Ultimate PPR Flashcards
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Which of the following comparisons about the social development of older and younger teens in US society is generally true?
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Older teens tend to be more willing to act independently in ways that differ from the behavior of their peers
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Generally, older adolescents are more likely than early adolescents to be capable of which of the following types of cognitive tasks?
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Evaluating which hypothesis among many accurately explains an observed event.
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A first-grade teacher notices that one of her students is not able to write her name on her paper, cut with scissors, or color within a specific area. Those characteristics most likely demonstrate a potential in the students.
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fine motor development
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A high school social studies teacher arranges for students to read with elementary school students to promote literacy. Which of the following developmental needs of high school students does the activity best address?
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peer collaboration
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A teacher who is developing a unit about nutrition wishes to sequence instructional objectives to reflect progressively higher levels of cognitive skills. Which of the following objectives represents the highest level of cognitive skills?
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Assess the role of societal and peer pressure in influencing students’ selection of foods
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Which of the following activities would most likely be observed in a classroom emphasizing discovery learning?
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The teacher explains to the class how right triangles differ from other triangles and then has students decide whether given triangles are right triangles
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A middle school English-language learner (ELL) can read English texts with familiar topics, simple sentence structures, and high-frequency vocabulary but is unable to read the test with the appropriate rate and speed. Which of the following best describes the reading proficiency level of the ELL?
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Intermediate
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Cynthia is an English-language learner who frequently makes errors when speaking. When Cynthia participates in small groups, the other students have difficulty understanding her pronunciation of English words, causing her to become frustrated and give up. Which of the following best describes Cynthia’s proficiency level in spoken English?
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Beginning
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Kim, an English-language learner, speaks English with single words and short phrases. She makes communication that prevents others from understanding her speech. During small-group instruction speaks to her peers in her native language. Which of the following levels of English-language profile describes Kim’s speaking ability.
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Beginning
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A middle school reading teacher is assessing the reading proficiency of a new student who is an English Language learner by asking the student to read several short texts of varying difficulty. The student recognizes some high-frequency words that coordinate with visual cues but reads few other words in the texts. Which of the following language-proficiency levels characterizes the student in the domain of reading?
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Beginning
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A middle school English-language learner who is writing at the intermediate level of English-language proficiency is most likely to demonstrate writing that includes
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use of native language
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A United States history class consists of a diverse group of students, including students with learning disabilities and English-language learners. The teacher assigns a project in which students will wou cooperative groups to create a biographical presentation about a Revolutionary War hero. Given the diversity, which of the following approaches will most likely result in equitable cooperative group
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Teacher-planned homogeneous groups
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An English-language learner (ELL) at the advanced-high level of English proficiency in writing is preparing a written report to discuss the results of a science experiment. To best support the ELL with the assignment, the teacher should provide instruction in which of the following areas?
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Elaborating on ideas in detail
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Which of the following activities is most beneficial in helping intermediate-level English-language learners (ELLS) expand their content-area vocabulary in English?
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Working with students to create pictorial flashcards
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A sixth-grade teacher wants to ensure that beginning-level English-language learners (ELLS) are actively involved in classroom writing activities. To best meet the goal during a lesson, the teacher should provide the ELLS with
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a set of sentence stems containing commonly used phrases
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Mr. Colby, a middle school mathematics teacher, notices that when he explains some of the steps in a mathematics problem, his beginning-and intermediate-level English-language learners do not understand some of the basic directions and explanations. The most appropriate accommodation for the students would be
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word banks that contain low-frequency terms
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A high school science teacher often tells her students brief anecdotes about the people she calls “unsung heroes of science,” ordinary people who made significant contributions in the area of science the class is studying. She makes sure to include scientists from both genders and from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Which of the following statements best expresses why this practice is likely to be a valuable one for high school students?
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Providing students with a wide range of role models helps broaden their thinking about their own future educational and career options.
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Ms. Hawkins teaches a high school humanities class with students at various levels of English-language proficiency. She teaches students at the intermediate level of English-language proficiency the following sentence stems
(1) What do you think…?
(2) Is there another…?
(3) Tell me more about
The sentence stems that Ms. Hawkins has taught her students will be most effective in which of the following?
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Promoting students’ elaboration skills.
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When providing vocabulary instruction to students who are at the beginning level of English-language proficiency, which of the following is most appropriate for the teacher to include?
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Pictures that illustrate the words.
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When discussing poetry with English-language learners, a teacher should be particularly careful to address such learners.
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Ability to comprehend idiomatic expressions.
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Placing students from diverse populations in collaborative groups best promotes which of the following?
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An awareness of cross-cultural values
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Which of the following describes the best reason for a teacher to use a listening center with beginning English language learners (ELLs)?
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Allowing the ELLs to connect the new language with the print on the page
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Mr.Dosa, a history teacher, asks students to summarize a chapter. He provides struggling readers with sentence starters and a word bank with important content vocabulary to include in their summary scenario, Mr. Dosa is meeting students’ needs by?
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Designing instruction with scaffolds for various levels
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A preschool teacher organizes an area of the classroom in such a way the children can engage in solitary play from time to time. Which of the following is a primary benefit of supporting solitary play in the preschool environment.
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It supports the developing imagination of the children.
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A first-grade teacher is teaching her students the /ar/ sound during a whole-group lesson. After teaching the sound, the teacher gives each student two small pieces of paper, one red and one green, and asks them to hold up the green paper when they hear a word with the lar/ sound and the red one if they do not hear the /ar/ sound in the word. The teacher is most likely using this activity to
assess student understanding of the skill being taught
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On the first day of school, a class of students and their teacher creates a collage that depicts activities. The college will remain on display in the classroom to be used in future discussions! lessons. Which of the following is a primary benefit of the activity?
Helping students become familiar with classroom procedures
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Mr. Trang has his mathematics students keep a learning log. At the end of each class period, students are to record three sentences that paraphrase what they learned from the day's lesson. This strategy is beneficial for students' learning primarily because it asks them to
elaborate on new ideas
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An elementary teacher wants to promote students' use of higher-level thinking skills during a unit on insects. Which of the following activities will be most effective in achieving the goal?
Creating a graphic organizer to evaluate how butterflies are different from other insects
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In a conference with a high school student who is currently failing math class, the student asks the teacher "Why should I spend time doing work when I am going to fail anyway?" Which of the following would be the teacher's most appropriate response?
"Let's develop a long-range plan to help you be successful in this class."
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The teacher is beginning a content-based unit and wants to ensure that the instructional activities are appropriate for all students. Which of the following strategies will best achieve the goal?
Administering assessments during the unit to determine students' levels of understanding and planning instruction accordingly
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A first grade class completes a lesson on a particular grammar skill. Which of the following students would best demonstrate for the teacher that the grammar lesson was effective?
Writing sentences correctly on a topic of the students' choice involving the skill
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For a teacher to develop an effective lesson, the most important element for the teacher to include is:
Plenty of group time and limited direct instruction
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A ninth-grade world geography teacher is planning aunty on how geographic processes affect political situations in different areas of the world. To begin designing appropriate learning goals for the unit, the teacher should first.
Consult the statewide student objectives for world geography
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Which of the following strategies will most likely motivate first graders to practice spelling high-frequency sight words?
Tracing the letters of the spelling words in a sandbox
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A fourth-grade teacher assigns a project on the early history of Texas. After the projects are completed, the teacher asks students to answer the following questions.
1) How much effort did you put into the project?
(2) What parts of the project were easy for you?
(3) What parts of the project were difficult for you?
(4) What did you learn about your ability to complete a project?
Which of the following is the teacher's primary goal in asking students to respond to the questions?
Encouraging the students to assess their own work
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Which of the following teaching strategies will best support fourth-grade students' understanding of how to solve two-digit multiplication problems?
Engaging students in a discussion of different ways to solve multiplication problems, and modeling each method
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Which of the following is the best example of vertical alignment?
Mathematics teacher evaluating the appropriateness of manipulative for learning mathematical concepts
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Test administrators are asked to actively monitor students while they are taking statewide student assessments. To best ensure test administrators adhere to this requirement, they should
Move around the room to ensure that students complete the appropriate test section
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A fourth-grade teacher would like to learn more about literature circles. Which of the following would be most valid and reliable reading material on the topic?
A peer-reviewed, research journal article
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Which of the following instructional strategies best supports student understanding of persuasive writing?
Providing a variety of student examples for review and discussion
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When creating lessons to develop English-language learners writing skills, the teacher should first ensure that the lessons include?
Assessments that are aligned with grade-level end-of-year goal
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A Third-grade teacher reads a short story to the class about a boy who decides not to rent one of his classmates to his birthday party. As an extension to the reading, which of the following, assignments pro the highest level of student thinking?
Writing a persuasive letter to the main character cornicing the character to make a different choice
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Which of the following would be the most effective way to help second-grade students understand 1 apparent movement across the sky?
Creating a bar graph to show hourly changes in outdoor air temperature throughout the day
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To best demonstrate for elementary students the appropriate note-taking skills to use during research, a teacher should model which of the following?
Using graphic organizers to record information
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A teacher plans to assign a challenging, multistep research project to a class of ninth graders. The teacher introduces the assignment distributing a handout that identifies and explains each of the steps required for the project. After reviewing the handout and answering student's questions, the teacher concludes with the following statement:
"I know this is a challenging project, and some things may not go smoothly on the first try. Keep in mind, though, that it's okay to make mistakes. This is a learning activity, and one often learns most from one's mistakes. The important thing is to learn and progress as you go."
Which of the following is likely to be the most important benefit of the strategies used by the teacher to introduce this activity?
Reducing student anxiety about the task and building confidence about their ability to be successful
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During a high school geometry lesson, Mr. Medina notices that many of his students are confused about the concepts they learned most recently, which he taught from the textbook. To best help students, Mr. Medina should?
reteach the concept using manipulatives.
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A teacher whose classes include students with diverse backgrounds and needs wishes to ensure that the assessment strategies he uses will provide him with an accurate picture of all students' learning. Which following approaches will best help the teacher achieve this goal?
Use multiple measures to assess student learning, and allow students to show what they know in various ways.
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A teacher provides a big picture understanding of the broad topic area and then asks students to select a specific interest which connects to the broader topic. Students then are directed to ask questions geared toward this specific interest and answer their own questions through research. In the setting described, the teacher is utilizing which of the following types of instruction?
Teacher-directed
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A fourth-grade teacher is presenting a science lesson on how heat affects matter. The teacher begins the lesson by slipping a brass ball through a metal ring. The teacher then heats the ball and tries to put it through the metal ring again. The students can readily see that once heated, the ball will no longer fit through the ring. Beginning the lesson in this way is most likely to promote learning by
Stimulating students' curiosity about what is being taught
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A middle school science teacher requires students to keep a learning log to record their observations, identify concerns, and summarize learning. The primary benefit of this practice is that it
Encourages students to take responsibility for their own learning
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High school biology students work in groups on a lab activity to analyze animal adaptations. Then they discuss the relationship among species to natural selection and diversity. The teacher circulates throughout the classroom and participates in students discussions to best help the students in which of the following ways?
To facilitate students in monitoring their understanding of the topic
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A teacher wants to address as many different learning styles as possible when planning reading instruction. Which of the following activities will help the teacher accomplish the goal?
Setting up centers that include dramatic role-play and journaling activities related to fictional texts
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Which of the following is a benefit of increasing personal space for students in a classroom?
More student questioning
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To improve behavior, which of the following should be the teacher's primary focus when arranging desks in the classroom?
Proximity and supervision of students
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Ms. Anderson notices that one of her seventh-grade students, Missy, is wearing long sleeves despite the hot Texas weather. During a social activity structured to help students bond with their peers, Ms. Anderson thinks she sees gashes on Missy's right arm. Which of the following would be the most appropriate first step for Ms. Anderson?
