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






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






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






4. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






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






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






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






9. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






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






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






13. 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)






14. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






15. 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






16. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






17. 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






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






19. 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






20. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






21. 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






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






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






24. Oral - written - or through visual performance






25. Tool for learning in schools today






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






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






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






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






30. 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






31. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. Develop the response






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






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






42. Organizing curriculum around large themes






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






44. 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)






45. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






46. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






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






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






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






50. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population