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






2. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






3. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






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






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






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






19. 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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Organizing curriculum around large themes






28. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






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






31. Develop the response






32. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






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






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






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






36. Reading or hearing






37. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






38. Oral - written - or through visual performance






39. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






40. Effective teaching model of lessons

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






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






43. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






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






45. What the student feels is his or her area of weakness or strength






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






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






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






49. Objectives - standards - materials - learner/enviornmental factors - opening - middle - closing - assessment






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