TExES PPR EC-12 (160) Study Guide 2025-2026

Beatrice Mendez Newman

• Publisher: Research & Education Association
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9780738612546
• eBook ISBN: 9780738689777
• Edition: 6
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Teacher Training

REA's TExES PPR EC-12 (160) Test Prep with Online Practice Tests (6th ed.)
Gets You Certified and in the Classroom! Fully revised and updated 6th edition! Our test prep is designed to help teacher candidates master the information on the TExES PPR EC-12 (160) exam and get certified to teach in Texas. It's perfect for college students, teachers, and career-changing professionals who are looking to teach Early Childhood through Grade 12 in Texas.Written by a leading specialist in teacher education, our complete study package contains an in-depth review of all four state-defined domains and the 13 competencies, including discussions of key educational concepts andtheories, as well as relevantlaws.A diagnostic test and three full-length practice tests are offered online in a timed format with instant scoring, diagnostic feedback, and detailed explanations of answers. Each test features every type of question, subject area, and skill you need to know for the exam. Our online practice tests replicate the Pearson TExES question format, allowing you to assess your skills and gauge your test-readiness.The book includes two of the three practice tests in print.The online tests at REA's Study Center offer the most powerful scoring and diagnostic tools available today. Automatic scoring and instant reports help you zero in on the topics and types of questions that give you trouble now, so you'll succeed when it counts. Every practice exam comes with detailed feedback on every question. We don't just say which answers are right - we explain why the other answer choices are wrong - so you'll be prepared on test day.This complete test prep package comes with a customized study schedule and REA's test-taking strategies and tips. This test prep is a must-have for anyone who wants to teach EC-12 in Texas!

PART I: DOMAIN I

Designing Instruction and
Assessment to Promote
Student Learning

CHAPTER 1 - COMPETENCY 001

COMPETENCY 001

The teacher understands human developmental processes and applies this knowledge to plan instruction and ongoing assessment that motivate students and are responsive to their developmental characteristics and needs. 1

Competency 001 addresses learner characteristics and is explained through 16 descriptive statements that cover the following general topics:

•Recognizing the variability of developmental factors according to age and/or stages of growth (cognitive, social, physical, and emotional)

•Adapting learning and classroom activities to support developmental stages

•Creating a positive learning environment

•Knowing how to address the needs of students at different developmental levels

•Anticipating risky behaviors that students may demonstrate

•Integrating opportunities for supporting social growth

Competency 001 Key Terms

The following key terms are integral to fully understanding the scope of Competency 001. You should consider creating flash cards to reinforce the meaning, extensions, and connections represented by these 001 terms. Our list is a suggested study aid; the test items may target terms and concepts not covered in our list. Nonetheless, Table 1.1 will help you focus on Competency 001 core content.

Table 1.1.
Competency 001 Key Terms

adolescence	developmentally appropriate instruction	organizational skills	cognitive development	risky behavior
play	developmental characteristics: adolescence & early adulthood	developmental characteristics: EC–grade 4	developmental characteristics: middle school	social development
developmental differences	developmental processes	emotional development	equity	developmentally appropriate assessment
goal setting	health and school performance	high expectations	skills	workplace skills
positive learning environment	learning community	peers’ influence	physical development	developmental delays

Competency 001 Flash Card

Consider how helpful it would be to have a Competency 001 flash card to help you remember competency content as you work through the practice test items.

REMINDER: The prime strategy for selecting the correct response to test items is to confidently connect the item stem to a specific competency. So, when you attempt the practice tests, you might want to have your flash cards at hand, especially if you can’t figure out how a specific test item is targeted on a specific competency.

Figure 1.1 shows a suggested Competency 001 flash card:

Figure 1.1. Suggested flash card, back and front, for Competency 001 showing competency core idea and some key terms. Your own flash cards should include as many terms as you think are vital to your full understanding of the competency content.

Educator Standards Relevant to Competency 001

As you work through our discussion of Competency 001, make sure you are cross-referencing the Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Standards (EC-Grade 12), Standard I, subsection Students 2which includes knowledge and skills statements about learners’ developmental levels. Figure 1.2 shows an excerpt from the PPR Standards relevant to Competency 001. Notice how the verbs and teacher knowledge and teacher skills statements enable you to anticipate test items and reinforce the content of Competency 001.

Standard I: The teacher designs instruction appropriate for all students that reflect an understanding of relevant content and is based on continuous and appropriate assessment.
Teacher Knowledge: What Teachers Know Teachers of Students in Grades EC–12 Students The beginning teacher knows and understands: 1.1kthe intellectual, social, physical, and emotional developmental characteristics of students in different age groups; 1.2kthe implications of students’ developmental characteristics for planning appropriate instruction.	Application: What Teachers Can Do Teachers of Students in Grades EC–12 Students The beginning teacher is able to: 1.1splan lessons that reflect an understanding of students’ developmental characteristics and needs; 1.3suse effective approaches to address varied student learning needs and preferences.

Figure 1.2. Excerpt from Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Standards EC–12

As you approach your study of Competency 001, try to focus on what teachers need to know about learners in order to be effective educators. That understanding, as presented by Competency 001 and Standard 1, is grounded on astute observation of learners and informed by strong knowledge of young persons’ developmental stages.

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Table of contents

• Beginning of Book
• Table of Contents
• About Our Author, About REA and Acknowledgements
• Getting Started
• Part I – Domain I
• Part II – Domain II
• Part III – Domain III
• Part IV – Domain IV
• TexES PPR EC-12 (160) Practice Test 1
• TexES PPR EC-12 (160) Practice Test 2
• Glossary
• Bibiliography
• Access Code