TEXES PPR EC-12 Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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TEXES PPR EC-12 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers


Question: Accommodation


Ans: Process through which change is made to an existing knowledge
structure or a new structure constructed as a result of new information


Question: Adaptation


Ans: The adjustment of existing knowledge structures through either the
process of assimilation or the process of accommodation


Question: Anorexia Nervosa


Ans: Eating disorder characterized by very limited food intake


Question: Assimilation


Ans: Incorporation of new knowledge into existing knowledge structures


Question: Assisted Learning/Guided Participation


Ans: Processes used by a teacher or tutor when providing scaffolding
within a student's zone of proximal development


Question: Bulimia

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Ans: Eating disorder characterized by overeating and then getting rid of
the food by self induced vomiting or laxatives


Question: Clique


Ans: Group of peers who share similar values and beliefs smaller in size
than a crowd, but larger than a small group of friends


Question: Cognitive Development


Ans: Changes in mental processes


Question: Concrete Operational


Ans: The stage of Piaget's theory characterized by a child's need for
concrete objects or a situation in order for logical thinking to take place


Question: Crowd


Ans: Large group of peers who share some similar attributes, interests,
and desired activities usually there are identifiable labels for these groups
to which students feel affiliation


Question: Development


Ans: Systematic lasting changes that take place over the course of human
life span


Question: Disequilibrium

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Ans: State of unbalance that occurs after an interaction with the
environment that conflicts with our prior representation of events or
objects.


Question: Equilibrium


Ans: The constant search for a balance between what we already know
and some new knowledge or experience


Question: Formal Operational


Ans: Stage of Piaget's theory characterized by a child's ability to think
logically using abstract ideas and concepts


Question: Identity vs. Confusion


Ans: Erikson stage in which students emerge feeling as if they can or
cannot adequately answer the question "Who am I?"


Question: Imaginary Audience


Ans: Adolescents belief that everyone is as concerned about their behavior
and appearance as they are


Question: Industry vs. Inferiority

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Ans: Erikson stage in which students emerge either feeling eager to
engage in productive work or feeling incompetent in dealing with social
situations and with their peers


Question: Maturation


Ans: Internally determined change


Question: Organization


Ans: Continual process of arranging information objects and events within
mental systems


Question: Peer network


Ans: Large group of peers with whom students associate


Question: Personal Fable


Ans: Adolescents belief that they are special in the sense of being unique,
invulnerable, and omnipotent


Question: Physical Development


Ans: Changes in the human body dependent to a large extent on genes


Question: Prepubesence