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Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities: PPR EC-12 (160) Exam. Mrs. McCaffery, a health teacher, is discussing the typical sequence of physical development in adolescence with her middle school stu... dents. She's aware that the timing and rate at which puberty occurs vary widely. These differences mean that some of Mrs. McCaffery's students may be completely mature, while others have not begun puberty. Mrs. McCaffery is likely to be aware that late-maturing boys — - (correct Ans) have less self-confidence than early maturers. Mrs. McCaffery, a health teacher, is discussing the typical sequence of physical development in adolescence with her middle school students. She's aware that the timing and rate at which puberty occurs vary widely. These differences mean that some of Mrs. McCaffery's students may be completely mature, while others have not begun puberty. Mrs. McCaffery is also likely to be aware that early-maturing girls — - (correct Ans) may develop precocious sexual interests. Mrs. McCaffery, a health teacher, is discussing the typical sequence of physical development in adolescence with her middle school students. She's aware that the timing and rate at which puberty occurs vary widely. These differences mean that some of Mrs. McCaffery's students may be completely mature, while others have not begun puberty. When Mrs. McCaffery sends three-week progress reports home, one-third of her students are failing. She wonders if physiological needs may be playing a role in her students' lack of academic achievement. Which of the following best describes the role of physiological needs in students' academic performance? - (correct Ans) A student with unmet physiological needs may show little interest in academic performance. Mrs. McCaffery, a health teacher, is discussing the typical sequence of physical development in adolescence with her middle school students. She's aware that the timing and rate at which puberty occurs vary widely. These differences mean that some of Mrs. McCaffery's students may be completely mature, while others have not begun puberty. As a health teacher, Mrs. McCaffery is likely to be aware that nutritional deficiencies among her students are — - (correct Ans) more common among girls than boys. James is an active four-and-a-half-year old. He has just entered a preschool setting for the first time. Ms. Lara observes that he shies away from the other children. In addition, she notes he has no interest in developing a leadership role or in joining the others while they are playing at the centers. Ms. Lara's best assessment of James' actions as he plays in the classroom would be — - (correct Ans) the student may not be in the mood for cooperative play or have a sense of belonging with the other children. A third-grade teacher would be correct in having great concern over which of the following students? - (correct Ans) Juan separates himself from the group and is not interested in spending time with others. Five-year-old Tim is beginning to become more active in the classroom. One day, when it was still too early for nap time, he goes to the back of the room to get his mat. In trying to get his mat out, all the other mats belonging to his classmates come tumbling down and scatter all over the floor. What should his teacher, Mrs. Laslow, do in response to make sure this incident will not happen again? - (correct Ans) Explain the appropriate time to get mats out but still be supportive of Tim's intention. Teachers are better able to design and deliver effective instruction when they understand that learning styles affect student learning. In the graph below, indicate which learning style is best met with each learning activity. Even though many learning activities will meet more than one learning style, select the one that best matches each activity. - (correct Ans) Listen to a podcast- Auditory Color Code -Visual Build a model- Kinesthetic Study a chart or graph- Visual- Visual Present information- Kinesthetic Teacher read-alouds- Auditory Students Orally Quizzing- Auditory Use manipulatives to solve a problem- Kinesthetic Five-year-old Maria Valdez is in a kindergarten class at Villa Nova Elementary School. Her teacher asks her to name the colors pointing to several figures on the wall. As Maria starts naming all the colors in Spanish correctly, the teacher follows her through the list telling the colors in English. Which is the best analysis of the teacher's response? - (correct Ans) The teacher should have acknowledged Maria's appropriate use of her native language before introducing the colors in English. Mr. Maywald, a fourth-grade teacher, uses cooperative learning activities regularly in his diverse classroom. Which of the following are the most likely reasons for incorporating cooperative learning in his plans? Select all that apply. - (correct Ans) A. Cooperative learning promotes student learning. C. Cooperative learning includes all students despite their differences. D. Cooperative learning allows students to highlight their strengths. E. Cooperative learning encourages communication between students. Marta is an elementary English language learner who can successfully participate in short and simple conversations on familiar topics. When she doesn't understand something you say, she will sometimes ask you to slow down or repeat it. Given this description, Marta is most likely at which proficiency level for the listening domain? - (correct Ans) Intermediate When interacting with students, which of the following describes the approach a preschool teacher should take regarding the diverse personal and social characteristics of students? Select all that apply - (correct Ans) B. Strive to learn about students' individual personalities. C. Strive to learn about students' families and home lives. D. Strive to structure learning to build upon students' own experiences. E. Strive to establish supportive classroom environments. Select the answer which best completes this sentence. Elementary students who live in poverty or are economically disadvantaged — - (correct Ans) can meet high expectations and standards. Ms. Gibson uses instructional strategies such as call and response, cooperative learning, and differentiated instruction with her sixth-grade students to build connections between academic learning and students' diverse backgrounds. Which of the following are benefits of these types of instructional strategies? Select all that apply. - (correct Ans) A. Students have many opportunities to experience success in the classroom. C. A sense of community is developed in the classroom. There are many adolescent and pre-adolescent students at risk of failure in U.S. schools. Which of the following is not a contributing factor to this problem? - (correct Ans) Differences in the ability to learn between students of culturally and ethnically diverse backgrounds and students of mainstream backgrounds Which of the following is the likely result of including technology tools such as digital games in the curriculum for middle grade students? - (correct Ans) Student motivation for learning will