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Praxis Instruction And Assessment

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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






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






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






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






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






6. Effective teaching model of lessons

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7. 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)






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






9. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






10. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






11. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






12. 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)






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






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






15. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






16. Objectives - standards - materials - learner/enviornmental factors - opening - middle - closing - assessment






17. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






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






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






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






21. Test is found to be valid if it measures what it was designed to measure






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






23. Standarized tests (used against peer's scores)






24. Double - entry page - graphic organziers - and SQ3R






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






26. When you divide a normal distribution of scores into four equal parts 25% 50% 75%






27. Combining information from two or more content areas (English and history)






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






29. 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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






36. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






37. In original unaltered form






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






39. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






40. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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






42. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






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






44. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






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






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






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






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






49. Essays - short - answer






50. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning