TExES PPR Concepts and Terms Latest
2023
ability grouping ✔✔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 ✔✔Characterized only in thought; non-concrete. Considered apart from concrete
existence.Not applied or practical; theoretical.
active engagement ✔✔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 ✔✔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 ✔✔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 ✔✔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.
analysis ✔✔Taking knowledge apart to understand how it fits together. It is one of the higher
order thinking skills.
application ✔✔Applying or using what is known to solve an actual problem.
Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee ✔✔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 ✔✔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) ✔✔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 ✔✔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 ✔✔The process of becoming independent and regulating one's own behavior.
Bloom's Taxonomy ✔✔Proposed by Benjamin Bloom this is a classification tool developed to
categorize learning from low level thinking to very high level thinking.
comprehension ✔✔Understanding and knowledge something, whether it is a concept, content
information, behavior, etc. It is often used in relation to reading (reading comprehension) to
indicate that a reader remembers and understands what was read. But, it is not limited
exclusively to reading.
, constructivism ✔✔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 ✔✔How well a test measures what is was designed to measure.
convergent thinking ✔✔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 ✔✔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) ✔✔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.
2023
ability grouping ✔✔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 ✔✔Characterized only in thought; non-concrete. Considered apart from concrete
existence.Not applied or practical; theoretical.
active engagement ✔✔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 ✔✔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 ✔✔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 ✔✔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.
analysis ✔✔Taking knowledge apart to understand how it fits together. It is one of the higher
order thinking skills.
application ✔✔Applying or using what is known to solve an actual problem.
Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee ✔✔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 ✔✔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) ✔✔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 ✔✔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 ✔✔The process of becoming independent and regulating one's own behavior.
Bloom's Taxonomy ✔✔Proposed by Benjamin Bloom this is a classification tool developed to
categorize learning from low level thinking to very high level thinking.
comprehension ✔✔Understanding and knowledge something, whether it is a concept, content
information, behavior, etc. It is often used in relation to reading (reading comprehension) to
indicate that a reader remembers and understands what was read. But, it is not limited
exclusively to reading.
, constructivism ✔✔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 ✔✔How well a test measures what is was designed to measure.
convergent thinking ✔✔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 ✔✔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) ✔✔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.
