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






2. 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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






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






9. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






10. 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






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






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






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






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






15. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






16. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






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






18. 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)






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






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






21. Deciding what to believe or what to do






22. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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






24. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






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






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






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






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






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






30. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






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






32. 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)






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






34. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






35. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






36. Essays - short - answer






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






46. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






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






48. Oral - written - or through visual performance






49. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






50. Carefully planned lessons presented in small - attainable increments with clearly defined goals and objectives (lectures - demonstrations - review of student performance - student examination)