Refer Missy's name and her own observations to the school guidance counselor
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A new fifth-grade teacher is considering various ways to communicate to his students that he has high expectations for their work. Of the following approaches considered by the teacher, the most effective would be to
individualize the criteria used of evaluating students' work in ways that ensure consistent success for each student
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Which of the following strategies will most likely benefit a student who has been diagnosed with autism?
Creating predictable routines in the classroom.
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A new teacher finds that each of her classes are scheduled to meet for an extended period Monday through Thursday. The teacher is concerned about meeting the learning needs of students who will have a three-day break from instruction each week. The teacher can best meet the needs of those students by using which of the following strategies?
Review the previous week's content at the beginning of each week before introducing new material
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Which of the following is the best way to promote student success during small group instructional activity.
Providing group members a list of expectations before conducting each activity
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A teacher has established a routine whereby students enter the classroom and go directly to there they immediately copy into their organizers the homework assignment the teacher has posted on board. While the students do this, the teacher takes attendance. The primary advantage of this routine
keeps students productively engaged while the teacher carries out an administrative
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A middle school teacher plans to use cooperative learning extensively in the coming year. productive groups, the best grouping method is to
establish groups according to the nature of each activity.
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A primary teacher sets up literacy centers in the classroom. Each day for an hour, students rotate. Which of the following strategies will be most effective in ensuring smooth transition centers?
Modeling and practicing the transition process with students
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When creating a daily schedule for a kindergarten class, it is most important for the teacher to consider?
whether the time allotted for each instructional activity allows students to complete each task
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In choosing an assessment procedure to use with a kindergartner, it is most important for the teacher to ensure that the selected procedure
is appropriate for the child's developmental level
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Which of the following is the most effective way for a teacher to introduce elementary students to a new literacy center?
Modeling procedures for the center and having students practice them
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During a lesson on telling time, a teacher performs a quick assessment of the students understanding by displaying a clock, and asking the students to write the correct time. The teacher observes that many of the students are confusing the hour and minute hands. Which of the following is the best next step for the teacher to take?
adjusting the lesson to correct students' has misconceptions
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Students in a high school class are working independently on an assignment at their desks. While conferring with one student, the teacher looks across the room and sees that Casey, who consistently has trouble staying on task and has made an agreement with the teacher about focusing on his work, is working on something unrelated to the assignment. The teacher interrupts her conference and loudly says,
"Casey, do you remember our agreement about what you should be doing right now?"
Which of the following is the best assessment of the teacher's response to the student's behavior?
It is an inappropriate response because such agreements should be kept private between the teacher and the student.
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A second-grade teacher wants to create a class routine that maximizes time for student learning. Which of the following would best promote this goal?
Promoting group activities as a primary work structure
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A second-grade teacher observes a student retelling a story to a friend. The teacher notes that the students use improper grammar, have difficulty recalling correct words, and have difficulty putting sentences together in a logical order. Based on the observations, the teacher might conclude that the student shows characteristics of
An expressive language disorder
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Which THREE of the following the teacher actions will support students in effectively following classroom routines and procedures?
Ensuring that students understand the reasoning for the routines and procedures
-Practicing routines and procedures through rehearsal
-Teaching a few routines and procedures per day until all have been mastered
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An elementary school teacher asks students to bring in photos of their family members. The teacher then leads a discussion in which students talk about their family using the photos, listen to their classmates, and ask questions of each other. The primary benefit of the activity is that it helps to create a community of learners who
Value the background of others
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Ms. Silverman is setting up literacy centers in her classroom and will designate a certain time of day as center time. To best create motivation for her students during centers, Ms. Silverman should have students
Participate in some centers that are required and some that are of their own choice
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A high school teacher uses the Socratic method to structure class discussions in which the students question one another while the teacher monitors and facilitates the discussions. The instructional method is most beneficial because it allows students to
evaluate their own ideas and those of others.
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Each week students compose, send, and respond to emails to communicate with their email pals from different communities. Which of the following is the most important benefit of the project?
Teaching students to use various technology applications
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A third-grade teacher wants to increase the amount of productive instructional time. Which of the following most likely to help the teacher achieve this goal?
Developing a signal for maintaining students' attention
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Jamie, a fourth-grade student, asks Ms. Walker why he never gets to answer questions during class discussions. The teacher responds by saying that she calls on students who raise their hand and she seldom sees his hand raised. Which of the following teacher actions will best help Janie have a greater opportunity to participate in class discussions?
Increasing the wait time after asking discussion questions
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Which of the following is most effective in helping second-grade students learn strategies to identify and use language to communicate feelings to others?
Using role-play to demonstrate appropriate ways to express feelings
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Mr. Peterson, a fifth-grade social studies teacher, is planning activities for a unit on the American War. Which of the following activities is most likely to foster the students' highest level of thinking skills
Writing a persuasive essay from a colonist's perspective convincing others to resist the BI
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A third-grade teacher is discussing a science concept with the class. As the question-and-answer period progresses, the teacher notices that an English-language learner in the class who is at the intermediate level of speaking proficiency has not volunteered a response. To best promote the student's involvement in the discussion, the teacher should first.
Increase the wait time to provide an opportunity for the student to formulate a response in context and language.
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A third-grade teacher reads a short story to the class about a boy who decides not to invite one of his classmates to this birthday party. As an extension to the reading, which of the following assignments promotes the highest levels of student thinking?
Writing a persuasive letter to the main character convincing the character to make a different choice
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Mr. Tucker is a high school health teacher who has students of various levels of English-language proficiency in his classes. He asks beginning-level students yes/no questions, often with the use of visual cues. He asks intermediate-level students either/or questions, to which possible answers are limited. Finally, he asks advanced students more grammatically complex questions, such as embedded and open-ended questions that use "who," "what," "when," or "where." The practice best reflects which of the following principles related to questioning strategies?
Modifying the language structure of questions will support students participation
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Which of the following nonverbal behaviors can a teacher use to best communicate enthusiasm for the material to students?
Using gestures to prompt a response
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A high school government teacher wishes to select a question that will stimulate a lively, thought-provoking class discussion with high student participation. Which of the following questions is most likely to achieve this goal?
What kinds of things might happen if the government ceased to exist in the United States?"
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An art teacher is leading a class discussion on relationship between art and society the following is a transcript of part of the discussion
Teacher: What role do you think art plays in our society? (waits a few moments) Yes, Susana?
Susana: Oh, I think art is the most important thing of all in society!
Teacher: And what would you say are your reasons for believing that, Susana?
The teacher's response to Susana's statement best serves which of the following functions?
Prompting the student to explore and think critically about her own views
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A teacher frequently responds to written student work that is good or that shows improvement by writing comments on the work such as, "Good job!", "Great!", and "Nice work!" According to research, the teacher's praise is likely to be more effective in reinforcing and motivating student effort if the teacher
specifies particulars of the student's accomplishment in the praise.
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Which of the following is an example of a student who is intrinsically motivated?
Charles reads every book he can find by Philip Roth, his favorite author
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Students in a prekindergarten class have been asked to do the following:
1) Climb over a pillow
(2) Hop to the sink to wash your hands
(3) Slide to your chair for snack
This activity promotes student engagement in learning by?
Giving students opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge actively
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A teacher has groups of students working in class on a project that requires the use of computer simulation programs. Because only two computers are available in the classroom, the groups cannot all work on computer-based activities simultaneously. To prevent access conflicts, the teacher has the groups use a signup sheet to reserve computer time during class periods. Which of the following additional steps taken by the teacher will best help ensure that the computer time available to each group will be sufficient to complete work on the project?
Help the groups develop strategies for using their available computer time effectively
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When Mr. Cohen, a middle school science teacher, introduces a new science topic, he often begins students with a personal story about it. He might tell about the teacher who first taught him about it, desci something about it that he found especially interesting or difficult, or tell a funny story about a related experiment. This type of presentation best reflects an understanding of the importance of
providing students with a model of the enjoyment and intellectual challenge of learning.
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Which of the following is the best example of plagiarism?
