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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. 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






2. 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)






3. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






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






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






6. Reading or hearing






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






15. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






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






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






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






20. Organizing curriculum around large themes






21. 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






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






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






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






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






26. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






27. Oral - written - or through visual performance






28. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






36. Essays - short - answer






37. Effective teaching model of lessons

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38. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






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






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






42. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






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






45. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






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






47. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






48. 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






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






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