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Praxis Instruction And Assessment

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Oral - written - or through visual performance






2. In original unaltered form






3. Scoring guide used in assessments






4. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






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






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






7. Reading or hearing






8. 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






9. 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






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






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






12. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






14. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






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






16. 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






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






18. 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






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






20. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






44. 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






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






46. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






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






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






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






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