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






2. In original unaltered form






3. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






4. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






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






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






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






8. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






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






10. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






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






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






13. Reading or hearing






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






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






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






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






18. 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






19. Develop the response






20. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






22. Tool for learning in schools today






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






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






25. 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






26. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






27. 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






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






29. 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)






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






31. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






32. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






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






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






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






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






37. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






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






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






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






41. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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)






49. 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)






50. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce