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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. 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






2. 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






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






4. Organizing curriculum around large themes






5. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






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






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






8. 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






9. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






10. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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






12. Effective teaching model of lessons

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






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






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






16. Reading or hearing






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






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






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






20. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. In original unaltered form






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






29. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






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






31. 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






32. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






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






41. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. Teachers must provide an opportunity for feedback - not only on the group's product but also on the group's process






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