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Praxis Instruction And Assessment

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Organizing curriculum around large themes






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






9. Essays - short - answer






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






11. Tool for learning in schools today






12. Develop the response






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






14. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






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






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






17. 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






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






19. Teacher finds key content that must be mastered and reduces the number of examples - activities - or lessons so that a student who is advanced can move forward and one who is lower can work for a while longer






20. 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)






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






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






23. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






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






26. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






27. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






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






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






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






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






32. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






34. 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)






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






36. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






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






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. Oral - written - or through visual performance






40. 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






41. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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






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






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






45. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






46. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






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






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






49. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






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