Pearson PPR Interactive Exam & TXITE |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Released Exam WITH ANSWERS |\ |\ |\
During a face-to-face conference about a student, which of the
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following strategies best ensures open communication between
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the teacher and parents? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔limiting the
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use of education-specific terminology
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Middle school students are working in cooperative learning
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groups on a project. While monitoring the classroom, the teacher
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notices that some students are not actively working on the
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project. Which of the following techniques should the teacher
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implement first to address the issue? - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Reviewing assigned roles for the project with members of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
each group |\
Which of the following approaches would most effectively support
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
kindergarten students' social development when they participate
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
in learning centers? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Creating
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
opportunities for interaction among students during learning |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
center activities |\
A high school English-language arts teacher wants to ensure that
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students successfully complete a content-specific essay. Which
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of the following actions by the teacher will best help students
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
understand the teacher's expectations for the assignment's |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
format? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Showing students examples of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
what to do and what not to do
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,Which of the following teacher strategies best promotes ongoing
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
communication to enhance parental involvement in student |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
learning? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Creating an accessible class
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blog to provide parents with a forum for open discussion
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If a teacher suspects a student is being abused or neglected, it is
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the teacher's primary responsibility to - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔report the suspected abuse or neglect to law enforcement or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
family protective services within 48 hours.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Offering student choices, Incorporating real-world application,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Designing appropriately challenging tasks... A high school
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teacher can expect implementation of the listed strategies to
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primarily increase student - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔motivation
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A new elementary school teacher attends a writing workshop
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
that addresses strategies for improving student writing. After the
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workshop, the teacher can best help students by - CORRECT|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔incorporating the strategies into current and future
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
lesson plans. |\
Which of the following is the most appropriate way for the
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teacher to seek support in teaching Claire (a BIP student) how to
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better manage her behaviors - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Requesting that Claire's behaviors be reevaluated by an |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Admission Review Dismissal (ARD) committee |\ |\ |\ |\
When Claire disrupts the class, the teacher's most appropriate
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
course of action is to - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔document Claire's
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,behavior and implement the consequences detailed in her
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
behavioral plan. |\
Mr. Marin, a middle school teacher, wants to establish a
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productive learning environment for his students. Which of the
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following should Mr. Marin focus on first? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Developing a feeling of trust between the students and the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
teacher
Middle school science students are creating a multimedia
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
presentation about different types of soil. The students are |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
required to include pictures of various types of soil and an
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
explanation of the attributes of each soil type. Which of the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
following best ensures that students can include pictures in the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
presentation without breaking copyright laws? - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Having students use photographs that they took
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with a digital camera
|\ |\ |\
For the units in her high school physics class, Ms. Galloway
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
develops a series of experiments for students to work on
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
independently at their own pace within a specified time frame. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
After each experiment, students turn in their lab notes and a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
detailed report, and Ms. Galloway notes any problems for
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
students to review. Students determine how to improve and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
revise their work according to Ms. Galloway's feedback before
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
they can move on to the next experiment. As the school year
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
progresses, Ms. Galloway is very pleased with the overall |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
improvement in her students' lab skills, scientific thinking, and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
writing skills. However, she feels overwhelmed by the amount of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
time she spends reviewing student work and maintaining student
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
records. Ms. Galloway discusses the issue with her mentor
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
teacher who helps her list the specific problems she is having, as
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, shown below. 1) Too much class time gets wasted collecting and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
passing out - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔developmentally
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
appropriate because it provides opportunities for reflection. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Ms. Galloway's system for noting problems with completed
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
assignments will primarily benefit students by which of the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
following? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔responsibility for their own
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
achievement
Ms. Galloway's discussion with her mentor teacher is effective
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
primarily because - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔it involves a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
reflective process for Ms. Galloway to use to improve her
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
instruction.
