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PPR Exam Questions and Answers (2 Latest Versions - 2025), Exams of Childhood Development

Angelo State University (ASU)Childhood Development

A collection of multiple-choice questions and answers related to the ppr exam, covering topics such as teaching strategies, special education, student development, and classroom management. The questions are designed to assess knowledge and understanding of educational principles and practices.

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PPR EXAM (2 LATEST VERSIONS-2025) EACH

VERSION WITH 100 QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

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Mr. Salim teaches in an urban middle school where the principle has asked

teachers to make a special effort to meet the needs of all students especially

those with varying disabilities. As the school year begins, Mr. Salim is

considering ways to adapt instruction to meet these students needs. In

planning to modify instruction to help accommodate these special needs

students in the classroom Mr. Salim most likely is thing of- - ANSWER-

Addressing the same instructional goals and objectives as those addressed to

non-disabled students with some modifications to meet each students needs.

Ms. Leda learned in a workshop about cooperative learning that grouping her

students heterogeneously by ability and ethnicity is the most effective way to

help all students- - ANSWER- have an opportunity to work with varying

academic levels and cultural backgrounds that may differ from their own.

Five year old Maria Valdez is in 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 teachers response? - ANSWER- The teacher should have

acknowledged Maria's appropriate use of her native language before

introducing the colors in English.

Mr. Scopes is the science teacher for a mixed abilities group of eighth graders.

He wants all of his students to learn how to design and conduct a simple

controlled experiment. Mr. Scopes sets a goal for all students to improve their

skill level their confidence and their attitude toward science. How can Mr.

Scopes best achieve his goals especially with his low-achieving students? -

ANSWER- He can break down the science controlled experiment into short

clear steps that guide students through

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Mr. Salim teaches in an urban middle school where the principle has asked teachers to make a special effort to meet the needs of all students especially those with varying disabilities. As the school year begins, Mr. Salim is considering waysto adapt instruction to meet these students needs. In planning to modify instructionto help accommodate these special needs students in the classroom Mr. Salim mostlikely is thing of- - ANSWER- Addressing the same instructional goals and objectives as those addressed to non-disabled students with some modifications to meet each students needs. Ms. Leda learned in a workshop about cooperative learning that grouping her students heterogeneously by ability and ethnicity is the most effective way to helpall students- - ANSWER- have an opportunity to work with varying academic levels and cultural backgrounds that may differ from their own. Five year old Maria Valdez is in 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 followsher through the list telling the colors in English. Which is the best analysis of the teachers response? - ANSWER- The teacher should have acknowledged Maria's appropriate use of her native language before introducing the colors in English. Mr. Scopes is the science teacher for a mixed abilities group of eighth graders. He wants all of his students to learn how to design and conduct a simple controlled experiment. Mr. Scopes sets a goal for all students to improve their skill level theirconfidence and their attitude toward science. How can Mr. Scopes best achieve hisgoals especially with his low-achieving students? - ANSWER- He can break downthe science controlled experiment into short clear steps that guide students through

the investigation process. Every class period has some time set aside for workingon the project and receiving teacher assistance. Mr. Schultz has his six grade students explore how carbon is taken from the atmosphere by observing and interacting with a touch-screen diagram that illustrates the carbon cycle before he discusses it with them. After debriefing the students, he shows a video that illustrates that plants performing the process of photosynthesis describe one way carbon is taken from the atmosphere. He then hasthe students work in pairs to write how the photosynthesis process takes place. Mr.Schultz always asks himself how science lessons he plans to meet the needs ofhis students might be interpreted by the various cultures represented in his class. What is the primary reason that this is such an important consideration for him? - ANSWER- It represents Mr. Schultz commitment to plan and adapt lessons to address all students diverse backgrounds and needs. Samantha a fourth grade student was experiencing difficulty with word recognitionskills and was not performing at the expected grade level. After the administration of a series of tests it was determined that Samantha has mild intellectual disability.Her teacher can best address her problems by- - ANSWER- modifying instruction to address the program designed to meet Samantha's unique needs. Ricardo a fourth grade student from Italy is experiencing difficulty with word recognition skills and has fallen behind the rest of the class. The room teacher is arranging for a resource teacher to work with the student. Which of the followingtime/place settings should the room teacher request for the resource teacher to work with the student? - ANSWER- During class time in the classroom when students are engaged in other learning activities. Ms. Lara a first year teacher is happily surprised with the response in achievementfrom her low achieving students in her fifth grade regular class after implementingthe Cooperative Learning strategy. For several weeks she had tried different teaching strategies to help improve student learning to no avail until she started using cooperative learning. However she is concerned that Mario although a well behaved student consistently performs poorly in class. Which of the following is the best possible explanation for Mario's performance class? - ANSWER- Mario has a learning disability A sixth grade teacher wants to promote active learning through class discussions.The ELLs in class tend to be quiet and hesitant to share in class. Which of the following grouping configurations might engage ELLs in

ANSWER- Think-pair-share strategies where students have an opportunity to engage in language prior to whole-class sharing Rafael is an 11th grade student who was tested for special education but did not qualify for services. He has not passed the exit level state testing and currently hasa D grade point average; and the most recent in house school assessment indicates the student is not learning the standards necessary to pass his math and english courses. When asked Rafael explains that he doesnt know what is wrong and he does not care what he does after high school because he is dumb. He feels guilty tobe in this predicament because he is the first in his family to graduate from high school. He has difficulty sleeping at night, is chronically tardy to school and is oneabsence away from losing credit for the school year. He usually wears the same black hoodie and rarely looks people in the face. Which of the following answer choices best describes this student? - ANSWER- Rafael's depressive behavior mirrors his academic achievement A child watches a teacher conduct a science experiment. The teacher uses three beakers of varying sizes but the liquid amounts in each beaker is the same. A childwho cannot understand how the liquid amounts could be the same is in Piaget's stage thinking. - ANSWER- Preoperational Mrs. Belvedere a school counselor at Collins High is concerned with Ann a 10th grader who is missing class more and more frequently. when Mrs. Belvedere expresses her concern to Ann the student responds that school is no longer a priority for her at the moment and that she is working part time she likes what she does at work as well as the pay that goes with it and she even excited that the job may turn into a full time position in the near future. What developmental knowledge does Mrs. Belvedere need for understanding this students perspective? - ANSWER- This student is more concerned with the present than the future. A 2nd grade teacher has been hired for a classroom where 12 of 23 students are at risk students. The principle tells the teacher that these children are low academic achievers and since kindergarten they have exhibited low self- esteem. The principals comment is likely based on his awareness that children at this age develop a sense of inferiority if they- - ANSWER- fail to experience satisfaction orsuccess with the completion of tasks they are assigned Eduardo is 5th grader who will do or say just about anything to draw attention to himself in class. determined to be in the spotlight he is willing to persist with his wisecracks or smart-aleck responses until he gets the

attention he craves. The

instruction to

prevent academic failure? - ANSWER- Individuals with disabilities education act(IDEA ) Mr.Bates has several gifted students in his 6th grade class who are underachievers.Which strategy might help him address this concern? - ANSWER- Mr. Bates should allow them to pursue individual interests and to explore complex challenging tasks Which of the following professional strategies is most likely to help middle schoolteachers connect with students of diverse backgrounds? - ANSWER- Share and discuss literature from a variety of cultures A 5th grade teacher has several struggling readers performing below grade level.Which of the following steps would the teacher take in order to support student learning? - ANSWER- Assess students in order to identify strengths and weaknesses. A 6th grader encounters science content that varies from her present beliefs aboutthe content. A situation involving conflicting attitudes is called- - ANSWER- cognitive dissonance 6th grade teachers reviewed their newly adopted Language arts textbook in order to plan for the year. They aligned the scope and sequence with district expectations. which of the following reflects the scope? - ANSWER- The learningobjective Which of the following instructional strategies may be contrasted with inquiry based teaching? - ANSWER- explicit instruction Mrs. Sanders plans her instruction using a framework for integrating language artswith other content areas. She uses a common topic for instruction and plans meaningful engaging activities. Which of the following instructional approaches isMs. Sanchez using? - ANSWER- Thematic Units Which of the following instructional strategies may be contrasted with explicit teaching? - ANSWER- Inquiry A 3rd grade teacher is planning a lesson on landforms. one of the teachers goals isfor students to be able to compare and contrast differences in the shapes and locations of various landforms. Which of the following activities should the

