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Ultimate PPR Study Guide Corrected answers, Exams of Advanced Education

Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaAdvanced Education

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Ultimate PPR Study Guide Corrected answers
1. Which of the following comparisons about the social development
of older
and younger teens in US society is generally true?: Older teens tend
to be more willing to
act independently in ways that ditter from the behavior of their peers
2. Generally, older adolescents are more likely than early
adolescents to be capable of which of the following types of cognitive
tasks?: Evaluating which hypothesis
among many accurately explains an observed
event.
3.
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.:
fine motor
development
4.
A high school social studies teacher arranges for students to
read with
elementary school students to promote literacy. Which of
the following devel- opmental needs of high school students does
the activity best address?: peer
collaboration
5. 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?:
Record and evaluate one day's food intake by
determining the presence or absence of given nutrients
6. Which of the following activities would most likely be observed in
a class-
room emphasizing discovery learning?: The teacher presents examples
and nonexamples of right
triangles and then asks students to determine the properties of a
right triangle from the examples
7. 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?:
Intermediate
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  1. Which of the following comparisons about the social development of older and younger teens in US society is generally true?: Older teens tend to be more willing to act independently in ways that ditter from the behavior of their peers
  2. Generally, older adolescents are more likely than early adolescents to be capable of which of the following types of cognitive tasks?: Evaluating which hypothesis among many accurately explains an observed event.
  3. 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.: fine motor development
  4. A high school social studies teacher arranges for students to read with elementary school students to promote literacy. Which of the following devel- opmental needs of high school students does the activity best address?: peer collaboration
  5. 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?: Record and evaluate one day's food intake by determining the presence or absence of given nutrients
  6. Which of the following activities would most likely be observed in a class- room emphasizing discovery learning?: The teacher presents examples and nonexamples of right triangles and then asks students to determine the properties of a right triangle from the examples
  7. 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?: Intermediate

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  1. 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?: Beginning
  2. Kim, an English-language learner, speaks English with single words and short phrases. She makes communication that prevents others from under- standing 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.: Beginning
  3. 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-fre- quency 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?: Beginning
  4. A middle school English-language learner who is writing at the intermedi- ate level of English-language proficiency is most likely to demonstrate writing that includes: repetition of ideas
  5. A United States history class consists of a diverse group of students, in- cluding 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: Teacher-planned heterogeneous groups
  6. An English-language learner (ELL) at the advanced-high level of English proficiency in writing is preparing a written report to discuss the

4 / 37 (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?: Promoting students' elaboration skills.

  1. When providing vocabulary instruction to students who are at the begin- ning level of English-language proficiency, which of the following is most appropriate for the teacher to include?: Pictures that illustrate the words.
  2. When discussing poetry with English-language learners, a teacher should be particularly careful to address such learners.: Inability to concentrate on abstract ideas
  3. Placing students from diverse populations in collaborative groups best promotes which of the following?: An awareness of cross- cultural values
  4. Which of the following describes the best reason for a teacher to use a listening center with beginning English language learners (ELLs)?: Allowing the ELLs to connect the new language with the print on the page
  5. Mr.Dosa, a history teacher, asks students to summarize a chapter. He pro- vides struggling readers with sentence starters and a word bank with im- portant content vocabulary to include in their summary scenario, Mr. Dosa is meeting students' needs by?: Designing instruction with scattolds for various levels
  6. 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.: It supports the developing imagination of the children.
  7. 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

5 / 37 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

  1. 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
  2. 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 stu- dents' learning primarily because it asks them to: elaborate on new ideas
  3. 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 ditterent from other insects
  4. 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."
  5. 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
  6. 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?: Applying the skill correctly in future creative writing assignments

7 / 37 literature circles. Which of the following would be most valid and reliable reading material on the topic?: A peer-reviewed, research journal article

  1. Which of the following instructional strategies best supports student un- derstanding of persuasive writing?: Providing a variety of student examples for review and discus- sion
  2. When creating lessons to develop English-language learners writing skills, the teacher should first ensure that the lessons include?: Content that is meaningful to the students
  3. 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 convincing the character to make a ditterent choice
  4. Which of the following would be the most effective way to help sec- ond-grade students understand 1 apparent movement across the sky?: Observ- ing and recording the length of an object's shadow at ditterent times during the day with the class.
  5. 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
  6. 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."

8 / 37 Which of the following is likely to be the most important benefit of the

10 / 37 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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  1. 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
  2. Which of the following is a benefit of increasing personal space for students in a classroom?: More time on task
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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: Establish and consistently enforce clear guidelines for quality work
  6. Which of the following strategies will most likely benefit a student who has been diagnosed with autism?: Creating predictable routines in the classroom.
  7. 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
  8. Which of the following is the best way to promote student success during small group instructional activity.: Providing group members a list of

13 / 37 this, the teacher takes attendance. The primary advantage of this routine: keeps students productively engaged while the teacher carries out an administrative

  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. When creating a daily schedule for a kindergarten class, it is most important for the teacher to consider?: how to balance quiet and active instructional activities while including time for play.
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. Students in a high school class are working independently on an assign- ment 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

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16 / 37 class discus- sions 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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  1. 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 Enriching students' understanding of ditterent cultures
  2. A third-grade teacher wants to increase the amount of productive instruc- tional time. Which of the following most likely to help the teacher achieve this goal?: Developing a signal for maintaining students' attention
  3. 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?: Asking Jarnie if he has an answer to contribute after asking each discussion question
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. A third-grade teacher is discussing a science concept with the class. As the question-and-answer period progresses, the teacher notices that an Eng- lish-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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  1. Mr. Tucker is a high school health teacher who has students of various levels of English-language proficiency in his classes. He asks beginning-lev- el 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
  2. Which of the following nonverbal behaviors can a teacher use to best communicate enthusiasm for the material to students?: Showing emotions through facial expressions
  3. A high school government teacher wishes to select a question that will stimulate a lively, thought-provoking class discussion with high student par- ticipation. 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?"
  4. 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 follow- ing functions?: Prompting the student to explore and think critically about her own views
  5. 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

20 / 37 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.