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Praxis Instruction And Assessment

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Combining information from two or more content areas (English and history)






2. Collection of products that reflect progress in a content area






3. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






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






5. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






6. Interests of the children (early childhood - based)






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






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






9. Organizing curriculum around large themes






10. Instructional apporach that ties information to an anchor; student uses concrete applications of the concept being taught (anchor) to connect what he or she is learning to a concrete experience






11. Written work that makes connections between new and previously learned context






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






13. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






14. Knowledge (who - what - where) - comprehension (interpret - retell - organize) - application (subdividing info and putting it back together) - synthesis (infer an idea) - evaluation (making a value decision)






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






16. Develop the response






17. Provide information about learning to be used to make judgements about a student's achievement and the teacher's instruction






18. Instructional materials are divided and then studied by individuals or pairs of students. After they become experts on their sections of information they share the information with the group






19. Reading or hearing






20. In original unaltered form






21. Partner check (complete work individually and then check with partner) - group investigation (students are assigned a topic and prepare a report or summary to share with the whole class)






22. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






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






24. Used after focused lessons...provide alternative to seat work - rewards students - provide enrichment and remediation - fosters collaboration - accomodates individual learning styles






25. Grade - level expectations or mastery (teacher - made or textbood made exam)






26. Interaction that promotes face - to - face or individual interaction and relationships






27. 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






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






29. Teachers must provide an opportunity for feedback - not only on the group's product but also on the group's process






30. Set the level of performance expectation for students; set at state level






31. Oral - written - or through visual performance






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






33. Survey (preview of chapter) - question (scans headings and subheadings and rephrases them into questions) - read (read one section of chapter) - recite (answers questions in his/her own words and writes notes) - review (immediately reviews what has b






34. Essays - journals - short - answers used to generate general discriptions of the criteria for success on each question






35. Home team - each student is then given a number - each student joins others with same number to become expert - home team comes together to teach others the lesson he/she learned






36. 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






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






38. Extent to which an assessment is consistent with its measures






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






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






41. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






42. Tool for learning in schools today






43. Measure a student's knowledge or proficiency in something that has been learned






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






45. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






46. Essays - short - answer






47. Standardized tests desired to measure ability to develop or acquire skills and knowledge






48. Effective teaching model of lessons

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






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







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