A literary analysis paraphrasing an author's written words or ideas as if they were one's own without citing references
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A teacher is helping students identify input devices for a computer. Which THREE of the four are best described as input devices?
-Scanner
-Mouse
-Keyboard
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A teacher wants to use technology to present new information that includes text, audio, and graphics. Which of the following productivity tools will best accomplish the goal?
A multimedia presentation
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Which of the following is the most effective use of problem-solving software during a social studies units
Using inquiry skills to explore underlying issues of historical events
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A high school teacher has placed a document on the computer network with instructions for an assignment. The assignment includes using online information, and the teacher wants to ensure quick access to useful information about the topic. The teacher's best strategy for ensuring would be to include which of the following with the instructions?
A list of key words likely to result in successful searches
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A science teacher plans for students to collect data, analyze it, and then create charts to display it. Which of the following types of software is the best choice to accomplish these tasks?
Electronic spreadsheet
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Ms. Lopez decides to use electronic storybooks with her fourth-grade class. Which of the following is the most important initial action for Ms. Lopez to take when introducing the new literacy format to her students
Facilitating a class discussion on the acceptable use guidelines for electronic media
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Once a week, a social studies teacher has students use the Internet to locate current events stories and lists of topics. However, since there are only two computers in the classroom, each student is limited to 15 minutes of search time. A few students complain that the 15 minutes does not give them enough to locate the information they need, but when the teacher observes their work at the computer, she no their searches tend to be random and lack clear direction. Which of the following steps would be appropriate for the teacher to take in this situation?
Help these students develop strategies to get organized before they go online so their search can be more focused and efficient.
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A teacher is creating an introduction to a content-based unit using presentation software. Which of the following guidelines should the teacher adopt when designing each slide?
Explaining each point fully
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Which of the following describes an acceptable use of a school's computer by a teacher?
Sending an email to the faculty to ask for their support in a schoolwide event
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During a computer science lesson on technology systems, a middle school teacher asks students to use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast analog and digital devices. In doing so, the students are primarily demonstrating knowledge of which of the following aspects of technology
File formats
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A middle school teacher integrates Internet research skills into a project. Which of the following teacher actions best addresses the needs of students who have limited experience with technology?
Promoting additional practice of Internet research.
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Each week students compose, send, and responsibility to emails to communicate with their email pals from different communities. Which of the following is the most important benefit of the project?
Teaching students to use various technology applications
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Students in a third-period United States history class have been studying the effects of twentieth-century landmark United States Supreme Court decisions. The teacher has assigned a project to be completed in small groups. Students will be using computer software to design and create their own newspaper, focusing on one landmark case. Which of the following types of computer software would be most useful in creating the layout of a newspaper?
Desktop publishing software
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A physics teacher distributes hard copies of a photograph from an online source to accompany instructions, making sure to document the source from which it is obtained. The action is considered acceptable according to fair use provisions as long as the teacher
Ensures that the material is available for permanent school use
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The teachers in a high school wish to identify a good internet posting service to provide information for students and their families. The teachers' Most effective strategy for finding the best service would be to
Request suggestions from educators on a relevant educational Web site
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Ms. Rice maintains a Website for all of her classes, including a ninth-grade co-taught inclusion art course. Her co-teacher from the special education department has questioned Ms. Rice's posting of class averages and pictures of student work on the Web Site. Ms. Rice wants to show respect for her colleague's concerns and still honor her own beliefs regarding technological access to artwork and academic progress. Which of the following revisions to her class web site should Ms. Rice consider?
Add password protection that limits access to artwork, as specified by students and the their parents, and remove academic performance data
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A group of middle school teachers plan to create an electronic document containing emergency contact information for students for future field trips. Which of the following is the most efficient software for the task?
Database
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A campus administrator observes Mr. Jennuson's class and gives him feedback in the form of a checking "Needs Improvement" is checked off next to "Responds consistently to off-task student behaviors "M Jennison's best response to the feedback would be to
review the classroom expectations with the students
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Which of the following student activities is the most authentic assessment of students knowledge after a unit on chemical reactions?
