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






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






3. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






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






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






6. 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






7. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






8. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Develop the response






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






18. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






19. 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






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






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






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






23. Essays - short - answer






24. Effective teaching model of lessons

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25. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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






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






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






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. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






34. Organizing curriculum around large themes






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






36. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






38. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






39. Reading or hearing






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






41. 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






42. 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






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






44. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






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






46. 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






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






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






49. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






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