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Praxis Instruction And Assessment

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. In original unaltered form






2. 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






3. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






4. Effective teaching model of lessons

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5. Reading or hearing






6. Tool for learning in schools today






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






13. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






14. Develop the response






15. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






16. 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)






17. Oral - written - or through visual performance






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






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






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






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






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. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Test is found to be valid if it measures what it was designed to measure






33. 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






34. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






35. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






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






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






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






50. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties