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Pedagogy and Professional
Responsibilities (PPR) 160 Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers
Question: DOMAIN I:
Ans: Designing instruction and assessment to promote student learning.
Question: Competency 1
Ans: Understands (human development) and applies knowledge to
instruction/assessment which motivates students.
Question: 4 Developmental Domains
Ans: Cognitive, Social, Physical, and Emotional
Question: Cognitive Development
Ans: The growth of thinking skills and processes.
Question: Normal in Cognitive Development
Ans: student plays with peers and use toys of opposite gender.
Question: Red Flags in Cognitive Development
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Ans: student does not speak or play and rejects peer interaction.
Question: Jean Piaget's Stages
Ans: Sensorimotor, Pre-operational, Concrete, and Formal
Question: Sensorimotor
Ans: Occurs at ages 0-2: are attached to caregiver and develop speech
towards the end of first year.
Question: Object Permanence
Ans: common trait in sensorimotor stage "out of sight, out of mind".
Question: Pre-Operational
Ans: Occurs at ages 2-7: engages in imaginative play and does not grasp
that others have different ideas (egocentric).
Question: Conservation
Ans: quantity remains the same no matter the size or shape of an object.
When a child has grasped this concept it means they have moved from pre-
op to concrete.
Question: Concrete
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Ans: Occurs at ages 7-11: demonstrates logical thought and how
knowledge is gained through cooperative learning such as group
discussions.
Question: Reversibility
Ans: things can be done, then undone.
Question: Formal
Ans: Occurs at ages 11 and up: able to research, debate, justify and extend
own learning, and student-centered.
Question: Social Development
Ans: Children learn through culture and develop thoughts based on
interactions with others.
Question: Zone of Proximal Development
Ans: difference between what a learner can do without help and what
he/she can do with help.
Question: Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Reasoning
Ans: Obedience and Punishment, Self-Interest, Conformity, Social Order,
Social Contract, and Ethical Principles.
Question: Pre-Conventional Level
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Ans: Moral decisions are made based on own interests to avoid
punishments or gain rewards.
Question: Conventional Level
Ans: Focus is on pleasing others and following rules.
Question: Post-Convetional Level
Ans: Doing what's allowed vs. what's right and rules can be bent for the
good of the group without being rewarded.
Question: Physical Development
Ans: Environmental factors and prenatal development such as
malnutrition, illness, and prenatal health care.
Question: Emotional Development
Ans: Childs ability to control feelings and form secure relationships.
Question: Attachment
Ans: bond between child and caregiver.
Question: Separation Anxiety
Ans: distress occurs when child is separated from caregiver.
Pedagogy and Professional
Responsibilities (PPR) 160 Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers
Question: DOMAIN I:
Ans: Designing instruction and assessment to promote student learning.
Question: Competency 1
Ans: Understands (human development) and applies knowledge to
instruction/assessment which motivates students.
Question: 4 Developmental Domains
Ans: Cognitive, Social, Physical, and Emotional
Question: Cognitive Development
Ans: The growth of thinking skills and processes.
Question: Normal in Cognitive Development
Ans: student plays with peers and use toys of opposite gender.
Question: Red Flags in Cognitive Development
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Ans: student does not speak or play and rejects peer interaction.
Question: Jean Piaget's Stages
Ans: Sensorimotor, Pre-operational, Concrete, and Formal
Question: Sensorimotor
Ans: Occurs at ages 0-2: are attached to caregiver and develop speech
towards the end of first year.
Question: Object Permanence
Ans: common trait in sensorimotor stage "out of sight, out of mind".
Question: Pre-Operational
Ans: Occurs at ages 2-7: engages in imaginative play and does not grasp
that others have different ideas (egocentric).
Question: Conservation
Ans: quantity remains the same no matter the size or shape of an object.
When a child has grasped this concept it means they have moved from pre-
op to concrete.
Question: Concrete
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Ans: Occurs at ages 7-11: demonstrates logical thought and how
knowledge is gained through cooperative learning such as group
discussions.
Question: Reversibility
Ans: things can be done, then undone.
Question: Formal
Ans: Occurs at ages 11 and up: able to research, debate, justify and extend
own learning, and student-centered.
Question: Social Development
Ans: Children learn through culture and develop thoughts based on
interactions with others.
Question: Zone of Proximal Development
Ans: difference between what a learner can do without help and what
he/she can do with help.
Question: Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Reasoning
Ans: Obedience and Punishment, Self-Interest, Conformity, Social Order,
Social Contract, and Ethical Principles.
Question: Pre-Conventional Level
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Ans: Moral decisions are made based on own interests to avoid
punishments or gain rewards.
Question: Conventional Level
Ans: Focus is on pleasing others and following rules.
Question: Post-Convetional Level
Ans: Doing what's allowed vs. what's right and rules can be bent for the
good of the group without being rewarded.
Question: Physical Development
Ans: Environmental factors and prenatal development such as
malnutrition, illness, and prenatal health care.
Question: Emotional Development
Ans: Childs ability to control feelings and form secure relationships.
Question: Attachment
Ans: bond between child and caregiver.
Question: Separation Anxiety
Ans: distress occurs when child is separated from caregiver.
