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Praxis Instruction And Assessment

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. Students work at thier own pace under the leadership or guidance (good for those who need accomodations)






3. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






4. Specific expectations of what a student must know and be able to do






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






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






7. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






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






9. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






10. Oral - written - or through visual performance






11. Set clear expectations for lessons (not too narrow); students need to understand big picture and be able to connect what they are leanring to experiences and events (use advance organizers)






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






13. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






14. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






15. 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






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






17. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






18. Reading or hearing






19. Deciding what to believe or what to do






20. Groups that change as the students' learnng needs change






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






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






23. 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)






24. Students must be taught and learn to use teamwork and positive social skills when working with others






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






26. 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






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






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






29. Effective teaching model of lessons

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






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






32. Sharing stories of those who didn't give up - personalizing recognition - supporting students when they struggle






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






34. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






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






36. Foster inquiry rather than didactic (lecture) methods for learning (asking questions and hypothesize)






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






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






39. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






40. Student draws line down the middle of page; left - hand side used for taking lecture notes - right - hand side used for reflections and connections






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






42. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






43. Helpful for teachers to see that overall student motivation is very high or very low. Based on levels 1-4 (Bell Curve)






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






45. In original unaltered form






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






47. Scoring guide used in assessments






48. Develop the response






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






50. Students work as a class to read - discuss - or solve problem (don't use all the time)