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HISD ACP PPR Competencies 1 & 2 Review

Total questions: 6

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A high school teacher assigns an internet-based research project which requires students to work in groups to create a Power Point based on what they learn about a chosen career. The teacher allots one class period for organizing groups and assigning roles, then gives a weekend to get the research done outside of school. Several students approach the teacher outside of class and explain that they do not have computers and/or internet access at home. The teacher should. . .

a)

Create a separate assignment for students with limited or no access.

b)

Send students with no home access to the library to work during class.

c)

Excuse students with no access from this assignment and offer a makeup instead.

d)

Revise the assignment timeline so that the whole class visits the library to work during several class periods.

2.

A middle school math teacher reviews her students' scores on the STAAR exam from the prior year. What is the best way for her to use the assessment results to plan?

a)

Create and administer quizzes to practice challenging components of the exam.

b)

Make sure her lesson plan objectives correspond to TEKS for the STAAR for the current school year.

c)

Identify student strengths and weaknesses and create lessons targeting common challenges in understanding math concepts.

d)

Devote 10 minutes a day to reviewing a sample test item and making sure students know how to select the correct response.

3.

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

4.

A 4th grade teacher has 2 students that are overly talkative -- they raise their hands to answer every question and often blurt out answers. What is the best way for the teacher to help these students become less disruptive to the class?

a)

Insist on cold-calling students only.

b)

Have these students work together.

c)

Ask these students to be observers and recorders for their group's work when working with others.

d)

Tell these students to stop volunteering because they are not allowing others to participate.

5.

A first grade teacher finds that her students have trouble stopping one activity and transitioning when it is time to do something else. What is the best way for her to address this issue?

a)

Organize activities so that more active components are frontloaded to give them time to settle down before transitions.

b)

Discuss schedule and plans for the entire day at the morning meeting.

c)

Assign students to help monitor and direct transitions.

d)

Establish an agreed-upon signal, such as clapping hands or a certain call and response to alert students it is time to pay attention.

6.

Which of the following is the most powerful influence on a person's sense of identity before adolescence?

a)

family

b)

friends

c)

media

d)

school