TExES PPR 160 study guide
TExES PPR 160 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (PPR) EC–12 (160) exam is one of the Texas educator certification examinations listed in the Texas Educator Certification Examination Program, the testing system run for the Texas Education Agency and delivered through Pearson's tx.nesinc.com site. Candidates who are working toward a Texas teaching certificate in an early childhood through grade 12 certification area generally take a pedagogy exam of this kind as one requirement in a certification plan that is set by the state and by the candidate's educator preparation program (EPP). The TExES PPR 160 study guide has 4 sections and about 1,282 words.
01Designing Instruction and Assessment to Promote Student Learning
Domain I questions test whether you can connect what you know about learners to the instructional and assessment choices you make. Know the major developmental frameworks well enough to recognize them in a scenario: Piaget's stages (preoperational thinking revealed by conservation tasks, concrete operational reasoning in the elementary grades, formal operational abstraction in adolescence), Vygotsky's zone of proximal development and scaffolding, Erikson's psychosocial stages, and Kohlberg's moral reasoning.
333 words, about 2 min02Creating a Positive, Productive Classroom Environment
Climate covers belonging, safety, and expectations; management covers procedures, routines, and behavior. Items blur them deliberately.
324 words, about 2 min03Implementing Effective, Responsive Instruction and Assessment
Domain III asks you to select and adjust instruction while it is happening. Know explicit instruction and gradual release ("I do, we do, you do"), cooperative learning structures with individual accountability, inquiry and structured discussion, and questioning that includes adequate wait time and higher-order prompts.
315 words, about 2 min04Fulfilling Professional Roles and Responsibilities
Domain IV tests judgment about adults: families, colleagues, administrators, and the law. Know the Texas Educator Code of Ethics in spirit - the educator's primary duty is to students, and conduct must protect their welfare, confidentiality, and dignity.
310 words, about 2 min