TEXAS PEDAGOGY AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
EXAM (ACTUAL 2025/2026) EC-12 (160) R TEST BANK 300+
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADED
A+) TEXES PPR EXAM (BRAND NEW!!)
Which of the following rationales would a supporter of block
scheduling provide to convince others to support the organizational
structure?
A. Teachers can focus on more subjects in a shorter time
B. There is an emphasis on mastering facts and skills
C. Students' time in quality learning situations is increased
D. The responsibility for learning is shifted to the teachers
C. Students' time in quality learning situations is increased
Which of the following strategies best supports a teacher's goal to
incorporate critical thinking skills into language arts lessons?
A. Providing students with opportunities to seek additional content
knowledge
B. Creating a forum for students to debate points of view
C. Having students individually summarize various literature read
D. Asking students to create practice questions as a review activity
B. Creating a forum for students to debate points of view
,Per the Renzulli's Three-Ring Model, what should teachers observe in
students who are gifted?
A. Superior intelligence, spatial awareness, and social aptitude
B. Heightened knowledge of complex concepts, critical analysis, and
kinesthetic awareness
C. Above-average abilities, task commitment, and creativity
D. Motivation, engagement, and grade-level or higher abilities
C. Above-average abilities, task commitment, and creativity
Which of the following must a teacher focus on when creating
objectives that align with the ABCD method?
A. Audience, behavior, conditions, and degree of mastery
B. Acceptable concept, benchmarks, constructive contexts, and
diverse activities
C. Achievable, basic, clear, and diagnostic goals
D. Accessible, lendable, comprehensive, and deliverable
A. Audience, behavior, conditions, and degree of mastery
Which of the following teacher strategies best promotes ongoing
communication to enhance parental involvement in student learning?
,A. Creating an accessible class blog to provide parents with a forum
for open discussion
B. Using graphing software to display class progress to parents at the
end of each grading period
C. Producing a monthly slideshow for parents of student work
samples and class projects
A. Creating an accessible class blog to provide parents with a forum
for open discussion
Claire is a 10-year-old student who is unable to focus on any
academic task for more than a couple of minutes at a time. She spends
much of her work time tapping her pencil, bothering others,
rummaging through her desk, or crawling on the floor. She is
currently receiving special education services and has a behavioral
intervention plan (BIP).
Which of the following is the most appropriate way for the teacher to
seek support in teaching Claire how to better manage her behaviors?
A. Encouraging Claire's parents to initiate a system at home that will
reward Claire for appropriate behaviors
B. Requesting that Claire's behaviors be reevaluated by an Admission
Review Dismissal (ARD) committee
C. Meeting with colleagues to study case histories related to behavior
management
D. Consulting with the school nurse to learn about attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
, B. Requesting that Claire's behaviors be reevaluated by an Admission
Review Dismissal (ARD) committee
Middle school science students are creating a multimedia presentation
about different types of soil. The students are required to include
pictures of various types of soil and an explanation of the attributes of
each soil type. Which of the following best ensures that students can
include pictures in the presentation without breaking copyright laws?
A. Having students copy pictures from Web sites and reference the
sources within the presentation
B. Allowing students to use pictures that they scanned from available
books
C. Having students use photographs that they took with a digital
camera
D. Allowing students to use digital photographs that they purchased to
used in the presentation
C. Having students use photographs that they took with a digital
camera
At the beginning of the school year, a middle school science teacher
presents a lesson demonstrating safe practices in the science lab.
Which of the following activities is the most effective informal
assessment of the lesson?
A. Asking students to record laboratory safety notes in their science
journals
EXAM (ACTUAL 2025/2026) EC-12 (160) R TEST BANK 300+
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADED
A+) TEXES PPR EXAM (BRAND NEW!!)
Which of the following rationales would a supporter of block
scheduling provide to convince others to support the organizational
structure?
A. Teachers can focus on more subjects in a shorter time
B. There is an emphasis on mastering facts and skills
C. Students' time in quality learning situations is increased
D. The responsibility for learning is shifted to the teachers
C. Students' time in quality learning situations is increased
Which of the following strategies best supports a teacher's goal to
incorporate critical thinking skills into language arts lessons?
A. Providing students with opportunities to seek additional content
knowledge
B. Creating a forum for students to debate points of view
C. Having students individually summarize various literature read
D. Asking students to create practice questions as a review activity
B. Creating a forum for students to debate points of view
,Per the Renzulli's Three-Ring Model, what should teachers observe in
students who are gifted?
A. Superior intelligence, spatial awareness, and social aptitude
B. Heightened knowledge of complex concepts, critical analysis, and
kinesthetic awareness
C. Above-average abilities, task commitment, and creativity
D. Motivation, engagement, and grade-level or higher abilities
C. Above-average abilities, task commitment, and creativity
Which of the following must a teacher focus on when creating
objectives that align with the ABCD method?
A. Audience, behavior, conditions, and degree of mastery
B. Acceptable concept, benchmarks, constructive contexts, and
diverse activities
C. Achievable, basic, clear, and diagnostic goals
D. Accessible, lendable, comprehensive, and deliverable
A. Audience, behavior, conditions, and degree of mastery
Which of the following teacher strategies best promotes ongoing
communication to enhance parental involvement in student learning?
,A. Creating an accessible class blog to provide parents with a forum
for open discussion
B. Using graphing software to display class progress to parents at the
end of each grading period
C. Producing a monthly slideshow for parents of student work
samples and class projects
A. Creating an accessible class blog to provide parents with a forum
for open discussion
Claire is a 10-year-old student who is unable to focus on any
academic task for more than a couple of minutes at a time. She spends
much of her work time tapping her pencil, bothering others,
rummaging through her desk, or crawling on the floor. She is
currently receiving special education services and has a behavioral
intervention plan (BIP).
Which of the following is the most appropriate way for the teacher to
seek support in teaching Claire how to better manage her behaviors?
A. Encouraging Claire's parents to initiate a system at home that will
reward Claire for appropriate behaviors
B. Requesting that Claire's behaviors be reevaluated by an Admission
Review Dismissal (ARD) committee
C. Meeting with colleagues to study case histories related to behavior
management
D. Consulting with the school nurse to learn about attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
, B. Requesting that Claire's behaviors be reevaluated by an Admission
Review Dismissal (ARD) committee
Middle school science students are creating a multimedia presentation
about different types of soil. The students are required to include
pictures of various types of soil and an explanation of the attributes of
each soil type. Which of the following best ensures that students can
include pictures in the presentation without breaking copyright laws?
A. Having students copy pictures from Web sites and reference the
sources within the presentation
B. Allowing students to use pictures that they scanned from available
books
C. Having students use photographs that they took with a digital
camera
D. Allowing students to use digital photographs that they purchased to
used in the presentation
C. Having students use photographs that they took with a digital
camera
At the beginning of the school year, a middle school science teacher
presents a lesson demonstrating safe practices in the science lab.
Which of the following activities is the most effective informal
assessment of the lesson?
A. Asking students to record laboratory safety notes in their science
journals
