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






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






3. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






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






5. Groups that change as the students' learnng needs change






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






7. 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)






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






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






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






11. 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






12. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






14. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






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






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






17. Organizing curriculum around large themes






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






19. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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






21. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






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






23. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






24. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






25. 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






26. Essays - short - answer






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






28. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






30. Reading or hearing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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)






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






44. Effective teaching model of lessons

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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning