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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. 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)






2. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






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






4. Develop the response






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






6. 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






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






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






9. Effective teaching model of lessons

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






11. Tool for learning in schools today






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






13. 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)






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






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






16. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






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






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






19. 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






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






21. Reading or hearing






22. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






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






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






25. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






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






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






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






29. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






30. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






32. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






33. Showing a student what something is or how to do something






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






35. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






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






37. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






38. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Standard deviation of test scores you would have obtained from a single student who took the same test multiple times






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






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