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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. Groups that change as the students' learnng needs change






2. Interaction that promotes face - to - face or individual interaction and relationships






3. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






4. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






5. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






6. 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






7. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






15. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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)






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






24. Tool for learning in schools today






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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)






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






32. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






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






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






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






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






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






38. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






39. Essays - short - answer






40. 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






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






42. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






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






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






45. In original unaltered form






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






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






48. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






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






50. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors