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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. Tool for learning in schools today






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






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






12. 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






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






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






15. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






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






18. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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






20. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






21. 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






22. 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






23. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






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






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






27. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






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






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






30. 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)






31. 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






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






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






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






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






36. 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)






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






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






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






40. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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