To best help Ms. Galloway identify potential solutions for the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
listed problems, the mentor should - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔suggest that Ms. Galloway review research-based educational |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
articles about managing materials. |\ |\ |\
After meeting with her mentor teacher, Ms. Galloway devises a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
folder system for student work. Each student is given a record
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
sheet stapled inside a folder for keeping all lab work together
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
during the semester. The folders are kept in boxes on a table in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the back of the classroom, with each class having its own in-box
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and out-box. When lab notes and reports are ready for Ms.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Galloway to review, students place their folders in the in-box.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
After Ms. Galloway looks through a folder and notes any
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
problems, she places the folder in the out-box. Students pick up
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
their folders as soon as they enter the classroom and place them
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
in the appropriate box at the end of the period. The following is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
part of a record sheet from one student's folder.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Released Exam WITH ANSWERS |\ |\ |\
During a face-to-face conference about a student, which of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
following strategies best ensures open communication between
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the teacher and parents? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔limiting the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
use of education-specific terminology
|\ |\ |\
Middle school students are working in cooperative learning
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
groups on a project. While monitoring the classroom, the teacher
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
notices that some students are not actively working on the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
project. Which of the following techniques should the teacher
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
implement first to address the issue? - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Reviewing assigned roles for the project with members of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
each group |\
Which of the following approaches would most effectively support
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
kindergarten students' social development when they participate
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
in learning centers? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Creating
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
opportunities for interaction among students during learning |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
center activities |\
A high school English-language arts teacher wants to ensure that
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
students successfully complete a content-specific essay. Which
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of the following actions by the teacher will best help students
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
understand the teacher's expectations for the assignment's |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
format? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Showing students examples of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
what to do and what not to do
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,Which of the following teacher strategies best promotes ongoing
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
communication to enhance parental involvement in student |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
learning? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Creating an accessible class
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
blog to provide parents with a forum for open discussion
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
If a teacher suspects a student is being abused or neglected, it is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the teacher's primary responsibility to - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔report the suspected abuse or neglect to law enforcement or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
family protective services within 48 hours.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Offering student choices, Incorporating real-world application,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Designing appropriately challenging tasks... A high school
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
teacher can expect implementation of the listed strategies to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
primarily increase student - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔motivation
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A new elementary school teacher attends a writing workshop
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
that addresses strategies for improving student writing. After the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
workshop, the teacher can best help students by - CORRECT|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔incorporating the strategies into current and future
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
lesson plans. |\
Which of the following is the most appropriate way for the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
teacher to seek support in teaching Claire (a BIP student) how to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
better manage her behaviors - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Requesting that Claire's behaviors be reevaluated by an |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Admission Review Dismissal (ARD) committee |\ |\ |\ |\
When Claire disrupts the class, the teacher's most appropriate
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
course of action is to - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔document Claire's
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,behavior and implement the consequences detailed in her
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
behavioral plan. |\
Mr. Marin, a middle school teacher, wants to establish a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
productive learning environment for his students. Which of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
following should Mr. Marin focus on first? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Developing a feeling of trust between the students and the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
teacher
Middle school science students are creating a multimedia
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
presentation about different types of soil. The students are |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
required to include pictures of various types of soil and an
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
explanation of the attributes of each soil type. Which of the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
following best ensures that students can include pictures in the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
presentation without breaking copyright laws? - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Having students use photographs that they took
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
with a digital camera
|\ |\ |\
For the units in her high school physics class, Ms. Galloway
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
develops a series of experiments for students to work on
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
independently at their own pace within a specified time frame. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
After each experiment, students turn in their lab notes and a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
detailed report, and Ms. Galloway notes any problems for
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
students to review. Students determine how to improve and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
revise their work according to Ms. Galloway's feedback before
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
they can move on to the next experiment. As the school year
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
progresses, Ms. Galloway is very pleased with the overall |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
improvement in her students' lab skills, scientific thinking, and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
writing skills. However, she feels overwhelmed by the amount of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
time she spends reviewing student work and maintaining student
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
records. Ms. Galloway discusses the issue with her mentor
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
teacher who helps her list the specific problems she is having, as
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, shown below. 1) Too much class time gets wasted collecting and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
passing out - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔developmentally
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
appropriate because it provides opportunities for reflection. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Ms. Galloway's system for noting problems with completed
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
assignments will primarily benefit students by which of the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
following? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔responsibility for their own
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
achievement
Ms. Galloway's discussion with her mentor teacher is effective
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
primarily because - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔it involves a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
reflective process for Ms. Galloway to use to improve her
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
instruction.
To best help Ms. Galloway identify potential solutions for the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
listed problems, the mentor should - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔suggest that Ms. Galloway review research-based educational |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
articles about managing materials. |\ |\ |\
After meeting with her mentor teacher, Ms. Galloway devises a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
folder system for student work. Each student is given a record
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
sheet stapled inside a folder for keeping all lab work together
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
during the semester. The folders are kept in boxes on a table in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the back of the classroom, with each class having its own in-box
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and out-box. When lab notes and reports are ready for Ms.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Galloway to review, students place their folders in the in-box.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
After Ms. Galloway looks through a folder and notes any
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
problems, she places the folder in the out-box. Students pick up
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
their folders as soon as they enter the classroom and place them
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
in the appropriate box at the end of the period. The following is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
part of a record sheet from one student's folder.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
