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






2. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






3. 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






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






5. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






6. Organizing curriculum around large themes






7. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






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






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






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






11. Develop the response






12. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






13. Oral - written - or through visual performance






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






15. 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






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






17. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






19. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






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






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






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






23. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






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






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






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






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






28. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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






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






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






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






33. Tool for learning in schools today






34. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






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






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






37. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






38. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






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






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






41. 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)






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






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






44. 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






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






46. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






47. 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






48. Reading or hearing






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






50. Set induction as an activity at the start of a lesson used to set the stage for learning in order to help motivate students and activate prior knowledge