Designing an experiment that could create a chemical reaction
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A biology teacher plans to use various assessment methods, including a written test, to evaluate student learning at the end of a unit. In creating the written test, it is most important for the teacher to ensure that
Each test question clearly relates to one or more important concepts addressed in the unit.
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At the end of a unit, a teacher wants to quickly assess students' understanding to guide decisions for future instruction. The assessment method that will best meet the teacher's needs is a
multiple-choice test administered on the computer.
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Before students begin their independent writing assignments, a teacher wants to share the rubric that will be used to score their essays. To best ensure that students understand the expectations specified in the rubric, the teacher should have the students
assess an example essay using the rubric and discuss as a class.
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A high school teacher is introducing a class project. To best communicate expectations for the project, the teacher should first
present exemplary models of completed projects.
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A teacher in an early elementary classroom can best ensure an accurate understanding of all students' knowledge and skills by using which of the following guidelines for assessment?
Give students opportunities to demonstrate in a variety of ways what they know and can do
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During a unit on weather, students will gather data on temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, etc. They will enter the data into a computer program that can present the information in various graphic formats. The major benefit of using a computer program with this capacity is that it.
Promotes new insights and syntheses of information on the part of students
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A teacher designs a unit that is divided into three sections of equal length and importance. Which of the following designs for an end-of-unit test would result in a test with the greatest validity?
A test with one long essay questions that requires students to synthesize content from all three section of the unit
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High school students are working on an integrated unit that will culminate in individual multimedia slide show presentations. For grading purposes, the teacher wants the content of the project to have more weight than the presentation. Which of the following teacher actions best conveys to the students the appropriate balance between content and presentation?
Designing a rubric that establishes expectations for each project component
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Mr. Jameson is meeting with Rebecca's parents to discuss her struggles in his calculus class. Which of the following is the most appropriate comment for Mr. Jameson to use to open the conference with Rebecca's parents?
"I am pleased with the way Rebecca doesn't quickly give up when she has difficulty solving a calculus problem."
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A teacher observes that students who raise their hands to contribute to teacher-led discussions are often unable to supply an answer. Which of the following actions should the teacher take to best address the issue?
Providing students an appropriate amount of time to consider how to respond to the question asked
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The most important benefit of having students maintain writing portfolios throughout the school year is that portfolios
Provide evidence of student growth
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Ms. Murphy is concerned about a student's recent academic and behavioral performance. Ms. Murphy best prepare for a productive conference with the parents by
gathering the student's various work samples and anecdotal records of the student's behavior.
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Twice each year, a preschool teacher plans an event for preschoolers and their families. During this time children can show their families their work and families can see what their children are doing in school. Which of the following is likely to be the primary benefit of such events?
Reinforcing home-school relationships and a sense of community among teacher, families, and children
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A few months into the school year, a teacher begins to prepare for a conference with the parent of a student who is having academic problems in the teacher's class. Which of the following steps taken by
The teacher before the conference occurs would best help ensure its success?
Having examples of the student's work available for the parent to review
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A teacher learns that parent/guardian volunteers will be available in the teacher's classroom during specific times each week. The teacher would most appropriately assign these volunteers to do which of the following tasks?
Work with students who are having academic problems to help them complete or review teacher assigned work
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A teacher sends completed school work home in a folder every Thursday. In the folder, both teacher and parents can add comments, questions, and concerns and request a conference. By establishing the procedure, the teacher is primarily showing an understanding of which of the following?
Involving families in their children's education and knowing how to communicate effectively with them
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A first-grade class includes a student with special needs who spends time each week with a variety of specialists outside the general education classroom. In this situation, an important role of the classroom teacher should be to
collaborate with team members to ensure that the student has adequate time for instruction with his or her peers in the general education classroom.
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A teacher sets up a parent conference for a student who comes from a non-English-speaking household. The teacher plans for an interpreter to attend the meeting as well. While in the parent conference, it is most appropriate for the teacher to
address the parent directly
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The teachers at a middle school are concerned about many students' failure to complete their homework assignments. During the school's first round of parent-teacher conferences, the teachers learn from some parents/guardians that their children often tell the adults in their homes that they have no homework to do. In response, the teachers decide to create a homework help line that students and their families can use to obtain information about homework assignments for each class. Which of the following is likely to be the most significant benefit of this strategy?
Strengthening families' ability to be partners with school personnel in their children's education
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When planning conferences with families, a teacher can best demonstrate the value of parent-teacher interaction through which of the following strategies?
Rescheduling conference times to accommodate families' schedules
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A Relationship with a mentor is most likely to have a significant positive effect on a new teacher's professional development under which of the following conditions?
The new teacher recognizes the benefits of and remains open to advice from the mentor.
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A teacher receives a phone call from a parent who is concerned about the difficulty level of a book currently being read in class. The parent states that his child is struggling with comprehending the book and has failed several assignments related to the reading material. Based on the parent's concern, which of the following teacher actions will best address the student's needs?
Reviewing the student's work and providing additional assistance when necessary
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A new classroom teacher is about to begin participating as a member of an Admission, Review, and CARD) committee for a student in the teacher's clan who has special needs. The primary role of on the ARD committee should be to
provide the other members of the committee with information and insight regarding the student learning and behavior in the classroom
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Ms. Brezovay, a new teacher, has read many resources regarding mathematics instruction to aid her in her planning. However, she is still unsure of best practice and the sequence for teaching mathematics. The best resource for providing Ms. Brezovay the support she needs is
a district curriculum specialist.
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Which of the following describes the most beneficial aspect of having a general education classroom teacher and a special education teacher co-teach a class?
The students will benefit from the experience, methods, and skills of both teachers.
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During a parent-teacher conference, the parents of a child with disruptive behavior request that the teacher artinite corporal punishment if the behavior continues. The most appropriate response to the parents' request is to
tell the parents that Chapter 37 of the Texas Education Code (TEC) prohibits corporal punishment as it is deemed cruel and unusual punishment.
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A teacher is meeting with the parents of Dina, who has attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), to discuss her inappropriate behavior of hitting. Which of the following teacher comments is the most ethical way for the teacher to introduce what has been occurring with Dina?
"Three students reported that Dina hit them yesterday during the field trip."
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After a professional development workshop, a group of elementary school teachers implement a new instructional method, which is successful in their classrooms. Which of the following is the best way for the teachers to demonstrate the effectiveness of the method for other teachers in the school?
Assembling portfolios that reflect student work and discussing the results with the other teachers
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In which TWO of the following situations does the teacher need to request permission to use the mate is mentioned?
-Posting a link to an outside Web site on the school's Web page
-Incorporating a corporate jingle in a published lesson plan
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A middle school teacher wishes to review the school records of a student who has been having academic problems in the teacher's class. Which of the following accurately describes the teacher's rights regarding access to the student's records
The teacher may view the student's records because the teacher has a legitimate educational interest in doing so.
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A teacher notices suspicious bruising on a child and is concerned that the child is being physically abused. Per Texas law, which of the following actions must the teacher take within 48 hours?
Reporting the suspected abuse to Child Protective Services
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Which of the following actions, without the copyright holder's consent, abides by federal fair use guidelines?
Duplicating a speech from a political campaign to teach a lesson on persuasion
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A teacher receives a call from a parent who says that her child is upset about a unit test given in the teacher's class that day. The child believes the test was unfair and too difficult. After a brief exchange, the parent says that she wishes to see the test. Based on Texas law, the teacher's best response to this request would be to
arrange a time for the parent to come to school to look at the test.
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Which of the following is a legal obligation of all Texas public school educators?
Reporting suspected child abuse within 48 hours
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A student confides in a teacher about an incident that the teacher suspects is child abuse. The teacher's primary legal obligation is to
Contact the Texas department of Family and Protective Services
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A few months into the school year, a first-grade teacher is reviewing a new student's scores on a standardized assessment. The teacher, who would like to use the scores to help guide instructional planning for the student, should be aware of which of the following?
Young children's lack of familiarity with test taking may yield standardized assessment scores that are not an accurate reflection of children's true abilities.
