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






2. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






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






4. Students work as a class to read - discuss - or solve problem (don't use all the time)






5. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






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






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






15. Deciding what to believe or what to do






16. 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






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






18. Essays - short - answer






19. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. Reading or hearing






27. 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)






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






29. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






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






32. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






33. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






34. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






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






36. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






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






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






39. In original unaltered form






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






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






42. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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






44. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






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






47. Tool for learning in schools today






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






49. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






50. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties