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Praxis Instruction And Assessment

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






2. Organizing curriculum around large themes






3. 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)






4. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Oral - written - or through visual performance






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






17. 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






18. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






19. 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)






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






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






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






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






24. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






25. Effective teaching model of lessons

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26. 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






27. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






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






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






30. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






32. 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






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






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






35. Set the level of performance expectation for students; set at state level






36. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






37. Provide information about learning in progress and offer the teacher and the student an opportunity to monitor and regulate learning






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






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






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






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






42. When you divide a normal distribution of scores into four equal parts 25% 50% 75%






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






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






45. In original unaltered form






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






47. 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






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






49. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






50. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation