PPR Exam EC-12 160 Notes UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Constructivist Models - CORRECT ANSWER - • Student is responsible for their learning
• Students construct information and learn by taking personal responsibility
• Student construct from the information you give them answers and problem solving.
Interdisciplinary Learning or Cross Content Leaning - CORRECT ANSWER - • Different
ways and angles to learn about a topic.
• All the same thing
• How would I solve this problem?
• Math and Science
• Reading and Social Studies
Operant Conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of learning in which behavior is
strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher
• Think Positive
• Incentive Programs
1. Reinforcement (UP)
-Positive
--Addition Pleasant Motivation (Reward)
-Negative
--Removal of Unpleasant Motivation (Escape)
2. Punishment (DOWN)
-Positive
--Addition Unpleasant Motivation (Applied)
-Negative
,--Removal of pleasant Motivation (Remove)
Criterion-Referenced test - CORRECT ANSWER - Individual's performance is measured
against mastery of curriculum criteria rather than other students
Norm Referenced Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - An assessment that compares a
student's performance to a sample of that student's peers.
-SAT Test
-GRE Test
Formal Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - Standardized written or performance test of
knowledge, aptitude, values, etc.
-Standardized Test
-STAR Test
Summative Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - Evaluation at the conclusion of a unit.
-Unit Test
-Project Test
-Midterm Exam
-Final Exam
Mean - CORRECT ANSWER - AVERAGE
• Adding the scores and then dividing by the number of scores.
Median - CORRECT ANSWER - MIDDLE
• Put the numbers in numerical order. Choose the number that's in the middle.
Mode - CORRECT ANSWER - Most Often
Most frequently occurring score
,Rubric - CORRECT ANSWER - • Data Drives Instruction
• A guide listing specific criteria for grading or scoring academic papers, projects, or tests.
Bloom's Taxonomy - CORRECT ANSWER - Taxonomy of six cognitive processes,
varying in complexity, that lessons might be designed to foster.
1. Create
2. Evaluate
3. Analyze
4. Apply
5. Understand
6. Remember
Create - CORRECT ANSWER - (Highest Level)
• Produce New Or Original Work
-Verbs: Design, Assemble, Construct, Conjecture, Develop, Formulate, Author, & Investigate.
Evaluate - CORRECT ANSWER - (Higher Level)
• Justify A Strand Or Decision
- Verbs: Appraise, Argue, Defend, Judge, Select Support, Value, Critique, & Weigh.
Analyze - CORRECT ANSWER - (Higher Level)
• Draw Connections Among Ideas
- Verbs: Differentiate, Organize, Relate, Compare, Contrast, Distinguish, Examine, Experiment,
Question & Test.
Apply - CORRECT ANSWER - (Lower Level)
• Use Information In New Situations
, - Verbs: Execute, Implement, Solve, Use, Demonstrate, Interpret, Operate, Schedule, & Sketch
Understand - CORRECT ANSWER - (Lower Level
• Explain Ideas or Concepts
- Verbs: Classify, Describe, Discuss, Explain, Identify, Locate, Recognize, Report Select, &
Translate.
Remember - CORRECT ANSWER - (Lowest Level)
• Recall Facts & Basic Concepts
- Verbs: Define, Duplicate, List, Memorize, Repeat, and state.
Differentiated Instruction - CORRECT ANSWER - A variety of techniques used to adapt
instruction to the individual ability levels and learning styles of each student in the classroom
Examples
• Use Familiar Vocab
• Use Prior Knowledge
• Use Familiar content formats
• Music as Poetry
• Use Content That Reflects Familiar/ Interesting Themes.
• Relate Content to Student Interest
• Demonstrate Connection
• Apply Knowledge to Students Ability
Response to Intervention (RTI) - CORRECT ANSWER - an educational strategy intended
to help children who demonstrate below-average achievement in early grades, using special
intervention.
