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






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






3. In original unaltered form






4. Essays - short - answer






5. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






15. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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






17. Student must perform a task or generate his or her own response during assessment






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






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






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






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






28. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






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






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






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






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






33. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Oral - written - or through visual performance






39. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






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






41. 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






42. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






44. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






45. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






46. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






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






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






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






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