increase. A veteran fourth-grade teacher has taught the same lessons on fractions for many years and it has seemed to work well. This year, there is a student who is not understanding the concept of fractions despite this well proven set of lessons. Which of the following is an appropriate response for the teacher to take in this scenario? Select all that apply. - (correct Ans) A. Reflect on the student's learning styles and provide additional instruction using this knowledge. C. Make sure that the student does not have a disability that would require instructional accommodations. D. Provide alternate practice methods and materials. Mrs. Raymond teaches kindergarten. She is choosing how to assess her student's knowledge of how to apply the concept of addition. She finds a written multiple-choice test that has word problems for students to read and answer using addition. Select the answer that best explains whether this is an appropriate assessment for her to use and why. Select all that apply. - (correct Ans) B. No, this assessment is not appropriate because it is not responsive to the average kindergartener's current skills and knowledge. C. No, this assessment is not appropriate because it does not match the developmental levels of the average kindergartener. Mr. Chaucer has just given an end-of-unit test to assess his fourth-grade students' knowledge of division. Most of the students have made at least several mistakes on the test and many have shown significant difficulties. Which of the following is an effective approach for Mr. Chaucer to take as he evaluates the test results? Select all that apply. - (correct Ans) B. Analyze the types of mistakes that were made. D. Reflect on the instruction that has been given so far. E. Summarize the test results to help plan future instruction. Which of the following are reasons that children in grade levels EC-4 benefit from having hands-on, manipulatives during learning activities? Select all that apply. - (correct Ans) A. These materials encourage interaction. C. These materials help generate interest. D. These materials aid in knowledge construction. E. These materials help accommodate various learning styles. The chart below lists suggested characteristics of the STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) test and the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skill) standards. Complete the chart below to indicate whether each statement is True or False. - (correct Ans) The STAAR test is a norm-referenced test. FALSE The STAAR test is a criterion-referenced test. TRUE The STAAR test is given to students in grades 1-12. FALSE The STAAR test measures students' knowledge of the TEKS. TRUE Mrs. Lamont needs to assess progress in the writing skills for her second-grade students. Which of the following are appropriate assessment tools for her to use? Select all that apply. - (correct Ans) A. Work samples B. Portfolios C. Checklists D. Rubrics E. Observation Mrs. Green is helping her students with creating slide shows for presenting their upcoming project on Continents. She tells the students this technology allows them to insert figures, pictures and icons, and recommends them to minimize the verbosity and make text and visuals as large as possible in their presentations. At the end she reminds the students they are responsible for locating relevant information including geography, climate and countries' populations as the content of their presentations. Which of the following will best ensure that Mrs. Green has given explicit directions for both assignments? - (correct Ans) B.Model for the students how to create a slide show, go over the outline of the project, and remain open for questions. Mrs. Green is helping her students with creating slide shows for presenting their upcoming project on Continents. She tells the students this technology allows them to insert figures, pictures and icons, and recommends them to minimize the verbosity and make text and visuals as large as possible in their presentations. At the end she reminds the students they are responsible for locating relevant information including geography, climate and countries' populations as the content of their presentations. The reason Mrs. Green incorporated the slide show as part of the research project is most likely to — - (correct Ans) A.have students use productivity tools to communicate information. A teacher works with an intermediate-level English Language learner who is struggling to understand concepts taught in science. If the science teacher is beginning a unit about weathering and erosion, the teacher might scaffold instruction by — - (correct Ans) A.sharing a short video clip on the topic. Ms. Consuelo uses sets of twenty tennis balls each to pass around her class of first graders in order for them to solve the following word problem: Gracie has six tennis balls. Bailey has 14 tennis balls. How many more tennis balls does Bailey have than Gracie? How does actually moving manipulatives around the class, like the tennis balls in the activity, help a learner more effectively solve problems? Select all that apply. - (correct Ans) A. Concrete materials enable learners to more effectively and efficiently find a possible solution. B. Concrete materials help learners discover patterns in order to find other possible solutions. C. Concrete materials help learners find all the possible solutions to a given problem. The following is an instructional objective for a ninth-grade biology class: List the major chemical elements in cells (i.e., carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous, sulfur, trace elements). This objective reflects — - (correct Ans) the Remember level of Bloom's Cognitive Domain. Mr. Mark develops plans to have his seventh graders compare and contrast literary characters in The Giver. Which level of Bloom's taxonomy aligns with this activity? - (correct Ans) Analysis A classroom teacher has students of varying reading abilities. The teacher intentionally pairs a weak reader with a strong reader during a class activity. The stronger reader scaffolds the weak reader during reading tasks.The teacher's grouping strategy reflects which of the following learning theories? - (correct Ans) Vygotsky's zone of proximal development A teacher works with English language learners at various levels of language proficiency. Which of the following strategies supports ELL's during classroom instruction? I. Visuals which illustrate complex concepts II. Pretaught vocabulary words III. Cooperative learning activities IV. Sentence stems - (correct Ans) I, II, III, and IV A second-grade teacher is observing her students problem-solve Math word problems. What is perhaps the most important drawback when students go directly to writing a number sentence first in order to solve a problem? - (correct Ans) They may not be able to show their problem-solving strategy on paper without using manipulatives first. A seventh-grade English teacher wants to let his students know how much he expects of them. What is the best way to communicate those high expectations? - (correct Ans) [Show less] [Show More]

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