have the ability to seek clarification from the teacher in English. T

The fourth grade teacher wants her ELLs to feel comfortable sharing aloud duringclassroom discussions. Which of the following strategies would best support the ELLs speaking skills? - ANSWER- Incorporate think pair-share activities into classroom practices so students have an opportunity to interact with another student prior to whole-class sharing. An ELL who is at an advanced high level of language proficiency is preparing a report on a historical figure. The teacher would most likely expect the ELLs reportto- - ANSWER- Include grade-level content presented with few language related errors. A teacher has a new student in the classroom who is reading at an intermediate level of proficiency. The teacher listens to the student reads in order to assess reading ability and comprehension. Which of the following is most likely a true statement about the student? - ANSWER- The learner will have the ability to read and understand simple high frequency English used in routine academic and socialcontexts. A teacher works with an ELL who is reading at the beginning level of proficiency. The teacher provides the student with text written in English to read aloud. Which of the following is not a true statement about the student? - ANSWER- The studentcomprehends grade-level text only if provided enough time to read the text slowly. A teacher has an ELL who exhibits the following characteristics: Can participate in most writing activities, with second-language acquisitionsupport. Uses predominately grade appropriate English to write, using some detail. With support from the teacher has an emerging ability to express herself using self-generated connected text. occasionally exhibits second-language acquisition errors. Which of the following levels of proficiency best describes the student? - ANSWER- Advanced

A middle school teacher begins a lesson on US history by asking the class "what do you think of when you hear the word conflict?" this method of opening the lesson helps promote widespread student engagement in learning primarily becauseit- - ANSWER- addresses a topic that most students will probably have some ideasabout while making it clear that no single correct answer is expected. The evaluation team at Chrysler Young middle school has asked its teachers to evaluate several aspects of the school improvement plan. Mrs. Blackwell decidedto first evaluate classroom climate in her physics class. Which if the following would be least important for her to consider in her evaluation? - ANSWER- Do I employ enough assessment techniques to monitorstudents progress in achieving outcomes? Which of the following professional strategies is most likely to result in a positive classroom environment in an elementary classroom? - ANSWER- Posting work ofall students around the room Which of the following professional strategies is most likely to result in a positiveclassroom environment in a middle school classroom? - ANSWER- get to know the students When using conflict resolution techniques to address a dispute between two students a teachers primary goal should be to- - ANSWER- Encourage the studentsto work toward a mutually agreeable settlement A middle school science teacher often has students engage in group activities. There are a few students who do not participate fully in their groups. Which of thefollowing approaches would best meet these students needs? - ANSWER- Assign clear roles and responsibilities to each member of all groups and rotate the roles among all students Mr. Holmes a middle school teacher is utilizing an online interactive software to encourage student participation in History. Students are selected at random everyday to post a topic about the lesson they have been studying and the rest of the class is required to respond to the pasts. Mr. Holmes expectation is to engage students on ongoing verbal and nonverbal communication among themselves as they discuss the lesson. Mr. Holmes has noticed one student never posts or gets involved in the online discussions. Which of the following will best assist the student in meeting the teachers expectations? - ANSWER- Speak to the student

about his lack of participation about consequences for his behavior and ensure himhis support. A 7th grade teacher notices her class is off task. Many students are talking and onestudent is on her cell phone. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate? - ANSWER- Shift to an engaging activity and reevaluate the failed lesson at a later time Ms. Jackson gave her class of 5th graders a test that included vocab words from The Diary of Ann Frank. She noticed that Cody placed his list of vocab words where he could easily see it on the floor and that Cody was looking at it during thetest. What should Ms. Jackson have done when she noticed this? - ANSWER- Theteacher should have quietly walked over to Cody's desk and removed the vocab listletting Cody continue taking the test. Mr. Lopez plans to develop an effective set of behavior expectations for students inhis 4th grade classroom. Which of the following practices will most likely help him attain this goal? - ANSWER- Create behavior standards in class to include student input and discussion a 6th grade teacher uses clicker technology as a way of having her students respond to in class questioning and to require participation for all learners. Whichof the following answers most likely supports the teachers rationale or this practice? - ANSWER- The teacher is able to use nonverbal prompting to monitorprogress of each student. Middle school teachers should ask a variety of question types. Which of the following questions prompts higher level thinking skills? - ANSWER- What is theauthor's purpose? An elementary teacher is creating a reading benchmark assessment for her 2nd grade class. It is imperative that the teacher align the benchmark assessment questions with the-- - ANSWER- 1. language that is appropriate to students ages2. interests of the student Strategies for adjusting communication- - ANSWER- 1. Repetition2. Offering tutoring

Providing examples
Simplifying complex ideas

the

following activities would develop the students skills in this area? - ANSWER-Practice using contextual evidence to infer word meanings A teacher assesses students knowledge about the lives of Native Americans. Whichof the following strategies would the teacher use to adapt an assignment for students at the beginning and intermediate level of English language proficiency inreading and writing where they have to provide written answers to questions about the lives of Native Americans? - ANSWER- The teacher should provide sentence stems for students to use when answering questions. Mrs. Fields intentions this year is to implement activities that emphasize collaboration and teamwork. Parents have given their consent for the students to have internet access and post their responses. Which of the following is the next step the teacher should take? - ANSWER- Modeling the types of conversations thestudents should post when collaborating. A kindergarten teacher would like to expose her students to the computer. After brief observation of the students sitting on the computer she noticed they did not have a knowledge base of how to properly use the computer. Which would be theteachers next step? - ANSWER- Demonstrate basic terms and functions of the computer A 9th grade ELA teacher would like her students to use technology tools to collaborate during writing projects. Her goal is for students to use computer- basedtools to collaborate at home and at school to enrich the learning environment. Which of the following projects aligns with her goals? - ANSWER- Students useGoogleDocs to write together in virtual environment. A 5th grade English teacher would like her students to use a variety of communication tools to complete a project related to a book study. Her goal is forthe students to use computer- based tools to demonstrate 21st century literacy skills. Which of the following projects aligns with her goal? - ANSWER- Create abook trailer using a technology tool A teacher plans to use technology applications in problem-solving and decision- making into her weekly lessons to promote collaboration and teamwork among thestudents. Which of the following student activities will be most engaging to the students while at the same time achieving the teachers plans? - ANSWER- Creating a student interactive blog with helpful hints to assist in problem solving and decision making

During teacher parent conferences night, Mr. Brown a 5th grade classroom teacher at Clara Sunrise Middle School braced himself as he prepares to have a face-to- face conference with Mr. and Mrs. Sims. John Sims a student that Mr.Brown has had difficulties with for 3 weeks, walks into the classroom with his parents and states,"Mr.Brown these are my parents" and walks away. Although Mr. Brown has sent several notices to inform the parents of John's inappropriate behavior class, Mr. Brown has not received any feedback from the parents. Which of the followingstrategies would best support a successful parent-teacher conference between Mr. Brown and the Sims? - ANSWER- Mr. Brown should maintain a calm voice during the meeting but yet be firm on decisions to help the student Which of the following demonstrates an effective community-based partnershipwith a local elementary school? - ANSWER- A local veterinarian clinic committing to coming to the school to teach students about caring for and beingsafe around animals. Ms. Salazar teaches English to families for which English is a second language, two Saturdays out of the month. These events form string parent teacher bonds.What does this illustrate about Ms. Salazar's professional commitment to the community? - ANSWER- She understands how to appropriately interact with families of diverse backgrounds Mrs. Bauer has been very concerned about Vadim a student in her 10th grade English class that has recently moved to the US from Russia. His English is good and he already seems to be popular with other students. However he has turned in few of his assignments is constantly late for class and when he is in class he is either non-responsive or rude. Mrs. Bauer has already spoken to Vadim about his conduct and has predicted failure many times but he makes excuse after excuse fornot turning in his work. He doesn't seem to care that he is failing and has indicated that his parents won't care either. Vadim says his parents only want him to be old enough to leave school and work. Mrs. Bauer has tried to call Vadim's parents for aconference but realized that they would not be able to communicate in English. How could Mrs. Bauer best solve this problem? - ANSWER- The teacher shouldarrange for a translator to contact Vadim's parents and set up a conference Communication - ANSWER- 1. Emails

conferences Characteristics - ANSWER- 1.Single-parent home2. Both parents deceased

Needs - ANSWER- 1.Shelter

food Mr. Murray a high school principal at Believers are Achievers Preparatory School of Arts challenged all high school teachers to strongly encourage parents to be active participants in student learning. Mr. Murray is persuaded that parents that are active partners in the learning of their children will ensure the best possible education experience for their children. What would be the best way for teachers tocommunicate this information to parents in order to achieve Mr. Murray's goal? - ANSWER- Teachers should communicate with families on a regular basis studentsprogress, test dates, projects deadlines, the expectations for students academic performance and respond to their concerns. Which of the following scenarios demonstrates an effective use of a portfolio forprofessional growth? - ANSWER- A practitioner collects artifacts related to teaching practices to use over time or to help with job interviews Action research is one way to understand teaching and to solve problems related tolearning. Which of the following describes action research? - ANSWER- Action research is a classroom-based study conducted by the teacher Mrs. McCaffery a health teacher is discussing the typical sequence of physical development in adolescence with her middle school students. Shes aware that thetiming and rate at which puberty occurs vary widely. these differences mean thatsome 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- - ANSWER- more common among girls thanboys Which of the following is the most accurate predictor of academic success? - ANSWER- Socioeconomic status 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? - ANSWER- Work samples Portfolio s checklist srubrics

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