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Praxis Instruction And Assessment

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Test is found to be valid if it measures what it was designed to measure






2. Measures student progress toward meeting goals based on local - state - and/or national goals






3. Effective teaching model of lessons

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4. Scoring guide used in assessments






5. Demonstrate the grade and month of the school year to which a student score can be compared






6. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






7. Tool for learning in schools today






8. List the broad goals of a school district - state - or school and provide subject - specific outlines of course content - standards - and performance expectations






9. Develop the response






10. Teacher offers same core content to each student but provides varying levels of support for students






11. What the student feels is his or her area of weakness or strength






12. Extended practice of lesson that is meaninful (time - limit appropriate)






13. Teacher - led or peer - led (literature circles and cooperative learning activities...lectures - recitations - reciprical teaching and Socrative seminars






14. Essays - short - answer






15. Teacher uses a group - based teacher - centered instructional approach to provide learning conditions for all students to achieve mastery of assigned information






16. Provides expectations for the knowlege stduents must demonstrate in specific content areas






17. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






18. Carefully planned lessons presented in small - attainable increments with clearly defined goals and objectives (lectures - demonstrations - review of student performance - student examination)






19. Child's work...stimulates - rewards - observes - explores - models - hypothesizes - discover






20. Organizing curriculum around large themes






21. Derived from STANdard NINEs. based on nine - point standard scale with a mean of five






22. They can see patters and connections (comparing - contrasting - classifying information - discussion - inquiry - graphic organizers - and examples)






23. Teacher poses a problem and makes students think individually...teacher then suggests pairing and sharing on problem.






24. This taps into students' natural curiosity to each student's advantage; it helps students more deeply understand concepts...student must be clear in explaining to apply knowledge to new setting






25. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






26. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






27. Written notes teacher maintain based on observations of individual children (file folders - mailing labels - index cards)






28. Story maps - cause and effect maps - sequence diagrams - continuums - matrixes and cycle maps






29. In original unaltered form






30. Like authentic assessments/understanding of key concepts or his or her ability to commuicate ideas in writing






31. Provide information about learning in progress and offer the teacher and the student an opportunity to monitor and regulate learning






32. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






33. Reading or hearing






34. Involves students in the process of exploring the natural and/or material world in an effort to help them discover meaning






35. Mean = average median = midpoint mode= most common






36. Where the student's score is in comparison to national or local norm






37. Instructional strategies suggested by researchers that improve achievement across the content area






38. Student must perform a task or generate his or her own response during assessment






39. To be assessed as successful - students must contribute to the group's success and complete their portion of the task






40. Oral - written - or through visual performance






41. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






42. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






43. Using previously learned material in a new situation or context (often supported in the closing of the lesson)






44. Responding to a wide range of abilities present in the classroom






45. Combines service to the community with learning inside and outside the classroom






46. Helps prepare students' minds for instruction; research has found that learning increases when teachers focus on what is most important - not what students might think is the most interesting






47. Small groups or pairs to solve a problem or learn more about topic






48. Teacher breaks down unit's content into smaller units and provides support and frequent feedback to the student as he or she demonstrates understanding of each unit






49. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






50. Four or five students who collaborate on worksheets designed to provide extended practice on instruction given by the teacher