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






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






3. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






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






5. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






6. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






7. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






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






9. In original unaltered form






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






11. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






12. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






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






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






15. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Develop the response






25. Essays - short - answer






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






27. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






28. Mean = average median = midpoint mode= most common






29. 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






30. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






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






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






33. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. Reading or hearing






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






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






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






49. 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






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