• Tier 1
- All students participate on the first level
-Differentiated Instruction
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Constructivist Models - CORRECT ANSWER - • Student is responsible for their learning
• Students construct information and learn by taking personal responsibility
• Student construct from the information you give them answers and problem solving.
Interdisciplinary Learning or Cross Content Leaning - CORRECT ANSWER - • Different
ways and angles to learn about a topic.
• All the same thing
• How would I solve this problem?
• Math and Science
• Reading and Social Studies
Operant Conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of learning in which behavior is
strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher
• Think Positive
• Incentive Programs
1. Reinforcement (UP)
-Positive
--Addition Pleasant Motivation (Reward)
-Negative
--Removal of Unpleasant Motivation (Escape)
2. Punishment (DOWN)
-Positive
--Addition Unpleasant Motivation (Applied)
-Negative
,--Removal of pleasant Motivation (Remove)
Criterion-Referenced test - CORRECT ANSWER - Individual's performance is measured
against mastery of curriculum criteria rather than other students
Norm Referenced Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - An assessment that compares a
student's performance to a sample of that student's peers.
-SAT Test
-GRE Test
Formal Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - Standardized written or performance test of
knowledge, aptitude, values, etc.
-Standardized Test
-STAR Test
Summative Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - Evaluation at the conclusion of a unit.
-Unit Test
-Project Test
-Midterm Exam
-Final Exam
Mean - CORRECT ANSWER - AVERAGE
• Adding the scores and then dividing by the number of scores.
Median - CORRECT ANSWER - MIDDLE
• Put the numbers in numerical order. Choose the number that's in the middle.
Mode - CORRECT ANSWER - Most Often
Most frequently occurring score
,Rubric - CORRECT ANSWER - • Data Drives Instruction
• A guide listing specific criteria for grading or scoring academic papers, projects, or tests.
Bloom's Taxonomy - CORRECT ANSWER - Taxonomy of six cognitive processes,
varying in complexity, that lessons might be designed to foster.
1. Create
2. Evaluate
3. Analyze
4. Apply
5. Understand
6. Remember
Create - CORRECT ANSWER - (Highest Level)
• Produce New Or Original Work
-Verbs: Design, Assemble, Construct, Conjecture, Develop, Formulate, Author, & Investigate.
Evaluate - CORRECT ANSWER - (Higher Level)
• Justify A Strand Or Decision
- Verbs: Appraise, Argue, Defend, Judge, Select Support, Value, Critique, & Weigh.
Analyze - CORRECT ANSWER - (Higher Level)
• Draw Connections Among Ideas
- Verbs: Differentiate, Organize, Relate, Compare, Contrast, Distinguish, Examine, Experiment,
Question & Test.
Apply - CORRECT ANSWER - (Lower Level)
• Use Information In New Situations
, - Verbs: Execute, Implement, Solve, Use, Demonstrate, Interpret, Operate, Schedule, & Sketch
Understand - CORRECT ANSWER - (Lower Level
• Explain Ideas or Concepts
- Verbs: Classify, Describe, Discuss, Explain, Identify, Locate, Recognize, Report Select, &
Translate.
Remember - CORRECT ANSWER - (Lowest Level)
• Recall Facts & Basic Concepts
- Verbs: Define, Duplicate, List, Memorize, Repeat, and state.
Differentiated Instruction - CORRECT ANSWER - A variety of techniques used to adapt
instruction to the individual ability levels and learning styles of each student in the classroom
Examples
• Use Familiar Vocab
• Use Prior Knowledge
• Use Familiar content formats
• Music as Poetry
• Use Content That Reflects Familiar/ Interesting Themes.
• Relate Content to Student Interest
• Demonstrate Connection
• Apply Knowledge to Students Ability
Response to Intervention (RTI) - CORRECT ANSWER - an educational strategy intended
to help children who demonstrate below-average achievement in early grades, using special
intervention.
• Tier 1
- All students participate on the first level
-Differentiated Instruction
