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






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






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






4. 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






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






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






8. Develop the response






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






10. Essays - short - answer






11. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






12. 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






13. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






14. 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






15. Effective teaching model of lessons

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16. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






17. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






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






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






20. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






21. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






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






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






24. 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






25. Measures student progress toward meeting goals based on local - state - and/or national goals






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






27. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






28. Where the student's score is in comparison to national or local norm






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






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






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






32. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






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






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






35. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






36. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






38. Teacher breaks down unit's content into smaller units and provides support and frequent feedback to the student as he or she demonstrates understanding of each unit






39. 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)






40. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






41. In original unaltered form






42. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






43. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






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






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






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






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






48. Carefully planned lessons presented in small - attainable increments with clearly defined goals and objectives (lectures - demonstrations - review of student performance - student examination)






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






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