWER✔✔-Create a book trailer using a technology tool.
A high school teacher conducts an end of chapter exam in history. Which of the following tests describes
this assessment? - ANSWER✔✔-Summative assessment
A teacher reviews data from assessments of a fourth grader. According to a recent benchmark test, the
third grader is reading at a 2.1 grade equivalent. Classroom performance indicated the student was
struggling across all subject areas. Which of the following actions might the teacher take? - ANSWER✔✔-
Conduct informal assessments in order to determine specific ways the teacher can help the student.
A high school geometry teacher administers an exam each class period through the school day. Each
class average varies greatly from other class averages. Which of the following statements describes the
test? - ANSWER✔✔-The exam lacks reliability
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