PPAT® Assessment

Task 1 Contextual Factors Chart

This chart is designed to help you understand the many factors that affect teaching and
learning. Such factors include the community, classroom procedures, student demographics,
and the physical environment in which teaching takes place. Understanding these factors
as they relate to your teaching will help you determine the instructional strategies and
approaches that will support your students’ learning. In this chart, address the factors
listed as they pertain to your teaching assignment. The subcategories listed with
each factor are just suggestions; there may be other subcategories that you
would like to address, or there may be a subcategory listed that does not apply
to your situation.

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Types of Factors: Community, District,

School, Classroom Demographics, and
Knowledge of Students Contextual Factors

General Context of Your Students 5th grade

(All subcategories listed in this box are 1-teacher
required.) 24- students
Age range 10-11
Students’ grade and developmental levels; 1 student on an IEP
the age range of students; the content area 1 student on a 504
being taught; any other factors that are There are no known physical disabilities or
pertinent to understanding your class development, fine and gross motor skills are
assignment on target.
Content area:
Aligns with OAS
Formal Curriculum is Pearson My View for
ELA, Social Studies, Math and Science
Google Classroom is used along with
textbooks.
Community Rural community
Population 9,644
(e.g., whether the area is urban, suburban, Socioeconomic status is Lower to Mid class
or rural; socioeconomic information; census with a 9.5% poverty rate.
data for the community) Average income is $82,789
Median Income $67,985
% of population below poverty line 10.1%
Caucasian 54.2%, Black .05%, Asian 5.1%,
Hispanic 5.1%, Native American 20.7%,
Two or more races 14.3%

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Types of Factors: Community, District,
School, Classroom Demographics, and
Knowledge of Students
District
(e.g., enrollment; percent of students
receiving free or reduced-price lunches;
graduation rates; ethnicities; percent of
students with IEPs; percent of students who
are ELLs; per-pupil expenditures)
School
(e.g., enrollment; percent of students
receiving free or reduced-price lunches; AYP
data; ethnicities; percent of students with
IEPs; percent of students who are ELLs;
teacher-to-student ratio)
Classroom Demographics
(e.g., ethnicities; gender ratios; special
needs, including those of gifted students,
those of students with physical needs, and
those due to cultural characteristics)
Knowledge of Students
(in terms of the whole class and
individual students)
(e.g., language needs; approaches to
learning; prior learning and experiences;
academic proficiencies/behavioral differences; when in small groups.
areas of interest)
PPAT Task 1 Contextual Factors Chart
Contextual Factors
Oologah-Talala Public Schools
Student enrollment 1,754 (including Virtual
Learning students)
Students with Free and reduced lunches
41.7%
Not a title 1 school
Caucasian 56.14%, Black .29%, Asian
7.26%, Hispanic 3.58%, Native American
23.55%, Two or more races 12.6%
Students as Gifted/Talented 14.81%
Ell Students 2.33%
Special Ed students 16.01%
Per pupil expenditures $7,908
Oologah-Talala Upper Elementary
Enrollment 391
Students with Free and reduced lunches
41.7%
Ethnic and Gender percentages:
Caucasian 54.2%, Black .05%, Asian 5.1%,
Hispanic 5.1%, Native American 20.7%,
Two or more races 14.3%
Female 48.1%
Male 51.9%
Students as Gifted/Talented 6.9%
Ell Students 3.1%
Special Ed students 21.2%
Teacher to student ratio: average of 30:1
Teachers per administrator 23
24 students
10 girls
14 boys
2 African American
1 Hispanic
3 Native American
1 student on IEP
1 student on 504
0 ELL students
24 students
Students are motivated by the reward of
P.R.I.D.E checks
Whole group instruction with small groups.
Only 1 student has attention deficiencies.
Students will read and work independently
There are no known behavioral issues
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Types of Factors: Community, District,
School, Classroom Demographics, and
Knowledge of Students
Missouri Pre-Service Teacher Assessment (MoPTA) Daily Reflection Form
Contextual Factors
outside of the student on an IEP.
The students seem to share the same
background knowledge and have been in
the same school district since kindergarten
with the exception of a few students who
entered the district between 2nd and 3rd
grade.
Students are becoming efficient in using
Chromebooks and Google Classroom.
All students are interested in ELA and
Social Studies while several are more
interested in science and math than the
other students.
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