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






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






3. Involves students in the process of exploring the natural and/or material world in an effort to help them discover meaning






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. Effective teaching model of lessons

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6. 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






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






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






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






10. Scoring guide used in assessments






11. Essays - short - answer






12. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






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






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






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






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






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






18. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






19. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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






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






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






23. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






24. 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






25. Reading or hearing






26. Oral - written - or through visual performance






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






29. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






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






31. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






32. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






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






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. Standarized tests (used against peer's scores)






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






37. Develop the response






38. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






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






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






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






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






43. Tool for learning in schools today






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






45. 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






46. 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)






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






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






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






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