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Praxis Instruction And Assessment

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. 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






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






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






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






5. Oral - written - or through visual performance






6. Tool for learning in schools today






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Organizing curriculum around large themes






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






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






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






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






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






20. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






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






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






23. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






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






25. 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






26. 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






27. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






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






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






30. 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)






31. 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






32. In original unaltered form






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






34. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






35. 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






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






37. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






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






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






40. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






41. Essays - short - answer






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






49. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






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







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