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






2. 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






3. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






4. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






5. 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)






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






7. Effective teaching model of lessons

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






9. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






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






11. 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






12. 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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






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






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






23. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. Reading or hearing






34. 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






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






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






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






38. In original unaltered form






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. Develop the response






45. Essays - short - answer






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






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






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. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






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