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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. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






2. Tool for learning in schools today






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






4. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






5. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






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






7. 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






8. 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






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






11. 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






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






13. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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






15. Students must be taught and learn to use teamwork and positive social skills when working with others






16. Reading or hearing






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






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






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






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






21. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






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






23. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






24. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






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






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






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






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






29. 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)






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






36. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






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






46. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






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






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






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






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