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TExES PPR Concepts and Terms Study Guide Solutions ability grouping - ANSWER-A type of grouping where students are placed together according to their skill level, in high, middle or low groups. The TExES exam does not like this practice as research indicates that it is not very effective and ha...

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TExES PPR Concepts and Terms Study

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ability grouping - ANSWER✔✔-A type of grouping where students are placed together according to their

skill level, in high, middle or low groups. The TExES exam does not like this practice as research indicates

that it is not very effective and has some negative consequences.


abstract - ANSWER✔✔-Characterized only in thought; non-concrete. Considered apart from concrete

existence.Not applied or practical; theoretical.


active engagement - ANSWER✔✔-Student are actively participating in an activity in a meaningful, hands-

on way. This type of activity is more likely to help students to understand and remember the concept or

lesson.


acitve listening - ANSWER✔✔-Paying close attention to what is currently being said. Often the listener is

silently making mental notes and focusing on not just the content, but also any emotional content, as

well, and connecting what is being said to prior knowledge and experience.


age appropriate - ANSWER✔✔-Instructional lessons, activities, etc, that fit the development, language

and ability level of the child. This is not necessarily the same thing as developmentally appropriate, since

a child's developmental level may not be the same as his/her age level.


alternative assessment - ANSWER✔✔-A type of evaluation other than a conventional test. It is

sometimes used with students who cannot take a conventional test for some reason or for whom a

conventional test is not an accurate assessment of their knowledge or ability.


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analysis - ANSWER✔✔-Taking knowledge apart to understand how it fits together. It is one of the higher

order thinking skills.


application - ANSWER✔✔-Applying or using what is known to solve an actual problem.


Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee - ANSWER✔✔-In Texas a team that determines a

student's eligibility for special education services, reviews the eligibility on a regular basis, and

determines an appropriate individual education plan for the student.


assessment - ANSWER✔✔-S way of monitoring progress; the act of testing, determining an evaluation of

a particular skill or content area; includes many different approaches and formats, formal, informal and

authentic evaluation procedures.


assimilation (Piaget) - ANSWER✔✔-According to Piaget this is the process of fitting new ideas or

concepts into existing ideas or concepts. It suggests that a child may change or alter what he perceives in

the outside world in order to fit his internal world.


authentic assessment - ANSWER✔✔-Using evaluations procedures that measure exactly what learning

has occurred. It literally means "real" and usually consists of a product that the student produces to

demonstrate knowledge or mastery of a skill.


autonomy - ANSWER✔✔-The process of becoming independent and regulating one's own behavior.


Bloom's Taxonomy - ANSWER✔✔-Proposed by Benjamin Bloom this is a classification tool developed to

categorize learning from low level thinking to very high level thinking.


comprehension - ANSWER✔✔-Understanding and knowledge something, whether it is a concept,

content information, behavior, etc. It is often used in relation to reading (reading comprehension) to




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indicate that a reader remembers and understands what was read. But, it is not limited exclusively to

reading.


constructivism - ANSWER✔✔-An instructional approach based on the theory on the idea that children

build understanding by an active learning process. Students build their own learning and knowledge by

exploration, discovery and questioning.


content validity - ANSWER✔✔-How well a test measures what is was designed to measure.


convergent thinking - ANSWER✔✔-Involves combining or joining different ideas together Based on

elements these ideas have in common. In short, it means putting the different pieces of a topic back

together in some organized, structured and understandable fashion. Convergent thinking, then, is an

essential part of the outlining and organizing process.


deductive reasoning - ANSWER✔✔-The process of thinking from general terms to specific terms; framing

thinks so as to eliminate ideas or possibilities one by one


English as a Second Language (ESL) - ANSWER✔✔-A program for teaching the English language to

children whose first language is not English, although in practice it is much more comprehensive than

this and includes the teaching of academic content to students with limited English proficiency. It

involves effective instructional strategies for teaching English to non-native speakers.


ethical behavior - ANSWER✔✔-Acting in the highest moral principles and values. For educators in Texas

it means behavior and practices that conform to the Texas Educators' Code of Ethics


evaluation - ANSWER✔✔-Critical thinking that involves making and supporting judgments. This is one of

the higher order thinking skills in Bloom's Taxonomy.




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